Step by Step process for Material Master Archiving

Create Master Material

Execute traction code MM01

For testing purpose create material with only Basic Data 1.

Provide the mandatory fields and save.

After saving the material master, below message will appear on status bar.

Marking Material for Deletion

Execute MM06 transaction and provide the material number and enter.

Select the check box and enter. (.i.e. deletion flag set at material level) Save.

SAP Archiving Configuration

1. Define Logical Path
2. Assignment of physical path to logical path
3. Logical file name definition, cross-client
Define Logical Path

Execute the FILE transaction. Select Logical File Path Definition and click on New Entries.

Provide the logical path name and enter & save under transport and Back

Select the logical path which u create in above step and double click on Assignments of physical paths
to logical path.

Click on New Entries

Provide the details as show below and save.

Logical File Name Definition, Cross-client

Double click on Logical file name definition and provide the details as mentioned below & save.

SAP Archiving Process

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Customization under SARA transaction

Write the archiving file
Delete the archiving file
Check the Jobs
Check the material master in SAP after archiving

Customization under SARA transaction

Execute SARA transaction.

Enter archiving object as MM_MATNR.

Click on Customizing a popup appears as below. Then click on Technical Settings

Provide the details as show below.

Now click on 'Technical Settings' under 'Archiving Object-Specific Customizing'.

Fill the details as shown below.

Note: Above variants are deletion program variants; you can see the standard write and delete
programs of archiving object MM_MATNR in AOBJ transaction.

Write the Archiving File

Go to SARA transaction and provide archiving object MM_MATNR and enter.

Now click on Write button as shown below.

Then below screen appears and maintain a variant as show below.

Now click on start Date

Click on immediate and save and back. Now you can see the status a green.

Click on Spool Params.

Once you click on enter, then initial screen will come with status as green.

Click on execute. After execution you can see a message in status bar as shown below.

Now click on job overview button.

Delete the archiving file

Check the Jobs

Write Job Log:

Delete Job Log:

Verify Archiving file

Check Material Master in SAP after Archiving