ADK-Based Data Archiving   

Technical System Landscape

The technological basis of data archiving is part of the SAP Web Application Server and is available in two variations: ADK-based archiving and XML-based archiving. So far most of the archiving objects are available under the Archive Development Kit (ADK). Other archiving objects and archiving sets are available under XML-based Archiving. Both the ADK and XML Archive API provide basic functions and services for development and execution of archiving programs. In both cases Archive Administration is the main function for Customizing and running data archiving.

Tasks

The archiving process itself takes place in three steps. Step three "Accessing Archived Data" is not part of the archiving process itself, but it plays an important role with respect to how archived data can be used, and is therefore included in this document.

To facilitate the tasks of data archiving, the role “Data Archiving Administrator” is available in the SAP system. Its technical name is SAP_BC_CCM_DATA_ARCHIVING and can be called via role maintenance (transaction PFCG). The role offers the system or data archiving administrator direct access to all the information, tools, and systems necessary for data archiving.

       1.      Analysis

You must first determine which of your database tables are growing the fastest, and using this information you can select the archiving objects that would be the most beneficial for reducing the size of your system.

For a more detailed description see Analysis.

       2.      Archiving Data and Monitoring Archiving Activities

Systemeinstellungen zur Datenarchivierung vornehmen

                            a.      Making the system settings necessary for data archiving

                            b.      Scheduling, controlling and monitoring archiving jobs

For a more detailed description see Archiving Data and Monitoring Archiving Activities.

       3.      Accessing Archived Data

In this step you configure and perform the access to archived data.

For a more detailed description see Accessing Archived Data.

Additional Information

●      Introduction to Data Archiving

This documentation provides more detailed information on the data archiving technologies and processes.

●      SAP Service Marketplace, Quick Link /ilm  → data archiving

The SAP Data Archiving Website offers a large selection of additional information about data archiving. Here you can find guides, white papers, presentations, etc.

●      Data Management Guide

This guide contains important and the most up to date information on handling large data volumes in the SAP system. The guides deal not only with data archiving, but also data prevention, deletion and aggregation.

The Data Management Guide is available in SAP Service Marketplace under /ilm → data archiving → Media Library → Literature & Brochures.