Deleting Document Images

You can delete the images of documents whose minimum retention period has expired.

Prerequisites

You entered a retention period for images for each document type. In Customizing for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable, choose Start of the navigation path Document Management Service Next navigation step Configure Document Types End of the navigation path .

Note Note

You can change the retention period for individual documents. On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Start of the navigation path Periodic Processing Next navigation step Manage Existing Documents End of the navigation path .

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Features

To delete images, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Start of the navigation path Periodic Processing Next navigation step Delete Data End of the navigation path .

The system deletes both documents stored on the database and documents that are already archived. The program selects all documents that exceed their retention period and deletes the images of these documents. The documents themselves, meaning the management data, are archived.