Selections
Choose what is included in the backup job using the check boxes in the tree and grid.
Check boxes
Check boxes are disabled for users without permissions to edit jobs.
The check boxes have three states: checked, unchecked, and mixed.
Check-marked items and their children are included as part of the backup job.
Unchecked items are not included as part of the backup job.
Check boxes for items with some children included and some not included as part of the backup job will be displayed as a mixed check-mark.
New items which exist within items that are checked or mixed checked at the time of the backup will be included as part of the backup job.
Connected agents
By default, the tree and grid display all root backup sources available for the backup job.
The available backup sources are displayed based on the agent's backup client license.
Files are not displayed in the tree, and are only displayed in the grid.
By default, the tree displays folders first, then followed by plug-in folders.
By default, the grid displays folders first, then followed by plug-in folders, then followed by files.
The Modified date and time format of folders and files are displayed in the grid according to the user's preferences.
The Size of files are also displayed in the grid.
Clicking on an item in the tree displays it's children in the grid.
Clicking on an item in the tree without children, or if the agent doesn't have access to that folder, doesn't display any items in the grid.
A single click on a row in the grid opens the folder: it expands the item in the tree and displays its children in the grid.
Toolbar
The Home button returns to the root: it lists the root backup sources in the grid and clears the tree selection.
The Refresh button re-queries the currently selected item (or re-lists the root when nothing is selected), so items that have since become available appear.
The Add Path button opens a dialog to add a backup source selection by typing a path, which is useful to quickly include a path to back up. It is available when editing a backup job's selections and is enabled only for users with permissions to edit jobs. Enter a Windows or network path (for example, C:\Data or \\server\share) and click OK. The path is validated: an invalid path is outlined and its error is shown in the validation summary. A valid path is added to the selections and appears check-marked in the tree and grid; a network path such as \\server\share is shown under Network (as Network\server\share).
Missing selections
A question mark drawn on a folder or file icon marks a saved selection that's no longer found on disk or on the network, so it can still be seen and unchecked. Plug-in and virtual containers (System State, Disaster Recovery, SQL Server, etc.) are excluded.
Disconnected agents
When the agent is disconnected, selections are edited in an offline tree list.
Click on the + Add button on the tree list tool bar to add a new item to the root.
Click on the + button on a tree list item to add a new child item.
New items added to the tree list are check-marked by default.
Click on the pencil icon to edit an item.
In edit mode, click on the cancel icon to cancel editing an item.
Click on the trash can icon to delete an item.
The Name field is required and must be unique on the same hierarchical level.
By default, the data is not sorted and has a page size of 10 records.
The tree list's column headers can be used to sort and filter the data, and column separators to resize the columns.
Network
See Network for browsing network shares and managing their credentials.