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Snapshots capture the data behind a published blueprint at a point in time. Exports write blueprint data to files. Manage both from the same Lakehouse workspace.
Snapshot actions require Manage snapshots; export actions require Manage scheduled exports. The tabs and actions you see depend on those separate permissions.
Open Lakehouse > Snapshots. The page offers these tabs when your access permits:
  • Schedules lists snapshot and export schedules.
  • Snapshots lists completed and in-progress point-in-time captures.
  • Exports lists generated export jobs and files.
Search by name and filter by blueprint, status, or schedule type. Select Refresh after a job starts or finishes.

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Create a snapshot

1

Open the schedule dialog

Select Snapshot. If you are on another tab, DataX switches to Schedules.
2

Choose a blueprint

Select the published blueprint whose data you want to capture.
3

Choose a cadence

Select Now, Once, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly. Complete the date and time fields shown for that choice.
4

Create the schedule

Select Create schedule. A Now request creates a near-term run; it does not finish synchronously. Another cadence creates a scheduled job.
Recurring snapshots use the published blueprint version available when each run executes. Review a schedule after publishing a breaking blueprint change.

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Create an export

Select Export, choose the blueprint and cadence, then configure the file format. Export schedules support CSV, JSON, and Parquet. Format-specific options appear in the dialog. Select Create export to queue a one-time export or create the selected schedule. Use the Exports tab to find generated output.

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Manage schedules

Open a schedule to review its blueprint, description, cadence, creation date, active date range, and format settings. When allowed, edit an active schedule and select Save schedule. Schedule states include:
  • Active when the schedule can create future runs
  • Paused when future runs are temporarily suspended
  • Complete when the configured run plan has finished
  • Error when the schedule needs attention

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Review a snapshot

Select a record on the Snapshots tab. The detail page shows its status, source blueprint version, columns, SQL used to read the snapshot, and sample rows. Use the history rail to switch between captures for the same blueprint. You can copy the generated SQL. If you have management access, you can also delete the snapshot after confirmation.
Deleting a snapshot removes that point-in-time record. Confirm that no audit, reporting, or comparison workflow still depends on it.
If a job fails, record the blueprint, version, cadence, time, and status message. Confirm that the blueprint is still published and enabled before retrying.
Last modified on September 16, 2026