SAP Data Archiving and Open Text Offering

SAP Standard (ADK & ArchiveLink) OT Offering

SAP DB Archiv Data Livelink ECM –

Archiving object (Reorg) Files Archive Server
(business objects)
Documents

Data Archiving Process

Data archiving functionality is provided by SAP NetWeaver

Open Text adds compliant long-term storage to SAP data archiving

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Added Value of SAP Archiving by Open Text
 Functionality provided by SAP Archiving for data archiving
 Long-term storage of data archiving (ADK) files from any SAP application
 Secure and compliant Livelink Enterprise Archive
– high performance, high scalable archiving platform
– supports all leading storage platform vendors
– high availability, hot & remote standby, disaster recovery
– fast access to archived data
 Archiving of SAP print lists
– useful in combination with data archiving as alternative access path
 Viewing of print lists
– Use Windows, Java or Web Viewer
– Server based search in print lists
– Support of hyperlinks, notes & annotations
 Added value
 Compliant store (secure, unalterable, tamper-proof)
on optical media and/or storage systems with WORM feature
 Customer choice of storage platform
 Saves administration effort for backup & recovery of data files
 Infrastructure can be used for SAP document archiving

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SAP Document Access –
Integration of Archived Data in Virtual Folders

Simple retrieval of
Offline-Data for
business user

In context of complete

Online Data business process and
online data
Online Data =
Data in SAP
database
Offline Data
Offline Data =
archived SAP data
(not in SAP
database any more)

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Summary:
How SAP data archiving benefits from Open Text

 SAP Document Access by Open Text

 Provides compliant store for SAP data files
 Hardware abstraction gives customer a choice between leading WORM-like
storage platforms, can be leveraged for lower TCO
 SAP print lists can be used as alternative access method to archived data and
supplements access via AS, print lists can be automatically archived
 Ready for SAP ILM to enforce retention on SAP data files
 Archived data can be integrated in virtual folder views for seamless access,
data can be archived earlier as business departments are less defensive,
more data can be archived resulting in an higher ROI

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 SAP Document Access by Open Text
Call It ‘Data Archive Plus’

 Simple retrieval of
Offline-Data
 In context of complete
Online Data
business process and
online data
 Online Data = Data in
SAP database
Offline Data  Offline Data = archived
SAP data (not in SAP
database any more)

© SAP 2007 / Page 5

OT Archive Server and SAP Content Server

Store & retrieve content Timestamps OT

Archive
Server
Caching &
Cache Servers Encryption
SAP
Content
Server
SSL & SecKeys Retention handling

Archive Server assembly

Backup & Replication
& Scalability

Storage virtualization Single instance

Disaster recovery
archiving

Long-term preservation
High availability High volume filing
& readability
Internal Only
** see
© SAP slide
2007 / Page 6 notes for 100 pg PPT on all of these topics
Summary

Livelink Enterprise Archive

is a as an long-term enterprise-wide document backbone. It
provides a series of build-in functions to support companies
over the time in line with the increasing size of the archive,
new requirements and the installation complexity.

Livelink
Enterprise
Archive
Performance

SAP Content Server

is missing many important features
required to manage large and complex
installations. This results in a
decreasing overall performance.
SAP Content
Server

Installation Size / Complexity

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