Deleting Logs
Use
You must delete logs to avoid Application Log database table overflow.
Features
You can delete logs in dialog (
Program 
Execute
) or in the background (Program Execute in Background).
You have the following options:
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Expiration Date
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General selection conditions
Delete options:
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Only calculate number The system only calculates the number of logs that can be deleted. The data is not read from the database.
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Create list The system creates a list of all logs that can be deleted. You can then decide which logs to delete.
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Delete immediately The system deletes all logs from the database that satisfy the selection conditions.
Activities
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Choose transaction SLG2. The dialog box Application Log: Delete Expired Logs appears.
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Select the appropriate radio button under Expiry Date.
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Specify Selection Conditions.
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Choose the relevant Options.
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Choose Execute. The logs are deleted from the database.
Log: Archiving
If you want to delete logs from the database, due to storage space and runtime considerations, but still want to keep the data, you can archive the logs. A log can only be archived if it has either expired (expiration date has been reached or has passed) or if the log permits a deletion before the expiration date.
Logs are archived using archiving object BC_SBAL.
The log header data, as well as the message data itself, is stored.
The archiving programs, SBAL_ARCHIVE and SBAL_ARCHIVE_DELETE, are integrated and documented in the Archive Development Kit (ADK). For more information, see Data Archiving (CA-ARC) Data Archiving (ADK).