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Single file recovery in Teamcenter rich client
SingleFileRecovery instances are created using the sfr_instances utility. The instances are generally created just before the routine backup by third-party backup systems. The backup label used in generation of these instances is subsequently used by third party backup systems to identify their backup sets with this label. On recovery command issued by Teamcenter, the user exit API contacts the 3rd party backup systems based on this backup label and restores the file to a common area. The user exit API must be integrated with a third-party backup system to make this operational. The background process sfr_bg eventually retrieves the dataset containing the Teamcenter files to the users’ Newstuff folder. The number of sfr_instances quickly grows in the database. Depending on the retention policy backup data of your site, the old instances should be deleted using the sfr_instances utility. The user exit API is: Copy extern USER_EXITS_API int SFR_recover_files_to_location( const char * dstClient, /<(I) Volume host(node) name */ const char * destination, /**<(I) The common area where files need to be recovered */ int no_of_files, /<(I) Number of files to be recovered */ char * bkup_lab, /**<(I) Backup Label associated with recovered files */ char ** volPath /**<(I) Absolute Volume paths of recovered files */ );
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/documentation/external/PL20251212545240207/en-US/tc_help/AWAdmin/fhs4814155880506/wrr1737238561707/fbp1737238562708/backupSFRRC.html · retrieved Fri Jul 31 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)