SAP Archive: Data Archiving Excellence

SAP Archive optimizes system performance and reduces database size through systematic data archiving while maintaining compliance and accessibility.

Archiving Components

Document Archiving: Archive attachments, scanned documents, and print lists to external storage systems.
Data Archiving Objects: 3,000+ standard archiving objects for all modules (FI, MM, SD, PP, etc.).
Archive Administration: Monitor archiving runs, manage archive files, and verify data integrity.
Compliance & Legal Hold: Retain archived data for regulatory requirements and litigation support.
Storage Optimization: Reduce database growth by 40-60% through strategic archiving.

Archiving Benefits

• Improve system performance by reducing active database size
• Faster backup and recovery times
• Lower storage and maintenance costs
• Meet legal retention requirements
• Archived data remains accessible for reporting and audits

Best Practices

Start archiving early in SAP lifecycle, implement residence time logic, archive in order (masters after transactions), and test retrieval processes thoroughly before production archiving.