Archiving SAP Data—Practical Guide

Ahmet Türk holds a degree in business economics and works as a freelance business consultant with a focus on data archiving and SAP Information Lifecycle Management and SAP ERP Financials. He consults for various major enterprises such as Daimler and Lanxess and works for consulting enterprises such as Accenture and Deloitte. He has given lectures on data archiving and system shutdown at DSAG.

Introduction
PART I Basic Principles
Basic Principles and Legal Frameworks of SAP Data Archiving
Safeguarding Performance of SAP Systems
Information Lifecycle Management
Archive Development Kit
Transactions and Processes
Legal Regulations
Tools for Electronic Tax Audits
Interfaces in the SAP Landscape
Parties and Organizations Involved
Summary
Storage Options for Archived Data
ArchiveLink Interface
WebDAV Interface
Data Storage Locations
Cost Considerations
Recommendations for Storage Strategies
Summary
Access Options for Archived Data
Read Programs
Direct Access
Archive Information System
Document Relationship Browser
Print Lists
Third-Party Add-ons
Summary
PART II
Developing a Data Archiving Strategy
Choosing the Right Time
Developing an Archiving Concept
Summary
Planning Archiving Projects
Archiving Projects in Three Sample Industries
Change Management and Communication
Defining Decision-Makers
Creating a Project Plan and Schedule
Summary
Implementing Archiving Projects
Implementation Phase
Final Preparation
Go-Live and Support
Summary
Managing Archiving Systems
System Analysis
Communication
Operation
Monitoring
Documentation
Summary
SAP Information Lifecycle Management
Setting Up SAP Information Lifecycle Management
Tasks of SAP Information Lifecycle Management
Archiving Data
Using Retention Management
Implementing System Shutdowns
Summary
Future of SAP Data Archiving
Development of Traditional SAP Data Archiving
Development of Archiving Using SAP ILM
Technological Trends
Summary
Appendices
Transactions
Archiving Objects
Compact Overviews
Concept Template
List of Abbreviations
The Author
Index