When using a storage system, it is important to differentiate between the storage of original documents, such as scanned incoming invoices, and the storage of archive files that contain application data.

Document archiving means storing scanned original documents, outgoing documents, or R/3 printlists in an attached storage system. You can display these documents and lists at a later date, but you cannot analyze them with R/3 tools or reload them into the R/3 System.

Archive files containing data objects that were created by SAP Data Archiving can, with the help of the Content Management Service (CMS), be transferred to an external storage system and be made available in the file system.