Expanded Retention Option › EROPRO and Retroactive Retention Processing

EROPRO and Retroactive Retention Processing

CA View uses two types of report retention – standard and ERO.

• The first type (which is part of the base product) retains reports based on database generations. This is known as standard retention. You can easily identify reports that are controlled by standard retention. The online report selection list will show one of the following locations – DISK, TAPE, or TEMP.
• The second type, Expanded Retention Option (ERO), retains reports using database initialization parameters and an ERO Table.

When a report is originally archived; it is always controlled by standard retention. During a standard backup cycle, the EROPRO parameter controls which reports are eligible to switch from standard to ERO retention.