New functions & technologies: Archive Routing, Transaction TAANA, XML-based archiving, & more; New chapters on archiving in SAP ERP HCM & SAP NetWeaver BI. This much anticipated, completely revised edition is up-to-date for SAP ERP 6.0, and provides you with valuable knowledge to master data archiving with SAP. Fully updated, this new edition includes two all-new chapters on XML-based data archiving & archiving in SAP ERP HCM and contains detailed descriptions of the new functions & technologies, such as Archive Routing & transaction TAANA. Readers uncover the underlying technologies & quickly familiarize themselves with all activities of data archiving _ archivability checks, the archiving process, storage of archive files, and display of archived data. The book focuses on the requirements of system & database administrators as well as project collaborators who are responsible for implementing data archiving in an SAP customer project. Highlights include: - Data Archiving in the Context of Information Lifecycle Management; - Basics and Processes; - Accessing Archive Files; - Archive Development Kit (ADK); - Archive Routing; - Transaction TAANA; - XML-Based Archiving; - Archiving in SAP ERP (incl. HCM), SAP CRM & SAP NetWeaver BI; - Description of Project Phases; - Project Checklist.