In order to ease the load on your database, you can archive posting data.
Archiving is realized using the Archive Development Kit
. More detailed information is available in the general documentation on archiving.
Note for Integration with SAP NetWeaver Information Lifecycle Management
The current archiving object is integrated with SAP NetWeaver ILM.
If you have configured SAP NetWeaver ILM and this archiving object accordingly, the write program that generates the archive files displays the ILM Actions
group box. In this group box, you can choose one of the following radio buttons:
Archiving
Snapshot
Data Destruction
For more information, see the documentation for these radio buttons in the system and in the application help for SAP NetWeaver ILM.
You have set the archive indicator in the document header for the posting data.
You can use posting data archiving to ease the load on your database at any time, by archiving the posting data you no longer need online. This posting data is then deleted from the database and written to an archive file.
You can reload archives. This is only possible for complete archives.
You archive (and delete) with the SAP standard tool for archiving, the Archive Development Kit. In order to archive insurance invoices, choose
in the SAP Menu.You go directly to transaction SARA. The archiving object for posting data is VVKK_FAKTB. The associated programs are
SAPRVV90: Archive program for transfer documents
SAPRVV91: Deletion program for transfer documents
SAPRVV97: Reloading program for transfer documents
For more information, see the program documentation.