Archiving Your SAP Data

1. Basic Principles of Data Archiving 27
1.1 Information Lifecycle Management in an SAP Environment 27
1.2 Data Archiving as Part of Data Management 31
1.3 The Data Archiving Process 41
1.4 Performance Aspects 50
1.5 Archiving Projects 53
1.6 Taxation Requirements Placed on Archived Data 56

2. Data Archiving Processes 59
2.1 Checking Archivability 59
2.2 Main Data Archiving Processes 67
2.3 Other Processes and Tasks 79

3. Storing Archived Data 87
3.1 Criteria for Choosing a Storage Strategy 87
3.2 Storage in a Certified Storage System 99
3.3 Storage via HSM Systems 134
3.4 Manual Storage 140
3.5 Summary 141

4. Accessing Archived Data 143
4.1 Introduction 143
4.2 Basic Principles 146
4.3 Sequential Read Programs 147
4.4 Direct Access 149
4.5 Archive Information System 152
4.6 Archive Access Based on the Archive Information System 165
4.7 Document Relationship Browser 168

5. Technology and Administration 181
5.1 Basic Technology of SAP Archiving Solutions 181
5.2 Tasks of the Data Archiving Administrator 195
5.3 Archive Routing 221
5.4 Automated Production Operation 223
5.5 Application-Independent Errors and Their Resolution 232

6. Data Archiving in Various SAP Applications and Components 239
6.1 SAP ERP 239
6.2 SAP CRM 267
6.3 SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence 283

7. Planning and Executing Archiving Projects 305
7.1 Introduction 305
7.2 Procedure After ASAP Implementation Phases 307
7.3 Project Phases 310
7.4 Quality Assurance for the Project 345
7.5 Example: Executing an Archiving Project for Sales-Related Data 346
7.6 Critical Success Factors for an Archiving Project 359
7.7 Selecting the Right Residence Times 359
7.8 Selecting the Right Archiving Sequence 362

- A Example of an Object Description for the Blueprint 367
- B Checklist for Archiving Projects 371
- C Additional Information and Services 375
- C.1 Information 375
- C.2 Services 375
- C.3 Training 376
- D Glossary 379
- E List of Acronyms

Helmut Stefani studied applied linguistics at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz/Germersheim where he received his diploma as translator for English and Spanish with technical focus. After time abroad in Hull, England, he worked as a specialist for the localisation of CAD software in a US company. He has been an information developer for data archiving at SAP since 1997 and is the co-author of several publications on this topic.