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Object documentationArchiving Contract Accounts (FI_FICA)

 

The archiving object FI_FICA is used for archiving contract accounts.

 

In order to ease the load on your database, you can archive contract accounts that you no longer need.

You have activated the archive information structure for the contract accounts archive (see Customizing for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable under Start of the navigation path Basic Functions Next navigation step Contract Accounts Next navigation step Archiving End of the navigation path).

Structure

Tables

The archiving object FI_FICA archives data from the following tables:

Table Reference

Table

Table Name

FKKVK

Contract Account Header

FKKVKP

Contract Account Partner-Specific

FKKVK_CORR

Correspondence for Relationship Contract Account<->Partner

DFKKTAXEX

Table of FI-CA Tax Exemptions

FKKVKP_CHGDISC

Charges and Discounts for CtrAcct<->Partner Relationship

DFKKINV_CYC

Administration: Billing Cycle for Each Contract Account

In addition, the following archiving classes are also archived:

  • Tables of archiving class CHANGEDOCU (change documents)

  • Tables of archiving class FICA_LOCKS (FI-CA locks)

  • Tables of archiving class TEXT (SAPscript texts)

Programs

The archiving object FI_FICA uses the following programs:

Program

Function

BUSOBARCH

BDT archiving, archiving program

BUSOBARCH_DELETE

BDT archiving, deletion program

BUSOBARCH_RELOAD

BDT archiving, reload program

For the deletion program, SAP provides the standard variants FICA&PROD (update mode) and FICA&TEST (test mode).

Call

You archive (and delete) with the SAP standard tool for archiving, the Archive Development Kit. Choose one of the following paths:

  • Role: Archiving (SAP_FI_CA_ARCHIVING) Contract Account Archiving

  • SAP Easy Access screen: Start of the navigation path Periodic Processing Next navigation step Archive Data Next navigation step Contract Accounts End of the navigation path

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.