Prerequisites

You have to make the following Customizing settings for archiving in DBMVSS:
Cross-Archiving Object Customizing:

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Application-Specific Customizing:

• Archiving Control for DBM VSS Order (Residence Time Check for DBM VSS Order)

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Customizing View for the Archiving Object

Using the transaction code SARA, you can set the log file, the size of the archive file, the variants for the deletion program, and whether archiving is to be started automatically or not.