Backup and restore

A backup of the App creates a dump of the application database only. 

It does not include Jira issue data (Jira backup is a separate process that results in a creation of a Jira backup file). 

Instructions on how to:

• Create a backup and restore (Jira + App data) 
• Upgrade (from using BigGantt to using BigPicture)
• Migrate between Jira instances (changing between server/cloud)
• Staging (migrate data between server/server or cloud/cloud instances)

Jira backup vs App restore

Jira and BigPicrture store their data separately. 

Creating a dump of the App data IS NOT a Jira backup. 

BigPicture App Configuration > Advanced > Database dumps allows you to create (and download) a backup of the state of the BigPicture app.

How does a "restore" work?

An App restore overwrites current app data and replaces it with the state saved in the dump. There is no possibility of merging two different states of the app:

• you can't combine two dumps
• you can't amend an existing state