SAP Archiving (transaction SARA)

How to Archive Material Master Some Simple Steps

1. Create Archive Files

In this example, we will be archiving Material Master which has been marked for deletion. Transaction for Archive is SARA.

Enter Archiving object

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Select MM_MATNR from the dropdown list

Click Write

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Field Variant

Enter ZDEL_168B_FZ

Remarks Anything that makes sense you should enter

1. Fill in Variant ZDEL_168B_FZ (something makes sense to you) 2. Click Maintain

Select For All Selection Screens and click Continue

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1. 2. 3. 4.

Enter Material Select Production Mode Select X Complete for Details Log Click go back

Click

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1. Enter Meaning 2. Click Save

Click Go back

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Click Start Date

1. Click Immediate 2. Click Save

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1. Click 2. Click Execute

enter the output device

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Click Job

1. Click until status indicate 2. Click the Transaction that has been generated in the listing 3. Click Spool

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Click TYPE

within the transaction

See the number of written data object are 10 records has been archived in the red box.

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Click go back

, and go back

until you see the below screen.

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Then click Go Back again

1. Execute Delete Program

Last but not least, click DELETE

Click Archive Selection

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1. Tick the Checkbox 2. Click OK

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Click Start Date

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Click Immediate

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Click Save

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Click Execute System will prompt

Click Job

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Select the transaction in the red box, is the spool you have just created

Click Spool

Click Type

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Transaction in the red box indicates records deleted

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3. To Know Where the Data Were Stored

1. Go to TCode SARA 2. Find Archiving Object 3. Click Write

Click Archive Directory

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See the red box is the directory that holds the archives

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1. Go TCode AL11 2. Select the Directory as seen earlier

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