Archives are copies of entities representing the state of entities when they were archived. You create archives by selecting Audit Point when checking in entities—see Checking In Entities.
To open entity archives:
From any Strategic Finance view, select Server then Open Entity.
Under Open Archived Version - #, select an archive and click Open.
Open Archived Version - # displays archive numbers, check-in dates, and comments.
A warning displays giving you the option to convert the entity if its structure is not current.