Archiving files and folders requires installation of an archive driver. You configure a single archive driver for an Encyclopedia volume. When BIRT iHub archives a file in an Encyclopedia volume, BIRT iHub creates a copy of the file, then sends the copy to the Actuate archive driver. The driver creates an archive that retains the same folder structure as the Encyclopedia volume.

Actuate Online Archive Driver is the Java application that copies an archive to another Encyclopedia volume. This application copies expired Encyclopedia volume files to the second Encyclopedia volume that serves as a file archive. The archive created by the Online Archive Driver remains accessible as a folder in BIRT iHub System.

The Actuate Online Archive Driver IDAPI provides a SOAP-based interface between BIRT iHub and external archive software. Actuate iServer Release 8 and later, as well as BIRT iHub, provide a reference implementation of Actuate Online Archive Driver in the Online Archive Driver folder of BIRT iHub Integration Technology.

Using this application requires the Online Archive option for BIRT iHub System. You must have this option installed on BIRT iHub to use the driver or the source code.