Flosum Backup & Archive - Spring 2025 (v4.1.0) - Seasonal Release Notes

Release Details - Flosum Backup & Archive - v4.1.0 - March 27, 2025

This article is intended for Salesforce administrators, compliance officers, and IT teams responsible for managing Salesforce backups and data governance.

Release Type

• Seasonal [Spring]

• Applies to Flosum-hosted and self-hosted

Prerequisites

• Flosum Backup & Archive installed and configured

• Appropriate Flosum user permissions (Backup Admin or equivalent)

• Access to the Flosum Success Portal

Summary

The Spring 2025 release of Backup & Archive introduces powerful new features, including Salesforce Files archiving, Time Machine for record comparison, Azure storage support, and improved scheduler controls. This update enhances usability with streamlined org switching and optimized restore operations, giving you greater control and flexibility over your Salesforce data management.

• Archiving Salesforce Files

• Restoring Archived Files

• Manage Operations – Scheduler Control

• Introducing: Time Machine

• Azure Storage Support

• Enhancements

New Features

Archiving Salesforce Files

You can now archive Salesforce Files, including:

• ContentDocument

• ContentVersion

• ContentDocumentLink

This enables you to archive files associated with records like Cases, improving long-term data management and reducing clutter.

How to Use:

1. Open an Archive Template

2. Select a parent object (e.g., Case)

3. Choose Content Document as a child

4. Optionally apply filter criteria to the parent object

All linked ContentDocument files will be archived.

ContentDocument can only be selected as a child of a parent object.

Learn more: Archiving Salesforce Files

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Restoring Archived Files

To restore previously archived files:

• Select ContentVersion and ContentDocumentLink as parent objects

• Proceed with the restore

Files related to parent records cannot be restored independently.

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Manage Operations – Scheduler Control

Gain greater flexibility in job scheduling with new options to enable or disable backup and archive schedulers via the Settings page.

Key Behavior:

• Backup Scheduler Disabled: System-scheduled backups stop; only manual runs are allowed

• Archive Scheduler Disabled: Archive scheduling from templates is turned off; manual runs are still possible

By default, both schedulers remain enabled.

Learn more: Scheduler Control

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Introducing: Time Machine

View, compare, and restore backed-up and archived data—all from within Salesforce!

Key Benefits:

• Search archived data in your Salesforce org via the Flosum B&A Lightning App

• View record history and compare up to 4 previous versions

• Restore field values from older versions selectively

Steps to Use Time Machine:

• Log in to Salesforce and open Flosum Backup & Archive from the App Launcher

• In Settings, configure Time Machine preferences

• Go to Searches > New Request

• Select target objects and define filter criteria

• Submit the request; once complete, review results:

  • Details Tab: Latest version field values (read-only)

  • Time Machine Tab: Compare up to 4 versions

  • Related Tab: View records related to the selected object

Learn more: Using Time Machine

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Azure Storage Support

You can now select Azure as a storage provider in addition to AWS S3.

How to Use:

• Navigate to Setup & Audits in the Flosum B&A app

• Under General, choose Azure as the storage type

Supported for both Flosum-hosted and self-hosted deployments.

Learn more: Azure Storage Setup

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Enhancements

Streamlined Org Switching

Quickly switch between Salesforce orgs using the new top-navigator org selector. No need to return to the homepage—search and switch instantly.

Optimized Restore Operations

Restore jobs now run faster and more accurately, with better detection of corrupted records.

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Upon first org selection after this release, a "Loading encryption settings…" message may appear for up to 40 seconds.

For help with implementation, visit the Backup & Archive Documentation or contact your CSM.