Access to Archived Data 

SAP data that has been archived must be accessible for reading. The following tools are provided for accessing archived data:

·        Archive Information System

The Archive Information System (transaction SARI) allows you to configure your own archive information structures (archive indexes), fill them with data from the archive and use them to search for archived data. It is only possible to access archived data if such an infostructure exists and has been filled. This can be done automatically during the delete phase or at a later point in time, manually.

For more information see Archive Information System.

·        Document Relationship Browser

The Document Relationship Browser (DRB) is used to show business objects and the links and relationships between business objects. Generally these are documents that were created as part of one business process or that belong to a common business process. DRB can display archived data as well as data in the database.

In the SAP Web Application Server IDOCs and Work Items are connected to the DRB. For more information see DRB in SAP NetWeaver Components.

·        Archive File Browser

The Archive File Browser (transaction AS_AFB) offers functions to display the contents of archive files. It offers a technical view of archived tables, much like the Data Browser (transaction SE16) does for database data. The Archive File Browser is particularly useful for administrators (of data archiving) and someone who might be looking for problems that occurred during archiving, or that wants to search archived data. It is not an end-user tool.

For more information see Archive File Browser.