Name of the Automatically Created Backup File

FILE_BACKUP

*Allevo version 3.0 and later

In Allevo after each planning process it is possible to create a copy of the planning data in a pre-defined directory folder.

Depending on the configuration, it can be e.g. a backup of the latest planning version or a daily backup. This is determined by the assigned name.

Appropriate file names have to be entered in file management in order to activate this function. The relevant constants are:

▪ Default symb. name:        ALLEVO_BACKUP

▪ Constant:                         FILE_BACKUP

The constant FILE_BACKUP defines the symbolic name under which the backup file will be created. The constant is activated by entering X in column Value from. A respective symbolic name is to be entered in column Value to (can be regulated via the button |File.Assistant| in the settings dialogue of the constant).

If a backup path is the same for all users, the symbolic name ALLEVO_HELP can alternatively be applied via the button |File.Assistant|. In this case a separate layout-dependent entry in the constant is not required.

By default, a central network directory is used for backup. In order to avoid overwriting existing files, the file name should be defined with placeholders. See below the example of how a daily backup is created:

Z:\Public\Backup\ALLEVO_<OBART>_<LAYOUT>_<OBJECT>_<YEAR><MONTH><DAY>

With this configuration the latest versions of the planning data for each object type (e.g. KS) and object number (e.g. cost center) remain preserved.

Note:

If the constant is activated but no name is entered in column Value to, Allevo uses the general naming conventions for the search (see the Allevo SAP manual). In earlier versions of Allevo the backup path was to be defined by the SAP Customizing transaction FILE. Entries from there remain in use if no file name can be determined via the constants or the default value described here.