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
).The archiving object FI_FICA
archives data from the following tables:
Table | Table Name |
| Contract Account Header |
| Contract Account Partner-Specific |
| Correspondence for Relationship Contract Account<->Partner |
| Table of FI-CA Tax Exemptions |
| Charges and Discounts for CtrAcct<->Partner Relationship |
| 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)
The archiving object FI_FICA
uses the following programs:
Program | Function |
| BDT archiving, archiving program |
| BDT archiving, deletion program |
| BDT archiving, reload program |
For the deletion program, SAP provides the standard variants FICA&PROD
(update mode) and FICA&TEST
(test mode).
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:
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.