ILM TCodes at Your Fingertips

1. Core ILM / Retention Management

• SARA → Classic archive administration, now extended with ILM features (run archiving jobs, monitor, integrate ILM policies).

• IRMPOL → Define & manage ILM Retention Policies (residence, blocking, retention, destruction).

• IRM_CAT → Alternative entry point for ILM Policy Management.

• ILMSIM → Simulate retention & blocking rules before productive run (safety check).

2. Blocking & Deletion

• ILM_DESTRUCTION → Execute data destruction runs. Also handles blocking runs when EoP (end of purpose) reached.

• ILMARA → Create & assign Audit Areas (grouping data for GDPR, tax, liability, etc.).

• ILM_EOP → Run end-of-purpose checks to determine if data should be blocked.

• ILM_CHANGE_RET → Manually adjust retention information for selected objects.

• CVP_UNBLOCK_MD → Unblock customer/vendor master data when allowed by policy.

• BUP_REQ_UNBLK → Submit request to unblock a blocked business partner.

3. Legal Hold / Case Management

• ILM_LEGAL_HOLD → Place or release legal holds to prevent deletion/blocking during litigation or audits.

4. ILM Store / Technical Setup

• SICF → Activate HTTP services needed for ILM Store (WebDAV endpoints).

• ILM_STOR_ADM_CUST → Customize ILM Store connections, repositories, and retention warehouses.

• FILE → Define logical file names/paths for storage routing in ILM.

5. System Decommissioning / Retention Warehouse

• ILM_LTCONFIG → Configure decommissioning landscape (legacy system extraction setup).

• ILM_LTRUN → Execute system decommissioning (extract legacy data into Retention Warehouse).

6. Logs & Utilities

• SLG1 → Display Application Logs (for ILM blocking, deletion runs, errors).

• SLG2 → Delete Application Logs (housekeeping).

• SA38 / SE38 → Run ABAP programs (often used to test ILM reports, pre/post-processing).