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SAP Data Archiving and Open Text Offering

Livelink ECM Archive ServerArchiving objectArchiving object

Archiv Data(Reorg) FilesArchiv Data(Reorg) Files

Data Archiving Process

SAP DB

Docum

ents

(businessobjects)

SAP Standard (ADK & ArchiveLink) OT Offering

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

Online Data

Offline Data

Simple retrieval ofOffline-Data for

business user

In context of completebusiness process and

online data

Online Data =Data in SAP

database

Offline Data =archived SAP data

(not in SAP

database any more)

Simple retrieval ofOffline-Data for

business user

In context of completebusiness process and

online data

Online Data =Data in SAP

database

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 TextCall It Data Archive Plus

Online Data

Offline Data

Simple retrieval of

Offline-Data

In context of completebusiness process and

online data

Online Data = Data in

SAP database

Offline Data = archived

SAP data (not in SAP

database any more)

SAP 2007 / Page 5

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Internal Only SAP 2007 / Page 6

OT Archive Server and SAP Content Server

Store & retrieve content

Archive Server assembly

& Scalability

Storage virtualization

Caching &

Cache Servers

SSL & SecKeys

Long-term preservation

& readability

Timestamps

Retention handling

Backup & Replication

Disaster recovery

High availability

Encryption

OTArchive

Server

SAP

Content

Server

Single instance

archiving

High volume filing

** see slide notes for 100 pg PPT on all of these topics

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Installation Size / Complexity

Performance

Livelink

Enterprise

Archive

SAP Content

Server

Summary

SAP Content Server

is missing many important featuresrequired to manage large and complex

installations. This results in a

decreasing overall performance.

Livelink Enterprise Archive

is a as an long-term enterprise-wide document backbone. Itprovides 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.