For the archiving object PM_IMRG, you can enter selection criteria in the variant for the initial run. For the selected measurement document area, the system sets a deletion flag (DFLAG) in the initial run and thereby selects the measurement documents for archiving and deleting. You cannot archive and delete individual measurement documents.

In the variant maintenance for the initial run, the selection criteria available include:

• Measuring point (all measurement documents for a measuring point or counter)
• Equipment (all measurement documents for a piece of equipment)
• Until measuring time (all measurement documents from the start until the stated measuring time [key date])

You can perform archiving in a test run, only archive measurement documents, or archive and delete measurement documents.

To ensure that at least one measurement document is retained for each measuring point or counter, the field Retain 1 measurement document per measuring point is selected in the standard system.

Do not select this field if you want to archive and delete collective measurement documents. This can be advisable in the following cases:

• You have only previously entered test data, which you want to delete, for a measuring point or counter, in order to restart the measuring point or counter.
• You want to delete all the measurement documents for a measuring point or counter, in order to then delete the measuring point or counter.