Configuring for archiving data

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Content Collector for SAP supports various data archiving solutions. For example, it supports the archiving of data on different media, such as hard disks, tapes, or WORMs. In addition, it supports automatic moving of data from one medium to another. To archive data, you need the basic environment.

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The following figure shows which parts of the Content Collector for SAP environment must be configured so that you can archive data.
Figure 1. Configuration of your Content Collector for SAP environment for archiving data
The architecture of the Content Collector for SAP environment showing only the parts that must be configured so that you can archive data. These parts include SAP ArchiveLink, a Collector Server instance, the repositories, and the communication between the Collector Server instance and SAP.
In your basic instance configuration, you configured the following parts:
  • An HTTP connection or an RFC connection between the Collector Server instance and SAP
  • The logical archives where the data is to be stored

Thus, your instance configuration is complete.

To archive data, you must also configure SAP. The configuration tasks are explained by using the sample archive object FI_BANKS, which refers to bank master data. Bank master data is usually not archived. Therefore, you can use the sample archive object in an SAP production system.