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Restore a Database Backup Safely

How to Restore a Database Backup Safely in Muhasib ERP

Overview

This guide will help you restore an approved.bak into the intended isolated or authorized target and validate its contents.

The target database state is replaced by the selected backup; later target changes may be lost.

Who can do this

You need access to Backup & Restore access, SQL Server restore rights, target-database authority, and explicit business approval.

Before you start

Confirm exact target server/database, backup provenance, version compatibility, pre-restore backup, user outage, rollback plan, file integrity, and written approval.

Before saving, check that the correct company is open and that you have permission to complete this task.

Where to find it

Back Office → Essentials Setup → Backup and Restore → restore database.

Restore a Database Backup Safely

Step 1: Stop and confirm the target is not an unintended production database

Step 2: Create and verify a pre-restore backup of the current target

Step 3: Disconnect or coordinate active users/services

Step 4: Select the approved .bak file

Step 5: Review target identity and confirm restore once

Step 6: Reconnect, launch Muhasib, and run post-restore checks

Step 7: Preserve logs and both backups

Check your work

Confirm database identity/revision, company, users, settings, masters, transaction counts/totals, reports, and application startup.

Take a moment to check your work before closing the window. This small check can save time later.

If something goes wrong

  • Do not repeatedly restore after an error without preserving evidence.
  • Resolve version, active-connection, path, permission, and file-integrity issues first.

What to do next

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