SAP ABAP IMG Activity ARCH_IMG_INDEX (Archive Index)
Hierarchy
SAP_APPL (Software Component) Logistics and Accounting
   CA (Application Component) Cross-Application Components
     ARCH_IMG (Package) Data Archiving Guide and Corresponding Tools
IMG Activity
ID ARCH_IMG_INDEX Archive Index  
Transaction Code S_ALR_87100218   (empty) 
Created on 19990813    
Customizing Attributes ARCH_IMG_DEFAULT   Default Attributes for Data Archiving Guide 
Customizing Activity ARCH_IMG_V_ARC_USR   Object-Dependent Settings 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name ARCH_IMG_INDEX    

Fast access of individual data objects in the archive, such as documents and orders, requires an index (similar to fast access of database tables).

Some archiving objects provide their own solution (see the archiving object documentation for more information). For archiving objects that do not provide a solution, you can use the Archive Information System (SAP AS) to access individual objects.

Own solutions (archive index)

Whether an archiving objects provides its own index solution can usually be determined in archive Customizing. If the "Create index" check box is displayed, the archiving objects has its own solution. You can then use this indicator to specify whether an archive index is to be created. If the indicator is selected, the delete program usually creates the index. An index can be added later, if you did not select the indicator until after the first archiving sessions were processed.

Archive Information System (SAP AS)

You can use the Archive Information System (SAP AS) for all archiving objects (except for HR objects). The "Create index" indicator in archive Customizing does not affect the AS as the SAP AS has its own Customizing, which you can use to specify for which archiving objects information structures are to be generated (among other activities). The AS and the archiving objects' index solutions can co-exist in the system.

We do not recommend you develop your own index concepts. Use the SAP AS instead.

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 899   not to be assigned 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 2   Non-critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
V_ARC_USR V - View SM30  
History
Last changed by/on SAP  20000128 
SAP Release Created in 46C