Setting Platform-Independent File Names

Procedure

  1. Start archive administration.
  2. Enter the name of the archiving object and press Enter.
  3. Choose the Customizing function.
  4. In archiving-object-specific Customizing, choose Technical Settings.
  5. In the field log. file name, enter a file name that is a reference to the exchange directory for the storage system connected by SAP ArchiveLink. This can be, for example, the logical file name ARCHIVE_DATA_FILE_WITH_ARCHIVE_LINK.

    The file name is supplied with the following standard definition:

    <PARAM_1>_<PARAM_3>_<DATE>_<TIME>_<PARAM_2>.ARCHIVE

    • PARAM_1

      Two-digit application abbreviation for classifying archive data in the system. This value is taken from the definition of the associated archiving object.

    • PARAM_2

      Single digit alphanumeric numbering (0-9, A-Z). The value is assigned by the ADK when creating a new archive file, and numbers are assigned consecutively in ascending order.

    • PARAM_3

      Multiple digit alphanumeric character string. The name of the archiving object is entered as a value at runtime. In archive management, this indicates the nature of the data content, and also enables storage of archive files according to archiving object.