Application Customizing (PM-SMA-SC) 
Use
In the Customizing of Archiving, you can adjust settings for archiving sessions specifically for individual archiving objects.
You cannot perform cross-client archiving in Customer Service.
You can run the archiving program either in test mode or in productive mode. In test mode, no data is archived or deleted.

In the Customizing of Archiving, the standard SAP setting for the deletion program is Start automatically. This means that all the data is automatically deleted once it has been successfully archived.
See also:
Customizing: Overview