Prerequisites

→ You have obtained the OutBoard for Analytics installation package

→ You have obtained a valid license from your Datavard consultant

→ SAP Add-On Installation Tool (transaction SAINT) version 33 or higher

→ System has Add-Ons:
♦ SAP_BASIS 700 or higher
♦ SAP_BW 700 with SP6 or higher
♦ SAP_ABA 700 or higher

Step-by-step Installation Process

1. The OutBoard installation package is an Add-On, which must be imported using the Add-On Installation Tool (transaction(TA) SAINT). 
• Upload and import the file using the wizard → detailed guide can be found in SAINT online documentation. 
• OutBoard support packages must be updated using the SPAM Update (transaction(TA): SPAM) up to level 016 → detailed guide can be found in SPAM online documentation. 
• As a result of the SP16 installation, a software component DVD with level 016 will be available in the system as shown on the screen (Figure 3).(note that Release and SP-Level might differ, based on chosen version). 

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2. Access the OutBoard Cockpit by entering the transaction(TA): /n/DVD/OUTBOARD in your BI system.

• Go to "License" in the top menu

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• click on "Install License"  or press F6 + Shift (Figure 4)

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3. Now, enter the calendar date until which the license is valid and your license in the fields below. Press F8 to complete the installation.
4. To make the system aware that OutBoard is available to the system a registration will need to be done. This is done in transaction RSDANLCON. To register OutBoard, creates a customizing entry with Nearline Connection OutBoard and Name of Class /DVD/NLS_CONNECTION. 

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Congratulations! Now you can use Datavard OutBoard for data archiving.

After installation:
→ The next basic step is to determine which data you should archive.
→ OutBoard can automatically help you analyze this, based on best practices from other companies and the size of your database tables. 
→ You can immediately archive your data based on this analysis, or you can step in and manually select the data you wish to archive. We will show you how to perform these functions in the following section.