Archiving Object
The archiving object contains specifications for the archiving of your application data. It describes which database objects need to be bundled in order to obtain a completed business object that can be interpreted at the time of archiving, regardless of the technical conditions (such as release or hardware status).
An archiving object has a name of up to ten characters in length. You need this name to be able to execute the assigned archiving activities in Archive Administration (transaction SARA). The function for calling data archiving is often integrated in the application menu and the object name is set as the default.
Predefined Archiving Activities
The archiving activity options (programs and steps to be executed) are defined in the archiving object. You create and define archiving objects with transaction AOBJ.