Step by step procedure for archiving the PM orders

Assigning the path: (General for all objects)

1. Assignment of logical path with the Physical Path
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Execute the transaction FILE

Select the ARCHIVE_GLOBAL_PATH and double click on the assignment of

Physical Path

Select the Operating System

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Press Save. (This will assign the Archiving path)

Object and its prerequisites:
As a part of this exercise we are archiving the PM orders.
Object: PM_ORDER
As a prerequisite to archive the order, we need to perform the following.
Settle the cost if any
Make the system status of the orders to CLSD.
PM orders from DEV system are 100000021 and 200000023.
Screen shots of individual orders in T.code IW33 before Archive.

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Archiving the orders:

Run the T.code SARA.
Enter the archiving object. In this case it is PM_ORDER

Enter.

Click on customizing

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Execute the Archiving object specific customizing, technical settings.

Continue.
Click on production mode variant.

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Select the production mode and click on values.

Make sure that variant attributes should be in production mode

Save and back.

Click on preproc.

Click on maintain variant.

Enter the orders to be archived.

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Save.

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Back
Click on start date.

Click on immediate.

Check and save.

Back

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Signal is green, now execute

Continue.

Click on Job to see the job overview.

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Back twice and come to main screen

Click on Write.

Repeat the steps.

Click on maintain variant.

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Enter the order numbers and save the variant.

Click on start date.

Click on immediate, check and save.

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Back and now the signal is green.

Execute

Continue

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New job is scheduled

Click on job and see the job overview.

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Back twice and come to main screen.

Click on delete.

Select the archive files.

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Click on start date.

Click on immediate, check and save.

Back
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Now signal is green.
Execute.

New job is scheduled.

Click on job and see the job overview.

Archiving of the orders is completed.

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Check the orders in T.code IW33. Here we can see the order without any system
status and with heading Archive.

Check the entries at table level.

AUFK table for orders.

Archiving activity is completed.

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Note:
1) If you want to archive all the orders of a particular order type then while
creating the variant we can do it.
2) Status of all the jobs should be FINISHED.
3) While creating the variant Deletion flag and Deletion indicator should be
checked.

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