Archival Policy

Form ID: (SM200400)

On this form, you can configure the archival of documents by the entity type. In the table, you can add a row in which you specify the type of the documents that you want to be archived and the retention period to be used for them. You can also specify the maximum duration of the archival process.

Form Toolbar

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Summary Area

In this area, you can specify the duration to be used for the archival process by default.

Element Description
Archiving Process Duration (Hours)

The maximum duration time (in hours) of the archival process to be performed on the Archive Documents (SM500400) processing form.

The duration that you specify in this box will be displayed as the default value in the Archiving Process Duration (Hours) box on the Archive Documents (SM500400) form. This default value can be overridden before a user runs the process on the Archive Documents (SM500400) form.

Table

In this table, you specify the entity type or types of the documents to be archived and the retention period for each entity type.

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Table 1. Table Columns
Column Description
Document Type The type of the document to be archived. The following options are available:
  • Sales Order
  • Shipment
Retention Period (Months) The retention period for documents of the selected type. After this time period, the documents can be archived.