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# Data Management

## Data persistence

* Store workflow data (text, numeric, date, time) in Microsoft SQL Server<br>
* Store associated files on the current server, on a remote file server, or within the database system<br>
* Database size and network bandwidth usage optimized

## Export

* Export process and form data anytime at runtime<br>
* Documented SQL views to directly query the database<br>
* Ready-to-use SQL server DTS job to replicate workflow data into another database

## Backup

* Standard SQL backup for data stored in the database<br>
* Standard file server backup for file data<br>
* Option to store process file data (including attachments) in the database to perform online backup without service interruption