Archive data are extracted from the system and moved to archiving files. Access to this data is then limited to Archiving Information System (SARI). Our product enables you to extract transparent data from the archive files to desired transparent storage from our storage management. Data is then available on target storage and you can consume them via multiple ways:

• SE16 like access from SAP system

• Direct processing on the target storage

• Virtual archiving indexes on SAP system

This process can be executed automatically after a successful store to the content repository.

Component overview

The following diagram shows you how the transparent archive is working.

Prerequisites

Transparent archive functionality is delivered as separate additional transport of SNP OutBoard™ ERP Archiving and has the following dependencies.

List of dependencies:

• SNP Glue™

Setup

Initial setup needs to be done for each archiving object, here you chose storage where the data will be transparentized. This process includes also the creation of the tables on the target storage.

Transaction: /DVD/SARAS

Cockpit location: /DVD/CRP → Transparentization → Archiving object setup

For each archiving object that you want to automatically transparentize needs to exist exactly one RunID. Once you create the runid you need to complete all steps in the setup tree:

Setup parameters

Select Archiving Object

Select desired archiving object and save.

Create Table Mapping

Here you can define the mapping between the original table name and the name of the table on target storage. You can leave them as it is or add some prefix using the button Set prefix if you want to revert your changes click on the button Reset target table names.

Generate Table Check Tasks

The step will generate a check consistency task for each table, in order to find possible issues with table definitions.

Check Tables Consistency

Group task contains all check tasks generated by the previous step. Execute the group task and check results.

Generate Table Create Tasks

Generate creation tasks for each table on target storage.

Create GLUE Tables

Group task contains all tasks generated by the previous step. Each task in the group will create one table on target storage. Execute the group task and check results.

Archiving object management

Automatic transparentization can be enabled on the Source id and on Archiving object level. Here you are able to define rules which Archiving object and which Source id can be automatically transparentized.

Example