In Toad Edge, snapshots are a way of storing database structure (without data) as a readable JSON file. This file can be subsequently used as a create script source or as a Schema Compare source/target in Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD).
There is also another type of snapshot - baseline snapshot. It is nearly identical to regular snapshot except it can be used in CI/CD in the Compare database with baseline build step. This build step will return an error if the database is different from the baseline snapshot. See Continuous Integration and Delivery Wizard for more information.
To take a snapshot of a database
- In Object Explorer, right-click any database and select Take Snapshot
- Change the snapshot name if you wish. Then click OK
Snapshots are stored in the Toad Edge folder structure. You can access the snapshot files in Snapshots View.