SAP Basis

Unit 6: Archiving ADM100
1. Start the delete program from transaction SARA by running it under
your own user. Maintain the archive selection, the start time, and the
spool settings so that you select the archive you created in task 3,
start the delete program immediately, and leave the spool parameters
unchanged.
a) On the initial screen of transaction SARA, enter the value
WORKITEM in the Object Name field and choose Delete. Onthe
following screen, enter your SAP user name in the User Name
field, if it is not already entered there. Then choose Select
Archive Files (Archive Selection button). On the next screen, select
the displayed file (such as 000001) and choose Continue. You
return to the initial screen Archive Administration: Execute Delete
Program. Choose Start Date here. On the following screen, choose
Immediate and then Save. Simply confirm the spool parameters by
choosing Spool Parameters and then Continue on the next screen.
Finally, choose Execute. The system displays the information that
new delete jobs were scheduled in the status line and returns
you to the initial screen of transaction SARA.
2. Monitor the processing of your delete program by displaying the
spool list.
a) On the initial screen of the archive administration transaction
(SARA), enter the name of the archiving object WORKITEM in the
Object Name field and choose Job Overview. The system displays
an overview of the archiving jobs that you have scheduled.
Select the row for the job ARV_WORKITEM_DEL
and choose Display Spool List. On the next screen, select the row
for the spool list and choose Display Contents.
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