Programme SAP RSVCAR14 - Version Management - Archiving: Delete the Object Index

Description
This program deletes an index of an archive file containing versions ofRepository objects.
This should only happen in exceptional cases, when the index tableVRS_AR_IDX of the archived versions takes up too much space.
No individual versions can be read from a file whose index has beendeleted. You can only restore the whole file to the database. Inparticular, you cannot display versions archived in such a file.
However, you can restore a deleted index with the program RSVCAR15.

Precondition
Versions of Repository objects were archived at some time, and theindex table VRS_AR_IDX takes up too much space.

Procedure
The program is started from archive management:
Choose Administration -> System administration ->Administration -> Archiving.
Enter VERSIONS in the field Object name.
Choose Index.
Enter a date.
Those indexes created before this date will be deleted.
The input parameters are transferred with a variant created in archivemanagement.