Roadmap for archiving data with Optim on distributed platforms

Use this roadmap to guide you through the archive process with Optim™ on distributed platforms.

To archive data:

  1. Define the data to archive

    Use an access definition to define data to archive. When you create an access definition, you select the tables and columns to archive and define selection criteria for the data to archive. You can create an access definition for reuse, or create a local access definition when you create an archive request.

  2. Create an archive request

    Use the archive request editor to define parameters for processing the archive request. These parameters include the archive file, archive index file, group name, access definition, row limit and delete preferences.

  3. Run the archive process

    Use the archive request editor to run the archive process. The archive process selects a precisely defined set of related rows from a database and saves the rows to an external archive file.