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Restoring deleted component

You can restore a component that was deleted accidentally or intentionally. Deleted components are never permanently removed from the platform, so they are always available for restoration.

To find the deleted folders and components, use Show Deleted Components filter in Component Explorer. This filter displays all categories and folders that contain deleted components, as well as the deleted components themselves. You can restore certain deleted components rather than all deleted components in a folder or category:

  • You can navigate to the deleted component and restore it to its original location.
  • If you locate a deleted component but are unsure whether it is the one that you want to restore, rather than restoring it immediately, open it on the process canvas. It will contain a red banner and text indicating that it is a deleted component. When you are sure that it is the correct component, you can save it to restore it to its original location.
  • If the deleted component was in a folder that was also deleted, when you restore the component, its parent folder(s) are restored as well. However, if the folder in which the component is stored has write restrictions on it and you are not assigned a user role that allows write access to that folder, you cannot restore the component.

Exceptions to restoring components and folders:

  • If you created a folder but never stored any components in it, you cannot restore that folder.

  • If the folder in which a component is stored has write restrictions on it and you are not assigned a user role that allows write access to that folder, you cannot restore the component.

  • If you want to restore a folder that has write restrictions on it, you must have a user role that allows write access to that folder. You must also have write access to the folder’s parent folder. If the folder to be restored has sub-folders, you must also have write access to all of the sub-folders, including sub-folders that may have been deleted.

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You can also restore a deleted process component from the Process Reporting page if the process was deployed and executed on a Runtime within the last 30 days prior to being deleted.

Restoring folder components

You can restore all the deleted components in the folder.

  1. On the Build page in the Component Explorer, navigate to the folder that contains the deleted component(s).

  2. Click the three vertical dots next to the folder and select Restore option from the menu.

    If the folder in which the component is stored has write restrictions on it and if you are not assigned a user role that allows write access to that folder, this option is not available.

  3. Click Restore.

    This restores all deleted components in that folder. If the folder contains sub-folders containing deleted components, clicking Restore restores all of the sub-folders and all of the deleted components within the sub-folders.

Searching and restoring a deleted component

You can search the Component Explorer for components that have been deleted, then restore the deleted component that you need.

  1. On the Build page in the Component Explorer, click the Filter button. Under the Deleted Components filter category, select the Show Deleted Components filter option.

    All categories and folders that contain deleted components, as well as the deleted components themselves, appear in the Component Explorer.

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    The active components are also included in filter results.

  2. Locate the component that you want to restore and click the three vertical dots next to it to expand the options menu.

    • If it is a deleted component, there is a Restore option available on the menu.

    • If the folder in which the component is stored has write restrictions on it and if you are not assigned a user role that allows write access to that folder, this option is not available.

  3. Do one of the following:

    • Click Restore and then click OK to confirm.

    • Double-click the component to open it in the process canvas. Click Save or Save and Close.

    The component is restored to its original location.

  4. In the Component Explorer, click Filter and then click Clear all Filters.

Restoring a deleted process

You can also restore a deleted Process component from Process Reporting page if the process was deployed and executed on a Runtime within the last 30 days prior to being deleted.

  1. Go to Manage > Process Reporting.

  2. Select the latest execution of the process that you want to restore.

  3. In the Actions menu, select View Process.

    The process opens on the Build page with a red banner indicating that it has been deleted.

    If the process is in a folder with write restrictions on it and if you are not assigned a user role that allows write access to the folder, the process opens in read-only mode. You cannot save or restore it.

  4. Click Save or Save and Close.

    The process is restored to its original location in the Component Explorer.

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