Data Archiving

In this course, the following is taught:

• explaining and demonstrating the data archiving concept
• gaining an understanding, how to reduce the size of database tables
• planning and implementing a data archiving project

• Developer
• Development Consultant
• Technology Consultant
• Data Consultant/Manager
• System Administrator

• SAPTEC
• Planning, execution, and monitoring of background job
• BIT400
• BIT500

• SAP ERP 6.0 EhP8

• 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

• The examples in the course are based on frequently used archiving objects.
  

Previous courses

Technology Fundamentals for SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Suite [SAPTEC]