Archiving
Archiving enables you to move data records from database tables of SAP Profitability and Performance Management into a file and store it on the system file server.
You can archive application log data, the environment history, processes and activities. The table below lists the archiving objects and the associated database table:
| Data | Archiving Objects | Database Tables |
|---|---|---|
| Application Log Data | /NXI/ALMSG | /NXI/TP1ALMSG; /NXI/TP1AL |
| Process and Activities | /NXI/CUPA | /NXI/TP1CUPA; /NXI/TP1CUP |
| Environment History | /NXI/ENVH | /NXI/TP1ENVH |
Key Features
Archiving Activities
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Write: Moves the data records from specific database tables to files on the application server. The file is stored under the path
AL11 
DIR_GLOBAL
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Display: Displays data records from the archived files
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Delete: Deletes data from the database tables
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Reload: Retrieves the data records from the archived files back to the database tables
Each activity has been implemented in an SAP report for each data type separately. The following archiving reports are available in SAP Profitability and Performance Management 3.0:
| Archiving Activity | Transaction Code | Program Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Write | /NXI/P1_AR_AL_W | /NXI/P1_ALMSG_ARC_WRI | Application Log: Archiving Write Report |
| Display | /NXI/P1_AR_AL_D | /NXI/P1_ALMSG_ARC_DISP | Application Log: Archiving Display Program |
| Delete | /NXI/P1_AR_AL_DL | /NXI/P1_ALMSG_ARC_DEL | Application Log: Archiving Deletion Program |
| Reload | /NXI/P1_AR_AL_R | /NXI/P1_ALMSG_ARC_REL | Application Log: Reload Program |
| Archiving Activity | Transaction Code | Program Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Write | /NXI/P1_AR_PA_W | /NXI/P1_CUPA_ARC_WRI | Process/Activities: Archiving Write Report |
| Display | /NXI/P1_AR_PA_D | /NXI/P1_CUPA_ARC_DISP | Process/Activities: Archiving Display Program |
| Delete | /NXI/P1_AR_PA_DL | /NXI/P1_CUPA_ARC_DEL | Process/Activities: Archiving Delete Program |
| Reload | /NXI/P1_AR_PA_R | /NXI/P1_CUPA_ARC_REL | Process/Activities: Archiving Reload Program |
| Transaction Code | Transaction Code | Program Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Write | /NXI/P1_AR_EH_W | /NXI/P1_ENVH_ARC_WRI | Environment History: Archiving Write Report |
| Display | /NXI/P1_AR_EH_D | /NXI/P1_ENVH_ARC_DISP | Environment History: Archiving Display Program |
| Delete | /NXI/P1_AR_EH_DL | /NXI/P1_ENVH_ARC_DEL | Environment History: Archiving Deletion Program |
| Reload | /NXI/P1_AR_EH_R | /NXI/P1_ENVH_ARC_REL | Environment History: Archiving Reload Program |
Archiving Management
The system provides an overview of archiving sessions, such as archiving sessions with errors, incomplete archiving sessions, complete archiving sessions and replaced archiving sessions.
You can choose the specific sessions and files for which you want to view details. For example Date, Time, Number of Objects, Size in MB, Status.
Modifiable settings are Notes, File Name, Logical Path and Physical File Name.