After you define the data to archive, you are ready to run the Archive Process.
If the Archive Process is to be run on a scheduled basis, you can click to establish the date and time for the first Archive and intervals for subsequent Archives. For this scenario, however, click . The process begins, and the Archive Request Progress dialog displays status information.
Before commencing the Delete portion of the Archive Process, Archive displays the Delete After Archive Specifications dialog.
You can use this dialog to review or override your delete selections before proceeding with the Delete portion of the Archive Process.
If you delete archived rows as part of the Archive Process, information regarding the Delete Process follows the Archive Process Report.
You can optionally save or print the Archive Process Report. Click to save the report or click to print the report. Then click to return to the Archive Request Editor.
If you close the report and need to refer to it again, click . Then select Current to redisplay the report from the last Archive Process run (from the current instance of the Archive Request Editor), or All to display a list of all retained Archive Process Reports. For details about retaining process reports, refer to the Common Elements Manual information on .
To be reused or processed on a scheduled basis, an Archive Request must be saved. For this scenario, save the Archive Request.
In the Archive Request Editor, click to display the Save the Archive Request dialog.
Developing a naming convention for Archive Requests can be a useful way to organize requests for easy access. To identify the Archive Request for this scenario, type PSTDEMO.SCENARIO1 in the Enter pattern for Archive Request box and click Save.
When finished, click to close the Archive Request Editor.