C-LANG Statements › ARCMODE Statement—Specify the SAP Archive Mode

ARCMODE Statement—Specify the SAP Archive Mode

The ARCMODE statement specifies the archive mode the SAP external archive system uses.

Supported Job Types

This statement is required for the SAP Data Archiving job type.

This statement is optional for the following job types:

• SAP Batch Input Session
• SAP R/3

Syntax

This statement has the following format:

ARCMODE PRINT|ARCHIVE|BOTH

PRINT

Specifies that spool output is to be printed.

ARCHIVE

Specifies that spool output is to be archived.

BOTH

Specifies that spool output is to be printed and archived.

Notes:

• Use the ARCMODE statement within the boundaries of the step definition (between two ABAPNAME statements or between an ABAPNAME statement and the end of the job definition) to define the value for that step.
• Use the ARCMODE statement before the first ABAPNAME statement to set the default value for subsequent steps.
• The archive mode corresponds to the SAPGUI Spool options, Archiving mode field on the Background Print Parameters dialog.

Example: Specify the Archive Mode

In this example, the spool output for the BTCTEST ABAP is printed.

SAPJOBNAME SAPTEST
AGENT SAPHTAGENT
SAPUSER J01PROD
ABAPNAME BTCTEST
   VARIANT TEST
   ARCMODE PRINT