ArchiveHub Tutorial Hub
Learn SAP data archiving step by step.
Friendly, control-conscious tutorials for consultants and enterprise teams working with classic SAP data archiving, SAP Information Lifecycle Management and legacy-system decommissioning.
Start with the distinction
Three related technologies solve three different problems.
Classic ADK archiving removes eligible, business-complete data from an active SAP database while retaining supported access. SAP ILM Retention Management adds rule-based retention, legal holds and controlled destruction across live and archived data. ILM Retention Warehouse transfers and governs legacy information in a stand-alone environment as part of system decommissioning.
Choose a learning track
Follow the path that matches your objective.
Track 1 · Active SAP systemClassic SAP Data Archiving with ADK
Plan a controlled SARA cycle: select an archiving object, understand customizing, test eligibility, write archive files, validate, delete safely, store and prove access.
- ADK and archiving objects
- SARA write, delete and store phases
- Archive Information System
- Reconciliation and evidence
Open the ADK tutorial
Track 2 · Governed lifecycleSAP ILM Retention Management
Understand ILM objects, audit areas, policies, residence and retention rules, legal holds, compliant storage and authorized destruction in a live application landscape.
- ILM policy design
- Retention and legal holds
- ILM-aware archiving
- Destruction controls
Open the ILM tutorial
Track 3 · System retirementILM Retention Warehouse
Learn the governed sequence for transferring legacy metadata, archive files and context to a stand-alone Retention Warehouse, enabling reporting and managing final disposition.
- Legacy-system preparation
- SN_META and context transfer
- Audit areas and reporting
- Shutdown and disposition evidence
Open the Retention Warehouse tutorial
How to use these tutorials
Learn in a sandbox; execute through governed change.
Each tutorial explains the sequence and the evidence to collect. It does not replace the documentation for your SAP product, release, application component or archiving object.
- Read the complete trackUnderstand downstream effects before touching configuration.
- Confirm your releaseUse the SAP Help version selector and applicable SAP Notes.
- Work in a non-production systemUse representative data and approved variants.
- Capture evidenceRetain logs, counts, access tests, reconciliation and approvals.
Safety boundary: Never treat age alone as proof that a record can be archived or destroyed. Business completion, dependencies, retention, legal holds, access requirements and authorization must be evaluated for the applicable object and environment.
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