What is an archive task?

Archive tasks are used to archive existing data to an Archive Canister.

Before you create a archive task, you need to make some decisions about the archive.

Table 1. Archiving Data Decisions
Decisions Which tab to look in
When do you want to run the archive task?
  • Schedule
  • Daily extract options
  • Extraction period
  • Post extraction commands
General
Where do you want to extracted session data from? Session Archiving Server
Where do you want the session data to be archived? Destination
Do you want to trim the archive? Destination
Do you want to perform a check on the archive? Destination
Who should be notified when the archiving task have been completed? Notifications
What type of session do you want to archive?
  • Single hit sessions
  • Session based on a search string
Data Set