I import the data into an ACCESS database each day. At the end of the
month, I perform my last import, then delete the accounting file.
I then rename the table with the months name, and can keep it as long
as I like. It's also a lot easier using the database to organize and
query the data.


Trevor Foley wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Our ADSM accounting file is starting to get quite large. I am after some
> ideas about how others handle this file. Certainly I have used the
> information in this file quite a number of times. So I don't want to
> just delete it, for example, on each system restart. But on the other
> hand, I don't think that it is necessary to back the whole thing up
> every day.
>
> I am thinking about something like renaming it monthly. Any suggestions?
> If I were to just rename it while ADSM is running, does it handle it
> nicely by just created a new file?
>
> Trevor