Archiving and Purging Data

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IBM® webMethods B2B archives the transactional data present in production database by moving them from production tables to archive tables.

IBM webMethods B2B archives the documents after a specified number of days (retention days). When IBM webMethods B2B archives a document, it copies the document and its references from production table to archival table and then removes the document and its references from the production table. By default, IBM webMethods B2B runs the archival schedule at UTC 00:00 (24 hour format) daily. You can update the default archive schedule.

You can purge transactional data from the IBM webMethods B2B archive tables. Purging is the process of systematically deleting the transactional data that exists beyond the retention days, from the archive tables.

When IBM webMethods B2B purges transactional data that exists beyond the retention days, it removes all the associated information such as the content, sender and receiver information, from the archive tables. As an administrator, you can create a daily schedule to purge the data.

IBM webMethods B2B archives and purges the following information related to transactional data:

  • Transaction Summary

  • Tasks

  • Attributes

  • Content

  • Activity logs

  • Activity log content