This checklist helps to ensure that you complete the necessary archiving steps and that you perform them in the correct order.
Before the first archiving session
In Basis Customizing, check that the logical file names are entered.
In cross-archiving object Customizing, check that the Central Repository for storage is maintained using the SAP Content Management Infrastructure.
In application-specific Customizing, check that the residence times are defined.
Before using an archiving object for the first time
Check archiving object-specific Customizing settings:
Was the file name correctly assigned?
Are the deletion program variants maintained? (Note that the variants are client-specific)
Is the maximum archive file size correctly set?
Is the delete program set to run automatically?
Is index creation scheduled?
For each archiving session
Ensure that the user department and system administration coordinate their activities.
Check the network graphic to determine whether interdependencies exist (do other data objects have to be archived first?)
Schedule the archiving session (create variant).
If the delete program does not start automatically, start it manually.
If the archive files are not to be stored automatically by the Content Management Infrastructure,, trigger storage manually.