How to Make Major Design Changes to a Live Production System

If you are already using Ragic as your main database system and need to make changes or additions to sheet designs, we recommend following the steps below to avoid disrupting your current system:

1. Back up your current data and design

Manually download a complete backup of your database as a .ragicdb file. This backup will include all sheet designs and data.

2. Restore the backup to a trial account

Restore the backup to a new trial account. Perform the design changes in this trial account so that your production system remains unaffected.

For instructions on creating and managing trial accounts, please refer to this article.

3. Export a design-only backup file

Once your design changes are complete, download a new backup from the trial account as a .ragic file, which includes only the sheet design and no data.

4. Apply the new design to your current account

Before restoring the new design, be sure to save a complete backup or create a snapshot of your current account, just in case. Then, restore the design-only .ragic file to your production account. This process will update only the sheet designs without affecting your existing data.