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Unit 6: Archiving ADM100
the variants. Ensure that the delete job is not scheduled. You should
also ensure that the logical file name ARCHIVE_DATA_FILE is
assigned to the object name workitem.
a) On the initial screen of the transaction Archive Administration:
Initial Screen (transaction SARA), enter the value WORKITEM
in the Object Name input field and then choose Customizing.
On the next screen, select the row Technical Settings in Archive
Object-Specific Customizing: and then choose Execute at the left
of the row. Ensure that the Logical File Name field contains the
value ARCHIVE_DATA_FILE. You should also ensure that the
Not Scheduled radio button is selected in the Delete Jobs group
box. Enter TEST_## in the Test Mode Variant field, where ##
is your group number, choose the Variant button associated
with this field, and choose the Change Values button on the
next screen. On the following screen, select the Test Run radio
button and choose Variant Attributes. IntheDescription field on
the following screen, enter a useful short description of your
variant and choose Save. Then return to the screen Change View
Customizing View for Archiving: Details. EnterPROD_## in the
Production Mode Variant field, where ## is your group number,
choose the Variant button associated with this field, and choose
the Change Values button on the next screen. On the following
screen, Maintain Variant: Report RSWWARCD, Variant PROD_##,
select the Delete radio button and then choose Variant Attributes.
In the Description field on the following screen, enter a useful
short description of your variant and choose Save. Thenreturn
to the screen Change View Customizing View for Archiving: Details
and choose Save again. You have now maintained the archiving
object-specific Customizing settings. On the next screen, select
an existing Workbench request using Own Requests or, if you
have not yet created a new Workbench request, create a new
Workbench request by choosing Create, enter a short description,
save it, and choose Continue.
Task 3 Start the Write Program
From the SAP system, generate an archive file for the archiving object
WORKITEM. To do this, schedule the write program, run it, and monitor its
processing.
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