A snapshot is a document that contains information about an object, captured at a specific point in the object's lifecycle. Snapshots are created automatically in AssetWise CONNECT Edition, at various stages of a workflow. Because it is possible to have more than one snapshot for a communication, the snapshots can be compared to view what has changed from one snapshot to the next.

Snapshots may be viewed onscreen and printed. The output file format of a snapshot can be PDF or XML.