Wat is Data Archiving
In this three days course you’ll learn how to archive data to reduce database tables size within your SAP solution. You will learn to explain and demonstrate the data archiving concept, and to plan and implement a data archiving project, Course based on software release: SAP ERP 6.0 EhP8
This course will prepare you to:
- explain and demonstrate the data archiving concept
- gain an understanding of how to reduce the size of database tables
- plan and implement a data archiving project
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Contents:
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
