Setting Up Extract Archiving
Archiving is necessary to “clean up” the database, in order to increase performance. Therefore, archiving is available for extracts, and you must maintain the archiving object, as detailed below.
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1. Start transaction Archiving Object (transaction code AOBJ).
2. On the Archiving Object:Overview screen, enter the following data:
|
Field |
User Entries and Values |
|
Object Name |
CMS_EXT |
|
Text |
CMS specific extract/index tables |
|
Application Area |
CR |
|
Application Component |
AEC0000344 (Sales contracts) |
|
Write Program |
CMS_EXT_ARCHIVE_WRITE |
|
Delete Program |
CMS_EXT_ARCHIVE_DELETE |
|
Preprocessing Program |
CMS_EXT_ARCHIVE_CHECK |
3. Define the following structure:
|
Record Number |
Parent Segment |
Segment |
|
10 |
|
CMSD_CNT_HDR_XT |
|
20 |
CMSD_CNT_HDR_XT |
CMSD_CNT_BP_XT |
|
30 |
CMSD_CNT_HDR_XT |
CMSD_CNT_PRD_XT |
|
40 |
CMSD_CNT_PRD_XT |
CMSD_CNT_PPRC_XT |
|
50 |
CMSD_CNT_PRD_XT |
CMSD_CNT_PWAC_XT |
4. Enter the following Customizing settings:
|
Field |
User Entries and Values |
|
Maximum Size in MB |
300 |
|
Maximum Number of Data Objects |
0 |
|
Commit Counter |
10 |
|
Delete Jobs |
Not scheduled |
|
Sequence |
Delete before storage |
5. Activate info structure SAP_CMS_EXT_AIS.

You must activate the info structure SAP_CMS_EXT_AIS if it is not already active in the system. SAP delivers the info structure, but it is in Inactive status, so you will have to activate it manually.