Creating an archive service

In this exercise, you will create an archive service based on the data specified in an access definition. Use an archive service to copy a set of related rows from one or more tables and save the rows to an archive file.

To create an archive service:

  1. Expand the Tutorial folder in the Directory Explorer, right-click Archive Services, and click New Service. The New Service wizard opens.
  2. On the Enter a Service Name and Select a Service Type page, do the following steps:
    1. In the Name field, enter SAMPLE.ARCHIVE.
    2. In the list of service types, select Archive.
    3. Click Next.
  3. On the Select an Access Definition page, click Select an access definition. The page displays a list of access definitions.
  4. From the list, select SAMPLE.AD. Click Next.
  5. On the Enter a Target File Name page, enter SAMPLE_EXT in the Archive file name field.
  6. Click Finish.

The new archive service displayed in the Archive Service Editor. You can use this service to create an archive file for a convert, insert, or load service. You can also use the file to create a column map or table map.



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