How to archive transactional data?

[Former Member]

I think that if we run SD_VBAK, FI_DOCUMNT, etc, we are kind of archiving transactional data.

Could any guru explain what is exactlt "archiving transactional data"?

Thanks1

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Ashley,

We can mainly distinguish between Master data and Transactional data.

Examples for master data are material master, customer master, vendor master etc, where the data is not changed frequently or on day to day basis. So if you archive objects like MM_MATNR, it will be archiving the master data.

Transactional data are the ones which are created / updated frequently or on day to day basis. for example FI documents, billing documents, sales documents etc. So archiving of objects like FI_DOCUMNT, SD_VBAK archives the transactional data.

Hope this clarifies,

Naveen

[Former Member]

Hi, Ashely,

check out these links! wil explain Archive related information

These might help you a lot.

http://www.thespot4sap.com/articles/SAP_Data_Archiving_Support_Tools.asp

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/inf?rid=/webcontent/uuid/ef1b00f7-0a01-0010-74ab-e9260e80a441 [original link is broken]

http://www.sap-press.de/download/dateien/362/sap_press_archiving_sap_data.pdf

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/a9/55c7b690a111d1a5510000e82deaaa/content.htm

Follow these steps,

If you dont find the standard info structure for your archiving object, then you can create your own custom info structure using the transaction code SARJ.

But before the creation of custom info structure, it is better to have an analysis of the write program of the archiving object in order to have an idea of tables relationship or mapping that can be used in the creation of custom field catalogue.

You can follow the below steps to create your own info structure:

1. go to transaction code SARJ

2. click on Environment->field catalogs

3. Click on the New Entries->Enter the inputs for the cloumns needed to create field catalog

4. Maintain the table relationships using "Other Source Fields"

Once you create the field catalog, create the info structure using the t.code SARJ

Enter the info structure name and click on create, enter the archiving object name, field catalog.

Then activate the info structure using the activate button.

Run the write and delete programs for archiving data..!!!

Go to transaction code SARE, enter your archiving object, there in the drop up box, you can find your newly created info structure.

Benakaraja

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Edited by: benaka rajes on Jul 3, 2009 12:46 PM

Edited by: benaka rajes on Jul 3, 2009 12:48 PM

Edited by: benaka rajes on Jul 3, 2009 12:49 PM