I have already discussed about the creation of information structure. Now, I’ll discuss how to perform various operations like view data, view status of an information structure. Here I’ll take example of info structure SAP_FI_DOC_002.
Above operation can be performed by using transaction SARI which makes a part of Archive Information System.
View data stored in information [...]
Friends, have already discussed that old archive index is replaced by new indexing tool called SAP AS. In SAP AS, we create Information Structure which actually stores the indexing information for archived documents.
In this post I am going to discuss creation of important information structures pertaining to archiving object FI_DOCUMNT.
Do we have to create information [...]
Archive administration SARA is a central transaction to archive data pertaining to any archiving object in an SAP R/3 system. In this post we’ll discuss about the transaction by taking example of archiving object FI_DOCUMNT. You might be thinking that if the transaction can be used for any archiving object then why archiving object FI_DOCUMNT [...]
Friends, some days ago I discussed about archiving procedure and what data gets archived when financial documents are archived by using archiving object FI_DOCUMNT. During archiving of FI documents, data from header table(BKPF), line item table(BSEG), tax data(BSET), intercompany posting(BVOR) etc is written to archive file and then deleted from the database. But, corresponding secondary [...]
Friends, I have already discussed about old archive index ARIX_BKPF. Archive index ARIX_BKPF is replaced by new indexing tool called SAP AS or SAP Information system as of SAP_APPL release 600.
Within Archive Information System, the archive indexes are created in structures called Archive Information Structures or just Infostructures.
Archive Information System can be used to create [...]
Friends, some time ago I discussed SAP Archiving Procedure wherein one question remained unanswered regarding whether is it mandatory to perform Delete phase and then Storage. Is it possible to perform Storage first and then Delete phase?
I am taking this opportunity to explain in brief the answer of above question and some other customizing settings [...]
Friends, in this post I am going to discuss about archive index. I have already discussed about archiving procedure. During write phase of archiving, data is read from database and the same is written is a file which is called as archive file. This is a flat file and contains data in sequential format.
Now, let [...]
A few days ago I discussed about Archiving procedure and SAP Archiving Objects.
In this post I would be discussing about what data gets archived through SAP Archiving Object FI_DOCUMNT. This is an archiving object which helps in archiving financial data (FI documents) from SAP R/3 system. A number of times, people have confusion as which [...]
Friends, if we talk about data then the term database and DBMS automatically comes in the mind. Well, of course because these are the technologies that revolutionize the way data is stored and fetched. But it is a reality that no matter how good is your DBMS, there is always a limit of the data [...]
Friends, those of you who are familiar with SAP archiving object FI_DOCUMNT, must have seen a flag ‘Retain account display balance’ on the selection screen of post processing program SAPF048I. We have a small documentation available for this flag in F1 help. But, this flag causes a lot of confusion in terms of how the [...]