Object documentationArchiving/Destroying Time Sheet Data Using CATS_DATA

 

The CATS_DATA archiving object is used for archiving and destroying data from the CATSDB database table for the Time Sheet.

 

Time sheet data is regarded as person-related data in terms of data privacy, therefore, country-specific regulations may mean it is necessary to destroy this data after a defined retention period is reached.

Prerequisites

You are familiar with the basics of data destruction and have made the following settings:

  • You have activated Information Lifecycle Management (ILM).

  • You are familiar with the functions for ILM policies and rules and have defined the retention rules for the archiving object.

For more information, see Destruction of Data in HR.

Structure

You can call the following functions using the CATS_DATA archiving object:

Archiving

The time sheet data you want to archive is written to an archive file.

Create index

Your Customizing automatically or manually for archived time sheet data. The index for a time sheet record consists of the client, personnel number, date, counter, and document number.

Delete archived data

Your Customizing settings determine whether archived data is deleted automatically or manually from the CATSDB database table.

Analyze

Function for displaying the data stored in archive files.

Reload archived data

Function for reloading archived time sheet data that has been deleted from CATSDB into the Time Sheet.
Procedure

  1. Learn about the characteristics of this archiving object.

    For more information, see Characteristics of CATS_DATA

  2. Define a variant for the archiving object.

    For more information, see Archiving: Maintaining Variants

  3. Running the analysis program.

    For more information, see Running the Analysis Program

  4. Learn about the enhancements available for this archiving object.

    For more information, see Enhancements for CATS_DATA