Archiving FI-SL Totals Records and Line Items (FI-SL)
Definition
Archiving object FI_SL_DATA is used to archive totals records and line items in the
Special Purpose Ledger
(FI-SL) application component.
Use
When you select the menu path
Accounting
Financial Accounting
Special Purpose Ledger
Periodic Processing
Archiving
, FI_SL_DATA is displayed automatically and you do not have to set this value. If youaccess Archive Administration from elsewhere in the system, you need to enter the name of the archiving object.
You can use archiving object FI_SL_DATA to archive or delete totals records and line items according to your own specific requirements. For example, if your database contains a large number of journal entries, you can archive these records regularly. If your system has enough storage space, you need only archive the journal entries once per fiscal year.
The archiving object also enables you to evaluate archived data. You can reload archived data, but you should only do this as in exceptional cases.
You cannot reload data archived before a local currency changeover after the local currency changeover has taken place.
Note
You cannot archive totals records during the current fiscal year because the fiscal year is part of the totals record key. If, for example, you were to archive a totals record in May and then make new system postings in June, a new totals record would be created. This would lead to inconsistencies with the totals record that has already been archived.
Structure
Tables
Archiving object FI_SL_DATA is used to archive data from different tables. In transaction DB15, you can find out which tables are affected. For more information, see Tables and Archiving Objects .
Programs
The write program supports the ADK interruption concept, meaning that you can interrupt the write phase and continue it at a later point in time. For more information, see Interrupting and Continuing Archiving Sessions .
For general information about data archiving, see Introduction to Data Archiving .