Archiving PA Long-Term Documents (PA-PA) 
Archiving PA Long-Term Documents (PA-PA)
Definition
Archiving object PA_LDOC is used to archive long-term documents from the creation of the infotype log.
The long-term documents can be for personnel numbers or applicant numbers.
Use
An object of this type consists of all long-term change documents that exist for a personnel number or applicant number in a period that you can define as required. The change documents are stored in table PCL4 in clusters LA (personnel numbers) and LB (applicant numbers).
When you create the archive, you can choose to archive documents for HR data, applicant data, or both. You can also choose the period for which data is archived. In this respect, the period refers to the date on which the document was written.
The following functions can be used for archiving object PA_LDOC:
The standard system settings determine that the deletion program is accessed automatically after data has been archived. In exceptional circumstances, you can use the Archive and Delete functions separately. In this case, you can start the deletion program as a test run by selecting the Test run field on the selection screen. The table entries are not deleted.