System audit trail records that grow too large can have a negative impact on database performance. Regularly archiving system audit trail items helps keep the database running smoothly.
To archive system audit trail records:
Open the dialog.
Specify the database containing the system audit trail data to archive:
Production area
The name of the runtime system if multiple runtime systems are used.
Next to , specify the date used for archiving of system audit trail records.
There are ___ system audit trail items
___ will be archived
___ will remain in the database
Read the information presented and if necessary specify a new date.
Click
The resulting file can be quite large (a file containing one million items is approximately 1GB). However, archive files are compression-friendly and zipping them reduces file size by nearly 85%.