ADK-Based Data Archiving

Technical System Landscape

The technological foundation of data archiving is located in SAP Web Application Server and is available in two different variations: ADK-based and XML-based archiving. Most archiving objects are based on the Archive Development Kit (ADK). XML-based archiving is used for certain archiving objects. ADK and the XML archive API provide basic services and functions for developing and executing archiving programs. In both cases you use archive administration to set up and execute archiving.

Tasks

The archiving of application data has several phases, outlined below. Phase 3 "Accessing Archived Data" is not part of the actual archiving process, but is important later on when using the archived data and is therefore covered in this section.

The data archiving administrator role is available in SAP systems to help you execute data archiving. The technical name is SAP_BC_CCM_DATA_ARCHIVING. To call it, use role maintenance (transaction PFCG). The role provides the system or data archiving administrator with direct access to all information, tools, and systems that are needed for archiving data.

1. Analyzing

   You determine the largest or fastest-growing database tables and the archiving object for archiving the table contents.

   For more information, see Analyzing.

2. Executing and Monitoring

   1. Make system settings for data archiving

   2. Schedule, control, and monitor archiving jobs

   For more information, see Executing and Monitoring.

3. Accessing Archived Data

   You can access archived data and set up archive access.

   For more information, see Accessing Archived Data.

Additional Information

• Introduction to Data Archiving

  This documentation contains more information about the technology and processes used in data archiving.

• SAP Service Marketplace, Quick Link /data-archiving

  The SAP data archiving website provides extensive information about data archiving, for example guides, white papers, presentations, and so on.

• Data Management Guide

  This guide contains important and current information about handling large volumes of data in SAP systems. As well as data archiving, it also explains how to avoid, delete, and compress data.

  See SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/data-archiving Media Library Literature & Brochures .