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SAP Data Archiving

Former Member — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:18:32 GMT

Hi All,

I need some good documentation including practical examples related to sap data archiving.

Please do reply as soon as poosible.

Re: SAP Data Archiving

Former Member — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:21:23 GMT

Hi,

Pls go through the below link...

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/d7/e21c63408e11d1896b0000e8322d00/frameset.htm

Regards,

Ram Mohan

Re: SAP Data Archiving

Former Member — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:22:28 GMT

better to search in help.sap.com

tcode SARA and see the Documentation for theObject which u are looking for.

Regards

Prabhu

Re: SAP Data Archiving

Former Member — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:23:58 GMT

For 4.7

http://http://help.sap.com/saphelp_470/helpdata/en/6d/56a06a463411d189000000e8323d3a/frameset.htm

for 4.6

http://http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/6d/56a06a463411d189000000e8323d3a/frameset.htm

Chk these links on Archiving:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/87/b12642aaf1de2ce10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/5c/11afa1d55711d2b1f80000e8a5b9a5/frameset.htm

http://www.sap-press.com/downloads/h956_preview.pdf

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_webas610/helpdata/en/5c/11afaad55711d2b1f80000e8a5b9a5/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/e9/c36642ea59c753e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/2e/9396345788c131e10000009b38f83b/frameset.htm

To find the archived data:

Go to Customer master or vendor master.

Click on ‘Services for object’ and you will find the archive link there.

Or check out in OAAD transaction.

Re: SAP Data Archiving

Former Member — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 06:18:08 GMT

Hi kishan,

Thanx for your links.....but i already gone through these links....wht i want is if any1 can provide me a step by step tutorial it will be of gr8 help.

The pdf link provided by you shows how to access archive data but doesn't show how to arhive data.

I will reward points to all helpful replies so please do reply.

Re: SAP Data Archiving

Former Member — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:09:07 GMT

Hello,

Archiving any documents is a 3-step process:

1. Preparation of documents to be archived (selection criteria, linkages maintained in Archive objects, etc)

2. Actual archive run and verification of archived data

3. Deletion of data from SAP database

The transactions SARA, AOBJ and FILE are involved in the process. SARA is where the actual run is scheduled, AOBJ has the details of the archiving object and related tables, and the FILE has details of where to store the archived files, what naming convention to use, etc.

Also have a look at this link, I thought it was useful to understand archiving:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/8d/3e4c11462a11d189000000e8323d3a/frameset.htm

Hope this helps.

Sudha

Re: SAP Data Archiving

Former Member — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:16:14 GMT

Hi Prakhar,

Pls find the below steps for data archiving...

The Archiving Procedure

3.1 Right Retrieval Strategy

An important challenge for SAP administrators is to find out the appropriate data for archiving. It is important to have knowledge of the business processes involved in the enterprise, prior to data archiving, so that appropriate archive objects are created. This helps in identifying database table growth and simplifies the process of identifying objects for archiving.

3.2 Three Phase Archiving Process

Data archiving process comprises three major phases. They are:

Creating an archive file

Removing the archived data from the database

Transferring the archived files to a location outside the SAP database

Phase I - Creating Archive Files

The archived files of data are created in the SAP database by the Archiving Management system. The Management system reads the data from the database and writes it to the archive files in the background. In instances of archived files exceeding the maximum specified limit, or if the number of data objects exceed the stipulated limit in the system, then the system automatically creates new archive files.

At the end of the process of saving data into archive files, ADK triggers the system event SAP_ARCHIVING_WRITE_FINISHED, which is an indicator to the system to start next phase of archiving process.

Phase II - Deleting files from the Database

While archiving management system writes data on the archive files, another program deletes it from the database permanently. The program checks whether the data has been transferred to the archive. It is quite important too as it is the last check performed by the system before deleting data permanently from the database. Several deletion programs run simultaneously, because the archiving program is much more faster than the deletion programs. This is important as it increases the efficiency of archiving process.

Phase III - Transferring Archive Files

Once the Archive management system has finished archiving the data, the next step is to save the archived files at a different location other than the SAP database. This can be accomplished by an automated process in the system or by a manual process. This step is optional since many enterprises may wish to keep the archived files within the current database. However, large enterprises transfer their data periodically as a part of their data archiving processes.

Also go through the below link...

http://www.thespot4sap.com/Articles/SAP_Data_Archiving_Procedure.asp

Regards,

Ram Mohan

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Message was edited by: Ram Mohan Naidu Thammineni

Re: SAP Data Archiving

Former Member — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 19:12:41 GMT

Hello Prakhar,

This is my first time responding to a question in a SDN forum, so please bear this in mind :-). I have not seen anyone reference the SAP Data Archiving link which provides a lot of very good information pertaining to the subject. The link is:

https://www010.sap-ag.de/DATA-ARCHIVING

I recommend taking a look at the following documentation:

Introduction to Data Archiving

SAP Data Management Guide

There is also a book from the SAP Press titled Archiving Your SAP Data by Helmut Stefani (plus other SAP Data Archiving experts).

Hope you find this helpful.

Best Regards,

Karin Tillotson

ASUG Data Archiving Program Chair