To improve system performance by reducing the size of the SAP database. Data growth in the SAP system adversely affects performance.
Cannot just delete certain data to government regulations, taxation (IRS) regulations, FDA requirements, internal organizational requirements, and audit requirements.
To reduce the amount of time and effort required for systems administration back-ups, client copy, upgrades, month-end processes, etc.
To reduce the amount of storage required for data. Significant savings in storage space are realized through archiving.
To perform effective archiving the process utilized must provide the required access to the archived data in order to satisfy regulatory and organizational requirements.
An effective archiving process saved expenditures in hardware (storage and processing power) in addition to making systems administration activities more efficient.

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