Data Archiving
SAP Data Archiving
Archiving serves to remove the affected data from the current system and store it in archive files.
Reasons for archiving include the constantly growing volume of data on the database and the subsequent decrease of available disk space resulting in poorer system performance. On the other hand, business and legal requirements such as internal auditing, warranty responsibility and reusability of the information demand that the data be retained for a certain period.
To ensure that sufficient data is still available for smooth process flows in the current account system after archiving, you must define a period for the individual applications. This period is calculated from the current posting date and protects the data for this period from being archived. Data not within this period is released for archiving. Checks are made to prevent the data from being changed or to prevent archiving of changed data due to further use.