Data archiving is used to remove mass data from the database that is no longer required in the system but must be kept in a format that can be analyzed. For most of the archiving objects, the SAP data archiving concept is based on the Archive Development Kit (ADK).

For more information, see the SAP NetWeaver Library on SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/nw. Choose  SAP NetWeaver Platform Application Help Function-Oriented View Solution Life Cycle Management Data Archiving.

For more information about which archiving objects in Sales and Distribution (SD) are enabled for ILM, see the documentation for the relevant archiving objects.

For more information about managing and destroying archived data, search for SAP Information Lifecycle Management.

The following table shows the available archiving objects:

Pendulum List Indirect Sales

Empties Management