If you are working at a huge project in a big organization, you might be sometimes tuck with securing important data information or may find problems in catching some old data.  SAP R/3 is a way to keep you out of all such headaches because it is the most reliable and authentic platform for business integration. Usually what everyone working with big data faces is removal or loss of previous important data and have to serve lot of time in keeping track with the previous information in their records. This task requires lot of time and energy wastage and to get rid of all such fatigues, SAP R/3 has been introduced. SAP R/3 is practiced to update existing data and reduce the long hours wasted in processing of old data.

SAP data archiving helps the user in removing the unnecessary and unwanted data from your record and archiving the important old data in the offline location. Unwanted data is removed completely from the database and can be obtained whenever required by the business.

Salient Features of Data Archiving

Any kind of distraction cause due to large volume of data can be resolved through data archiving. It is used to protect the SAP database and provide you a barrier free working environment. Least data is kept secured with database by the workers and only up to dated and important data is kept online which is the utmost requirement of the current functions. Minimum disc space is used because data archiving uses hardware tools like hard disc and memory. It can be implemented with two different ways. Other features of data archiving are as under,

• Data recovery
• Updating the data
• Providing timely backups
• Reduces maintenance costs

Basic Components of SAP Data

Archiving object is the basic SAP data tool that makes possible dealing with SAP data in the most appropriate manner. This centralized component is used to provide capacity for data archiving with all modules. Its function is to control the size of company’s database.

Archiving Objects

By the term archiving objects we mean a logical unit that obtains data from SAP data objects. Once data object is combined, archiving starts taking place and provides SAP archiving in capturing the accurate tables, figures and modifies the R/3 business objects. Various modules of sap system are discussed under archiving objects. Have a look at few of the archiving objects;

• SAP Data Archiving
• Archive Development Kit
• Archive Link

Archiving Procedure

Data archiving is a three step procedure and each step is quite clear and refined. It can be considered as the perfect recovery strategy that can safeguard your company’s data according to your current requirements. As data archiving is completely familiar with your existing requirements and knows well how to arrange latest and previous information. Let us have a look at this three step procedure;

1. First of all archive files are developed
2. Removes unnecessary data and archive data from the data base,
3. Transfer the available data/archived files to their accurate positions outside the SAP database.

Additional Tools for Archiving Data

Some of the supportive data tools held by SAP data archiving are as mentioned below,

• SARA (SAP Archive Administration)
• DART (Data Retention Tool)
• SARI (SAP Archiving Information System)

These tools are used to manage the whole process of data archiving and does this through the Central command of archiving management, SARI is the best example to perform this process.

DART keeps the company’s informative data for long period of time and can extract and trace data at any level of operation. SARI is responsible for loading the archived files to updated tables and database. Archived files can be retrieved anytime with the help of SAP standard tools.