Generate Archive Files for Work Centers (PP-BD-WKC) 

To copy work centers into the archive, proceed as follows:

  1. Select the menu options Logistics ® Production ® Master data ® Work centers and then Extras ® Archiving.

    2. The initial screen for archive management is then displayed.

  2. Enter archiving object PP_WKC. Click on Generate archive files and then press Continue.
  3. Enter a variant.

    4. To create a new variant, enter the name of the variant and press Maintain. The screen for maintaining variants for archiving work centers is then displayed.

    The variant contains the work center selection criteria for archiving and deletion.

  4. Maintain the selection criteria, the control parameters and the description for the archiving run and then press Continue.
  5. Determine the start date.
  6. Determine the spool parameters.
  7. Select the menu options Edit ® Generate job.

The archive data is then created in the background on the start date. During the archiving run, the system generates a standard log (also see The standard log).

If the Start automat. flag is set for the deletion program in Customizing Specific to Archiving Objects, the deletion program is called automatically after the archiving run.

For information about general procedures, refer to Schematic procedure for data archiving.