Prerequisites 
As mentioned under Technical System Landscape, the XML DAS is part of the JAVA stack of the SAP Web Application Server and serves both ABAP and JAVA XML-based archiving scenarios.
To be able to use the XML DAS and the XML DAS Administration, you must carry out several configuration steps. These steps differ for ABAP and JAVA and are described in detail in separate configuration guides available in the SAP Service Marketplace (http://service.sap.com) under /instguidesNW70.
The configuration for the JAVA scenario takes place in the following steps:
Creating a Directory or Collection
Creating users
Creating a destination
Configuring the XML Data Archiving Service
Defining Archive Store(s)
Creating Home Paths
The configuration for the ABAP scenario takes place in the following steps:
Creating a Directory or Collection
Creating Users
Defining Archive Store(s)
Customizing:
Creating an HTTP Destination for XML DAS
Activating the HTTP Destination for different clients
Synchronizing the home paths