Archive File Migration

Use the Archive File Migration process to copy or convert an Archive File. By default, the output Archive File is registered in the Archive Directory, but you can choose to not register the file. If a File Access Definition is used, you must register the file.

Use the Archive File Migration process to

Any object names in the migrated file that exceed the maximum length for an Optim client/server object of the same type are truncated. When this happens, the truncated name is suffixed with the code “__TRUNC__”. A 128-character Creator ID, for example, might be truncated in Optim as follows:

PSTASLG_1234567890_xx__TRUNC__

The Archive Audit Trail dialog displays the migration history of an Archive File created by the Archive File Migration process. For more information, see Archive Audit Trail Dialog.