Archived data retrieval

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

Regarding the retrieval of archived data I have few queries, could you kindly provide your inputs.

1. The read program from SARA does it reads only the fields those got archived? this question arised because we have archived one object and when we tried to read the archived data using read program in SARA it displayed only 3 fields. While the orginal sales order document has many fields does that mean all the feilds in sales order was not archived??

2. Only few t-codes display the archived data directly like FB03. However for most of the tcodes to retrive the archived data SAP says to use SARI. However how does the end business users will be able to retrieve data if they need archived data? giving access to SARI is not possible for the end users and to display the data as well from SARI, we need to create the info structures..but info structures occupy space and again these structures can have varied column feilds rght? how the access to end users will be provided??

Regards,

[Former Member]

SARI displays everything.

After your search content is displayed , just double click on that content all details will be displayed either in form of table or you will be given options for which display is required.

And regarding filters you get in SARI for different object , it can be changed either by selecting appropriate infoset or by adding more filters in same infoset.

Hope this helps

[Former Member]

Hi,

  Have you tried using the ALO1 transaction where you can access all data - SD/MM.

Thanks

Swarna

[Former Member]

if you don't want to give access to SARI,  I suggest you, use SARE for the end users.  please check, maybe this transaction can help you.

[JL23]

for a list with transactions that can be used to retrieve data from archives, please go to service.sap.com/ilm

in the navigation window on the left drill down do Data Archiving > Media Library > Literature & Brochures

there you can find an Excel file that lists transactions and reports per archiving object

[Former Member]

1. The read program from SARA does it reads only the fields those got archived? this question arised because we have archived one object and when we tried to read the archived data using read program in SARA it displayed only 3 fields. While the orginal sales order document has many fields does that mean all the feilds in sales order was not archived??

---> The fields which you have seen in SARA is from info structure and does only have the meta data, if you double click the record then you will able to see the full sales order fields with archived data. If you want to see archived sales order then you can use t code VA03.

2. Only few t-codes display the archived data directly like FB03. However for most of the tcodes to retrive the archived data SAP says to use SARI. However how does the end business users will be able to retrieve data if they need archived data? giving access to SARI is not possible for the end users and to display the data as well from SARI, we need to create the info structures..but info structures occupy space and again these structures can have varied column feilds rght? how the access to end users will be provided??

---> SAP has provided atleast one t code to retrieve Archived data for critical and important modules (sd,mm,fi..etc), however as you said most of the tcodes wont support the archived retrievability and you have to go for info structures and no other way.

With regards,

Tony.