Friends, at times we encounter a situation wherein follow on documents of an FI document goes missing. Yes, this inconsistency can occur because of a bug or badly written user exits(with commit work) which results in a partial rollback when update terminations happen. Now, the question is how the follow on documents can be created [...]
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, I just came across quite exhaustive SAP SD configuration material which was made available by my friend Eddai on his blog. Below are some details.
SAP Configuration related guidelines information is rare to find on web However this one is the best I have come across for SD Module so far, at least in freely [...]
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 [...]
Friends, earlier I discussed about Line item display flag in G/L account customizing. There is another flag called ‘Open item management’ just above Line item display in the customizing of G/L accounts. At times, this flag can be a a source of confusion in terms of what will happen if this flag is checked or [...]