Data Archiving

This book is a practical guide for managing archiving projects with SAP R/3 efficiently. Hereby it is addressing both R/3 consultants, system administrators and key-users. Detailed solutions for optimal archiving strategies as well as the manual for a comprehensive database analysis are provided in this book. But thereby not only the technical side, but also the business side of data archiving is taken into account. Thus the reader will be able to implement an archiving project.

With the amount of data a business accumulates now doubling every 12 to 18 months, IT professionals need to know how to develop a system for archiving important database data, in a way that both satisfies regulatory requirements and is durable and secure. This important and timely new book explains how to solve these challenges without compromising the operation of current systems. It shows how to do all this as part of a standardized archival process that requires modest contributions from team members throughout an organization, rather than the superhuman effort of a dedicated team. * Exhaustively considers the diverse set of issues—legal, technological, and financial—affecting organizations faced with major database archiving requirements. * Shows how to design and implement a database archival process that is integral to existing procedures and systems. * Explores the role of players at every level of the organization—in terms of the skills they need and the contributions they can make. * Presents its ideas from a vendor-neutral perspective that can benefit any organization, regardless of its current technological investments. * Provides detailed information on building the business case for all types of archiving projects

Before major changes, ALWAYS backup your system. Before making major changes in the system, it is good idea to copy some data (sometimes all files) on a separate disk resource (or tape). Something can always goes wrong, a person can make mistakes. But if we have a copy of the data (backup) we are safe(r). Tools for performing data backup are discussed precisely in this micro-course.

This much anticipated, completely revised edition of our bestseller is up-to-date for SAP ERP 6.0, and provides you with valuable knowledge to master data archiving with SAP. Fully updated, this new edition includes two all-new chapters on XML-based data archiving and archiving in SAP HCM and contains detailed descriptions of all the new functions and technologies, such as Archive Routing and transaction TAANA. Readers uncover all the underlying technologies and quickly familiarize themselves with all activities of data archiving--archivability checks, the archiving process, storage of archive files, and display of archived data. The book focuses on the requirements of system and database administrators as well as project members who are responsible for implementing data archiving in an SAP customer project. Highlights include: Data Archiving in the Context of Information Lifecycle Management Basics and Processes Accessing Archive Files Archive Development Kit (ADK) Archive Routing Transaction TAANA XML-Based Archiving Archiving in SAP ERP (incl. HCM), SAP CRM and SAP NetWeaver BI Description of Project Phases Project Checklist

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collects and manages a wide range of environmental and geospatial data to fulfill its mission requirements-data that stretch from the surface of the sun to the core of the earth, and affect every aspect of society. With limited resources and enormous growth in data volumes, NOAA asked the National Academies for advice on how to archive and provide access to these data. This book offers preliminary principles and guidelines that NOAA and its partners can use to begin planning specific archiving strategies for the data streams they currently collect. For example, the book concludes that the decision to archive environmental or geospatial data should be driven by its current or future value to society, and that funding for environmental and geospatial measurements should include sufficient resources to archive and provide access to the data these efforts generate. The preliminary principles and guidelines proposed in this book will be refined and expanded to cover data access issues in a final book expected to be released in 2007.

"This report ... describes the meteorological satellite program of the United States, the data acquired, the applications of the data to climatology, the procedures for archiving the data, and plans for future meteorological satellites."--Page [1-1].

In the face of large data accumulation, data archiving plays a vital role in maintaining SAP system performance while adhering to legal requirements. Strategize and execute your SAP data archiving plan with this guide Begin with the basic principles, before diving into tools for storage and transactions for accessing archived data. Whether you're using a classic approach or SAP Information Lifecycle Management, get the know-how you need to clean out the clutter in your SAP system. Strategy to Execution Learn how to develop an archiving strategy that best suits your business needs. Then walk through the planning and execution of your archiving project with step-by-step instructions and screenshots. Storage and Access Discover the best tools and transactions for storing and accessing your archived SAP data--like the ArchiveLink and WebDAV interfaces for storage and the Archive Explorer and Transaction VA03 for accessing data. Classic Approach versus SAP ILM Get an in-depth look at both SAP archiving methods: the classic archiving approach using tools such as the Archive Development Kit, or SAP Information Lifecycle Management (SAP ILM), which includes functions for retention management and implementing system shutdowns. Highlights: Technical environment and concepts Legal principles and framework Data storage and access Interfaces and transactions Strategy and project planning Implementation and management SAP Information Lifecycle Management ArchiveLink WebDAV Archive Information Systems