Deleting - Maintaining Variants (QM-IM)

Use

The deletion program for QM transaction data sets the status Archived for inspection lots archived in the database. The archive file also receives the identification Deletion completed.

Caution Caution

The actual deletion operation for the QM transaction data takes place using the post-processing program .

End of the caution.

If the archiving run has successfully written and completed an archive file, the program is automatically started as a batch job, as a result of the standard settings in Customizing. You must only start the program explicitly if:

  • An archive file does not have the status Deletion completed , even though the program should be started automatically

  • The Customizing settings require the program always to be started manually

Procedure

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Tools Next navigation step Administration Next navigation step Administration Next navigation step Archiving End of the navigation path .

  2. Enter the object name QM_CONTROL for transaction data on the archive management initial screen, and choose Delete .

Note Note

If you only want to run the deletion program for test purposes, set the Test run indicator.

End of the note.

  1. Choose Archive selection .

  2. Choose one of the following options:

  • If you want to edit an entire archiving run, mark the required run and choose Continue.

  • If you want to process one or more specific archive files, select Display files.

The system displays a list of the archiving runs that have not yet been processed, together with their archive files. Mark the archive files you want and choose Continue .

The Execute Delete Program screen appears again. The green traffic light indicates that an archive was selected.

  1. Edit the Start date and Spool parameters on the initial screen.

You use the spool parameters to control the print output of the log that has been created.

  1. Enter the required values and save your entries.

  2. The Execute Delete Program screen appears again. The green traffic light indicates that the start date and the Spool parameters were maintained.

  3. Choose Execute on the initial screen.

Result

The program creates a log list of the inspection lots that were marked as archived.

See also:

Log (QM-IM)

Maintaining the Start Date and the Spool Parameters