Modifying job settings

Each job created in BackupAssist can be configured individually according to your specific requirements.

To edit a job's settings:

Click Jobs in the navigation bar
Right click the job you want to modify and select Edit.

The settings that are available to configure for a job depend on the backup engine that the job uses.
Learn more about backup engines

Most job settings are shared across all backup engines, but some are unique to specific engines. Select a job setting to learn more about it:

Shared job settings The following settings are available for configuration for all jobs:		NTBackup specific The following settings are unique to jobs created with the NTBackup Method:
	Overview Naming, describe, and suspend or activate your backup job.		Open files Select a snapshot manager to backup any open files.
	Destination Configure the hardware device where backups will be written to.		NTBackup options Configure settings specific to the Windows Backup Utility (NTBackup.exe).
	Scheduling Choose and configure a media rotation scheme for backups.	Windows Imaging specific The following settings are unique to jobs created with the Windows Imaging Method:
	Calendar view View a detailed calendar which describes your backup schedule.		Volume selection Select which drive volumes should be backed up to your hardware device.
	Exchange server Configure the job to backup your Microsoft Exchange Server data.		Imaging options Configure settings specific to the Windows Server 2008 / Vista Backup engine.
	Files and folders Select which files and folders should be backed up to your hardware device.	File Replication specific The following settings are unique to jobs created using the File Replication Method:
	SQL server * Configure the job to backup your Microsoft SQL Server databases.		Replication options Configure settings specific to the File Replication Backup engine.
	Notifications Setup reminder, report and maintenance notifications.		Destination Configure File Replication engine specific destination settings.
	Scripts Input scripts to run before and after the backup process.	Rsync specific The following settings are unique to jobs created using the File Replication Method:
Zip specific The following settings are unique to jobs created using the Zip Method:			Rsync options Configure settings specific to the Rsync engine, such as encryption and data transfer limits.
	Zip options Configure settings specific to the Zip backup engine.		Destination Configure Rsync engine specific destination settings.
	Destination Configure specific destination settings for Zip Method jobs when backing up to a standalone tape drive.

* This option will not appear for Windows Imaging, File Replication, Zip, and Rsync jobs.