Step 4 - Move or Delete Production Data

The last step is the one that actually moves the production data into an archive environment, copies it to a flat file, or deletes it (in the case of purge). For step 4, you can select from two background processes: one that moves data to a target archive environment or one that calls an algorithm that moves the data to a flat file. If you archive to flat files, you can subsequently import the files into the archive environment using a database tool. The flat file method may provide better performance in some environments.