... Introduction ... 13§§... PART I Basic Principles ...§§1 ... Basic Principles and Legal Frameworks of SAP Data Archiving ... 23§§1.1 ... Safeguarding Performance of SAP Systems ... 24§§1.2 ... Information Lifecycle Management ... 26§§1.3 ... Archive Development Kit ... 33§§1.4 ... Transactions and Processes ... 34§§1.5 ... Legal Regulations ... 64§§1.6 ... Tools for Electronic Tax Audits ... 71§§1.7 ... Interfaces in the SAP Landscape ... 84§§1.8 ... Parties and Organizations Involved .... 87§§1.9 ... Summary ... 94§§2 ... Storage Options for Archived Data ... 97§§2.1 ... ArchiveLink Interface ... 99§§2.2 ... WebDAV Interface ... 110§§2.3 ... Data Storage Locations ... 113§§2.4 ... Cost Considerations ... 121§§2.5 ... Recommendations for Storage Strategies ... 123§§2.6 ... Summary ... 131§§3 ... Access Options for Archived Data ... 133§§3.1 ... Read Programs ... 133§§3.2 ... Direct Access ... 138§§3.3 ... Archive Information System ... 144§§3.4 ... Document Relationship Browser ... 157§§3.5 ... Print Lists ... 162§§3.6 ... Third-Party Add-ons ... 164§§3.7 ... Summary ... 167§§... PART II ... Implementing Data Archiving Projects§§4 ... Developing a Data Archiving Strategy ... 171§§4.1 ... Choosing the Right Time ... 171§§4.2 ... Developing an Archiving Concept ... 185§§4.3 ... Summary ... 219§§5 ... Planning Archiving Projects ... 221§§5.1 ... Archiving Projects in Three Sample Industries ... 222§§5.2... Change Management and Communication ... 260§§5.3 ... Defining Decision-Makers ... 269§§5.4 ... Creating a Project Plan and Schedule ... 272§§5.5 ... Summary ... 279§§6 ... Implementing Archiving Projects ... 281§§6.1 ... Implementation Phase ... 281§§6.2 ... Final Preparation ... 293§§6.3 ... Go-Live and Support ... 340§§6.4 ... Summary ... 365§§7 ... Managing Archiving Systems ... 367§§7.1 ... System Analysis .... 368§§7.2 ... Communication ... 376§§7.3 ... Operation ... 381§§7.4 ... Monitoring ... 384§§7.5 ... Documentation ... 392§§7.6 ... Summary ... 402§§8 ... SAP Information Lifecycle Management ... 405§§8.1 ... Setting Up SAP Information Lifecycle Management ... 406§§8.2 ... Tasks of SAP Information Lifecycle Management ... 413§§8.3 ... Archiving Data ... 417§§8.4 ... Using Retention Management ... 425§§8.5 ... Implementing System Shutdowns ... 448§§8.6 ... Summary ... 461§§9 ... Future of SAP Data Archiving ... 463§§9.1 ... Development of Traditional SAP Data Archiving ... 464§§9.2 ... Development of Archiving Using SAP ILM ... 466§§9.3 ... Technological Trends ... 468§§9.4 ... Summary ... 480§§... Appendices ... 483§§A ... Transactions ... 485§§B ... Archiving Objects-Compact Overviews ... 491§§C ... Concept Template ... 513§§D ... List of Abbreviations ... 517§§E ... The Author ... 519§§... Index ... 521§§