Data Archiving

Course based on software release

• SAP ERP 6.0 EhP8

Content

Basic Principles of Data Archiving

• Understand Data Archiving and its role in your system
• Determine the positioning of data archiving in SAP solutions
• Differentiate between data archiving and document storage

The Archiving Object and its Customizing

• Describe and display the mandatory and optional components of an archiving object
• Describe the use of transactions SARA and AOBJ
• Maintain file names and file paths
• Maintain storage folders if you want to store archive files in a storage system
• Perform cross-archiving-object customizing
• Perform archiving-object-specific customizing
• Name possible variants in Data Archiving
• Maintain residence times for FI_DOCUMNT archiving object
• Maintain residence times for SD archiving objects
• Describe how to use user exits for SD archiving objects
• Target an existing content repository using the SAP CMS interface

Data Assignment to Archiving Objects

• Determine the critical tables using "size" and "growth"
• Assign an archiving object to a table
• Choose one suitable archiving object from several that can be assigned
• Describe dependencies between archiving objects
• Use the network graphic to display archiving sequences
• Identify business, technical and legal considerations in data archiving
• Use transaction TAANA to determine appropriate selection criteria
• Use transaction TAANA to determine appropriate archiving objects

Data Archiving Transaction SARA

• Carry out functions in transaction SARA
• Schedule archiving jobs
• Maintain variants
• Describe the authorization checks
• Monitor archiving jobs
• Display and interpret logs
• Interpret data archiving statistics
• Describe the procedure for errors and restart scenarios
• Describe how management data is structured
• Archive management data
• Interpret the status of archiving sessions
• Store archive files
• List possible external storage media
• Describe the connection between data archiving and system performance
• Describe the meaning and the requirements of a long-term archiving plan

Read Access to Archived Data

• List the options for accessing archived data
• Display archived documents directly from the standard display transactions
• Access archived documents using special read programs
• Understand the reload function in the context of accessing archived data
• Describe the components and the usage areas of the Archive Information System
• Create or adapt an archive information structure
• Build an archive information structure
• Search for a document directly using the Archive Information System and displaying it in a technical view
• Describe the Document Relationship Browser (DRB) and its purpose
• Use roles in the Document Relationship Browser or personalize its functions
• Define and explain the purpose of the Data Retention Tool (DART)
• Describe the connection between data archiving and DART
• Describe which data DART saves in its extract files and how
• Explain why you need views of DART extracts