A Snapshot is similar to a branch, except that it automatically pins the folder that gets created. Before version 2.0, snapshots were called labels. Version 2.0 of Vault implemented Labels as tags on a folder rather than separate entries in the tree. Snapshots are equivalent to Version 1.0 labels.
· Snapshots vary from branches in the following ways:
· Snapshots are only available on folders
· A snapshot folder is clear rather than blue.
· Snapshots are automatically pinned after they are created.
· You can hide snapshot folders from your tree unchecking the “Show snapshots in folder tree” option in Tools->Options.
· If you do a recursive Get Latest operation above a snapshot, it will not retrieve the snapshot. Snapshots are only retrieved if you do the Get on the snapshot itself.
· If a folder is shared, doing a snapshot on the shared folder will create a snapshot, not break the share. (If you were to branch a shared folder, it would break the share. This is not the case for a snapshot).
· You cannot cloak a snapshot folder, because they already act as a cloaked folder would.
It is recommended that you use branches or labels to mark a version of a tree. Snapshots are simply a historical oddity.