This much anticipated, completely revised edition of our bestseller provides you with valuable knowledge to implement and master data archiving with SAP. It examines the fundamental technologies in detail, and highlights the concrete processes in data archiving — from archivability checks to the archiving process, and from storing created archive files to displaying archived data. The final chapter provides readers with a practical step-by-step description of the standardized phases of planning and executing an archiving project. New topics in this edition are, among others, Archive Routing, transaction TAANA, and XML-based archiving.

The book covers all aspects of archiving in SAP ERP systems up to SAP ERP 6.0 and includes special archiving concepts for SAP ERP HCM, SAP CRM and SAP NetWeaver BI. It addresses the specific requirements of system and database administrators as well as project collaborators who implement data archiving in an SAP customer project.

Highlights

• Data Archiving in the context of Information Lifecycle Management
• Basics and Processes
• Storing Data
• Accessing Archived Files
• Archive Development Kit (ADK)
• Archive Routing
• Transaction TAANA
• XML-Based Archiving
• Archiving in SAP ERP (incl. HCM), SAP CRM and SAP NetWeaver BI
• Description of Project Phases
• Project Checklist

About the Author(s):

Helmut Stefani studied applied linguistics at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz/Germersheim, Germany, where he graduated as a technical translator for English and Spanish. After working in England he returned to Germany to work for an American company as a CAD software localization specialist. He has worked at SAP as an information developer and product management specialist in data archiving since 1997, and has jointly authored several publications on this subject.

Table of Contents

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