System Administration Packages

Administrative packages are designed to perform operational tasks on the database, such as back end data manipulation. These packages are also designed for metadata and master data maintenance. Using tasks that have been provided, you can optimize and manage non-application cube data. The majority of these tasks can be executed using either the Data Manager or the administrative console. They can also be designed in a single custom process chain for overall system maintenance. The default administrative packages are described in the following table:

Package Name	Description
Append	This package clears the table for all entity, category, and time member combinations found in the data source file and imports the data into the database. Optionally, this package can also perform the following functions: Process the data into the Planning and Consolidation application Run default logic against the imported data set. You can use the `import.xls` transformation file with this package.
Archive	This package schedules archiving operations for selected dimensions. For more information about archiving concepts, see Run Data Archive.
Archive Audit Activity	This package schedules archiving operations for audit activity. For more information about archiving concepts, see Run Activity Archive

Note Note

The packages in this group are of the task type Admin Package. For more information about task types, see Adding or Modifying Packages.

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