Reading Archive Files
Use
In addition to the data in the online database, archived data can also be read or analyzed. When data is analyzed, it is read sequentially and elementary information such as item number, customer and order date is displayed in list form. It is possible to run an analysis for one or several archiving sessions. Not all archiving objects offer an analysis program.
Prerequisites
The archive files to be read are accessible from Archive Administration.
There is at least one read program for the archiving object used.
You are in the
Archive
Administration: Initial Screen
(transactionSARA
). You have entered the name of the archiving object in theObject Name
field.
Procedure
Choose
Read
.
You access the screen
Archive Administration: Start Read Program
, where you can schedule your job.
In the
Batch/Dialog
field, specify whether the analysis program is to run in the background (batch) or online (dialog).
In the
Read Program
field, select a read or analysis program and choose
Execute
.
Depending on the selected archiving object, you access a specific selection screen. For more information, refer to the documentation on the specific archiving object.
Enter your selection, and choose
Execute
.
You access the dialog box
Archive Management: Select Files to Read
. For more information on file selection, refer to
Archive Selection
.
Select the archive file that you want to read or analyze and confirm the selection by choosing
Continue
.
The
Goto
menu offers access to the following:
Job Overview: Offers an overview of all archiving jobs and the functions available for processing them. For more information on the job overview, refer to Managing Jobs in the Job Overview .
See also: