SAP ARCH_DEF Definition of archive object Table

Overview

ARCH_DEF is a standard SAP S/4HANA table that stores Definition of archive object data. There are total 6 fields in the ARCH_DEF table. The following is a list of the fields that make up this table. Key fields are marked in blue.

The table ARCH_DEF belongs to Archive Development Kit (BC-CCM-ADK) module and is located in the package Archive Development Kit (SARC).

In addition, following links provide an overview of foreign key relationships, if any, that link ARCH_DEF to other SAP tables and standard CDS views available based on ARCH_DEF table in S/4HANA 2020.

Techincal Settings of ARCH_DEF

Below are technical details of the table ARCH_DEF

  • Buffering switched on
  • Full buffering as specified by generic key
  • Storage type is Column Store

List of ARCH_DEF Fields

The following table gives you an overview of the fields available in ARCH_DEF

FieldDescriptionData ElementCheck TableData TypeLength
OBJECTArchiving ObjectOBJCT_TR01ARCH_OBJCHAR10
SEQUENCENumber of the record in the archive hierarchyRKZ_RECNRNUMC4
FATHERParent segment in archive hierarchyARCH_FATHECHAR30
SONSegment in the Archive HierarchyARCH_SONCHAR30
STRUCTUREStructure of segment in archive hierarchyARCH_STRU_CHAR30
DELETE_FLGData that Is NOT to Be DeletedDELETE_FLGCHAR1

Foreign Key Relationships

A foreign key field is a table field that is allocated to a check table and becomes part of the table's foreign key. The following table gives you an overview of the foreign keys for ARCH_DEF

Table NameFieldCardinalityCheck Table
ARCH_DEFOBJECT1: CNARCH_OBJ

Other References