# Restore elements from Element Snapshots

You can restore elements from Element Snapshots, which are stored in Audit logs.

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For more details about the product and how to configure features, click Help or press F1.

## Steps

1. Display Element Snapshots in the Logs view.
2. Right-click the audit entry of an element, then select Compare to Current Element.
   Note: If the Element Snapshot properties differ from the properties of the existing element, a red border is displayed. You can view the red border around the Audit Log Version (snapshot) and the Current Version of the element.
   Tip: If there is a conflict between existing elements and elements in the Policy Snapshot, the differences are shown in color in the XML format. To view the elements in XML format, select Show: XML.
3. To restore the properties of the Element Snapshot to the current element, click Restore.
4. If any conflicts are found between the elements in the Element Snapshot and existing elements, resolve them by selecting the Action:
   - Import — The element that exists is overwritten with the element in the Element Snapshot.
   - Duplicate — The element in the Element snapshot is renamed by adding a number to the end of the element’s name and imported as a new element.
   - Do not Import — The element is not imported.
5. Click Continue.
6. When the import is done, click Close.

## Compare Elements dialog box

Use this dialog box to view earlier configurations of an element and compare them to the current configuration.

Option | Definition
--- | ---
Show | Select how to view the comparison. Element — The comparison shows the configuration as it appears in the SMC Client. XML — The comparison shows the configuration as XML.
Audit Log Version (Element selected) | Shows the element snapshot that is included in the audit entry.
Current Version (Element selected) | Shows the current configuration of the element.
XML diff Element (XML selected) | Shows the differences in configuration as XML.
Restore | Replaces the current element with the configuration saved in the element snapshot.