app/Services/Intune/BackupService.php

@@ -114,9 +114,20 @@ public function addPoliciesToSet(
         }
 
         $existingPolicyIds = $backupSet->items()->withTrashed()->pluck('policy_id')->filter()->all();
+
+        // Separate into truly new policies and soft-deleted ones to restore
+        $softDeletedItems = $backupSet->items()->onlyTrashed()->whereIn('policy_id', $policyIds)->get();
+        $softDeletedPolicyIds = $softDeletedItems->pluck('policy_id')->all();
+
+        // Restore soft-deleted items
+        foreach ($softDeletedItems as $item) {
+            $item->restore();
+        }
+
+        // Only create new items for policies that don't exist at all
         $policyIds = array_values(array_diff($policyIds, $existingPolicyIds));
 
-        if (empty($policyIds)) {
+        if (empty($policyIds) && $softDeletedItems->isEmpty()) {
             return $backupSet->refresh();
         }
 
@@ -159,6 +170,7 @@ public function addPoliciesToSet(
                 'metadata' => [
                     'backup_set_id' => $backupSet->id,
                     'added_count' => $itemsCreated,
+                    'restored_count' => $softDeletedItems->count(),
                     'status' => $status,
                 ],
             ],

tests/Feature/BackupItemReaddTest.php

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Models\BackupItem;
+use App\Models\BackupSet;
+use App\Models\Policy;
+use App\Models\Tenant;
+use App\Models\User;
+use App\Services\Intune\BackupService;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+
+uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    $this->tenant = Tenant::create([
+        'tenant_id' => 'tenant-123',
+        'name' => 'Test Tenant',
+    ]);
+    $this->tenant->makeCurrent();
+
+    $this->user = User::factory()->create();
+    $this->actingAs($this->user);
+
+    $this->policy = Policy::create([
+        'tenant_id' => $this->tenant->id,
+        'external_id' => 'policy-456',
+        'policy_type' => 'settingsCatalogPolicy',
+        'display_name' => 'Test Policy',
+        'platform' => 'windows',
+    ]);
+
+    $this->backupSet = BackupSet::create([
+        'tenant_id' => $this->tenant->id,
+        'name' => 'Test Backup Set',
+        'status' => 'completed',
+        'created_by' => $this->user->email,
+    ]);
+});
+
+it('excludes soft-deleted items when listing available policies to add', function () {
+    // Create a backup item
+    $backupItem = BackupItem::create([
+        'tenant_id' => $this->tenant->id,
+        'backup_set_id' => $this->backupSet->id,
+        'policy_id' => $this->policy->id,
+        'policy_identifier' => $this->policy->external_id,
+        'policy_type' => $this->policy->policy_type,
+        'platform' => $this->policy->platform,
+        'payload' => ['test' => 'data'],
+        'captured_at' => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    // Get available policies (should be empty since policy is already in backup)
+    $existingPolicyIds = $this->backupSet->items()->pluck('policy_id')->filter()->all();
+    
+    expect($existingPolicyIds)->toContain($this->policy->id);
+    
+    // Soft-delete the backup item
+    $backupItem->delete();
+    
+    // Verify it's soft-deleted
+    expect($this->backupSet->items()->count())->toBe(0);
+    expect($this->backupSet->items()->withTrashed()->count())->toBe(1);
+    
+    // Get available policies again - soft-deleted items should NOT be in the list (UI can re-add them)
+    $existingPolicyIds = $this->backupSet->items()->pluck('policy_id')->filter()->all();
+    
+    expect($existingPolicyIds)->not->toContain($this->policy->id)
+        ->and($existingPolicyIds)->toHaveCount(0);
+});
+
+it('prevents re-adding soft-deleted policies via BackupService', function () {
+    // Create initial backup item
+    $backupItem = BackupItem::create([
+        'tenant_id' => $this->tenant->id,
+        'backup_set_id' => $this->backupSet->id,
+        'policy_id' => $this->policy->id,
+        'policy_identifier' => $this->policy->external_id,
+        'policy_type' => $this->policy->policy_type,
+        'platform' => $this->policy->platform,
+        'payload' => ['test' => 'data'],
+        'captured_at' => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    // Soft-delete it
+    $backupItem->delete();
+
+    // Try to add the same policy again via BackupService
+    $service = app(BackupService::class);
+    
+    $result = $service->addPoliciesToSet(
+        tenant: $this->tenant,
+        backupSet: $this->backupSet->refresh(),
+        policyIds: [$this->policy->id],
+        actorEmail: $this->user->email,
+        actorName: $this->user->name,
+    );
+
+    // Should restore the soft-deleted item, not create a new one
+    expect($this->backupSet->items()->count())->toBe(1)
+        ->and($this->backupSet->items()->withTrashed()->count())->toBe(1)
+        ->and($result->item_count)->toBe(1)
+        ->and($backupItem->fresh()->deleted_at)->toBeNull(); // Item should be restored
+});
+
+it('allows adding different policy after one was soft-deleted', function () {
+    // Create initial backup item
+    $backupItem = BackupItem::create([
+        'tenant_id' => $this->tenant->id,
+        'backup_set_id' => $this->backupSet->id,
+        'policy_id' => $this->policy->id,
+        'policy_identifier' => $this->policy->external_id,
+        'policy_type' => $this->policy->policy_type,
+        'platform' => $this->policy->platform,
+        'payload' => ['test' => 'data'],
+        'captured_at' => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    // Soft-delete it
+    $backupItem->delete();
+
+    // Create a different policy
+    $otherPolicy = Policy::create([
+        'tenant_id' => $this->tenant->id,
+        'external_id' => 'policy-789',
+        'policy_type' => 'settingsCatalogPolicy',
+        'display_name' => 'Other Policy',
+        'platform' => 'windows',
+    ]);
+
+    // Check available policies - should include the new one but not the deleted one
+    $existingPolicyIds = $this->backupSet->items()->withTrashed()->pluck('policy_id')->filter()->all();
+    
+    expect($existingPolicyIds)->toContain($this->policy->id)
+        ->and($existingPolicyIds)->not->toContain($otherPolicy->id);
+});