Archive Extraction Cockpit

Seamlessly Find the Data You Need

Locate, extract and analyze the exact data you need from online or archived sources.

Your database is a goldmine for anyone who wants to analyze and identify productivity gains or financial savings which can sometimes amount to millions. It also contains essential and critical information for tax audit purposes.

Achive Extraction Cockpit (AEC) is a certified solution allows the SAP Competence Centre to easily retrieve any table-based online or archived data. It also allows the business user (such as an auditor or tax manager) to extract the right data for their report preparation – all within the parameters set by the system administrator.

With AEC, you can save time, encourage proactive identification of abnormalities or errors, and meet audit demands for the business users. Technical users can also free up time to focus on their core projects, while still retaining full control of extraction process through automation and security parameters.

Features of Archive Extraction Cockpit

Large data extract at minimal time
Smaller extracts are returned within seconds
Schedule and automate large extracts
Table-based extract logic without any link to DaRT
File size and job timings are validated by the system administrator in advance
No risk of system performance problems or collapse
File output can be into a windows directory or content server
Extracted file can be used directly by another audit solution

Advantages of Archive Extraction Cockpit

Using AEC for data extraction provides different advantages for technical administrator and business users:

For system administrators

Fully automated
Optimized session time
Ability to define data size, number of extracts per table, specific date and time for extraction, and file output
Ability to set user level authorizations and security parameters
Helps your team to focus entirely on IT projects rather than ad hoc or regular data extraction
Optimized file size for AIS format

For auditors

Easily extract the right data at anytime
Schedule extracts on demand or periodically (daily, weekly, monthly, per fiscal period, quarterly, annually)
Define output formats (AIS, CSV, other flat files)
Create links between tables
Field level data selection
Complete traceability of finished extracts

Benefits of Archive Extraction Cockpit

Time gains to run regular, adhoc, defined, managed or continuous analysis
Meet compliance demands in a timely manner
Proactively identify abnormalities and errors, that can result to financial savings
Ability to address inconsistencies, if any, during the tax audit preparation before submission to tax authorities
Confidence of data integrity especially for tax audit preparation
Autonomy and flexibility for business users
Full system security and control by the SAP administrator
Assurance of system performance stability during extraction process