A variant setting for the archiving run (RE_PROPRTY) determines:
Which properties are to be archived
Whether to carry out the archiving run for this variant as a test run or whether the data is to be archived/deleted
Preparatory program
The archiving program only processes properties that have been marked for deletion in the previous preparatory program.
Customizing settings (archiving object-specific Customizing)
The settings for the test run refer to the variants stored in the Customizing (see Features)..
The processes for archiving and for deletion are specified in the residence time 2 in the Customizing (see Features)..
Settings
You can control the archiving run in relation to the archiving object-specific Customizing in the following way using the variant setting for the archiving object (RE_PROPRTY):
Variant maintenance |
Active |
Not active |
Setting Customizing RE_PROPRTY (Default-setting) |
Effect |
Indicator
Indicator
|
x x |
Test run variant: Test run is active Productive test run: Test run is deactivated |
Selected properties are archived but not deleted |
|
Indicator
Indicator
|
x |
x |
See above |
Selected properties are archived and deleted |
Archiving and deleting
The entire archiving process with preparatory program, archiving and deletion program is designed as archiving in two stages :
The deletion indicator is set for processed items in the preparatory program during which the system checks the parameter of residential time 1.
The items are archived with the deletion indicator in the archiving run and deleted during which the system checks the parameter of residential time 2.