Yes, they should own or purchase new BigObjects. If they want to archive data up to 2 GB, then the available 1 million records storage is sufficient. They do not have to buy any extra scrum of BigObjects. But, if they want to archive data out of Salesforce, then we do have solutions for that as well.
Big object data backup can be setup using any third party ETL tool as it supports all the APIs same as custom object ( ex: data loader )
It will not allow to restore as of now. We have one CR where it will fall back to one active user defined/setup by admin ( custom settings).
Yes, it is using Batch Apex. No, it can schedule in the business hour as well. But it is recommended to do outside of business hour. Object-object basis. The archive engine very well honours Salesforce platform governor limits.
By default, it is a soft delete. Configurable option for hard delete too.
Almost None ( most of the major functionalities are same irrespective of the storage, but there would be minor change while setting of the app for the first time)
As you know, BigObject does not support role hierarchy and sharing rules. So DataArchiva retains share records of each archived records in big object to evaluate who can see the record. Moreover, Archived data view/page uses describeLayout metadata API to render the page dynamically.
Salesforce Shield does. It support Big Object or outside data store ( AWS cloud). So, we built our own encryption tool as part of the product offerings using AES 256 algorithm with key rotation. This solution has been aligned and validated by Salesforce ISV tech team. This tool supports both big object and outside storage out of the box.
It does not use Salesforce connect. It’s custom build part of the product offerings. (called DataConnectiva – similar to Salesforce Connect) (Customer no need to buy any extra add on)
Yes. Large data can be archived using migration utility which is a onetime activity done initially. Our support team can help you with this.
No. Data integrity remains intact between the live and archived data, which can be viewed from the parent record in Salesforce page without having to restore.
Fields of archived data can be encrypted at rest for standard/custom objects. It uses the highest standard of encryption technology and also supports key rotation policy.
Yes. It does support Chatter/Feeds.
Archived data can be used for analytics. You can apply Einstein Analytics on the archived data and get useful business insights.
DataArchiva takes care of attachments by re-linking relationship internally to retain its content even after parent data is archived. The files/attachments still remain in Salesforce, but we do have another solution called XfilesPro to deal with moving files to the external cloud in case if your file storage requirements are high.
Yes. DataArchiva has a feature called Field Audit Trail (FAT) which helps in archiving field history data for years. DataArchiva even supports System Audit Trail.
No. BO doesn’t offer data re-write.
DataArchiva is an archiving solution, not a backup solution. So, your data will be archived and stored in BO. This means your data will not be in your primary storage.
Yes. DataArchiva is fully compatible with Lightning Experience.
Yes you can.
We convert all the read-only data into JSON format and store it in a field on that object which you are trying to restore.
If anything fails, you will get an email notification from the application. However, you can always go and check the audit log section in DataArchiva.
Yes. DataArchiva is GDPR Compliant.
Yes it does.
There is a restore button available in the application using which you can restore your archived data just by a click.
Yes. BO is highly scalable and reliable.
Yes. Your data will be highly secured as BO is a native Salesforce storage system.
As DataArchiva is a native solution, your archived data will remain in the Salesforce ecosystem.
Using DataArchiva Usage Analyzer feature you can figure out which objects are consuming more data storage space and you can select them to archive.
Yes DataArchiva offers seamless support to any internal or external files & attachments.
Yes you can. DataArchiva offers a connector called “DataConnectiva” using which you can choose any cloud/on-premise storage system to store your archived data. For more information, please get in touch with us.
As long as you have access to those objects, you can archive them.
DataArchiva offers a data type mapping such as we make pick list values as text due to BO data type limitations.
Yes you can, but it would be under the related list section of it’s parent object.
We have built DataArchiva with a Visualforce page, which will help you view archived data.
No. Our Metadata sync feature will take care of that.
You can see your archived data detailed in the DataArchiva Dashboard.
We don’t want you to go, but if you uninstall DataArchiva, we will ensure our technical team will help you out in getting back your already archived data.
Yes you can. But you have to purchase XFilesPro & Encryptik licenses.
Please email us to sales@dataarchiva.com with the details, our sales rep will reach out to you within 24 hours.
That’s it, nothing else.
This being a big data, large volume of data can be stored in terms of terabytes. There is no official mention of size limit for Big Objects from Salesforce.
By default Salesforce provides free storage upto 1 million records for Big Objects and beyond this is chargable. The cost of Big Objects storage is way cheaper than the regular Salesforce Objects.
No additional software or hardware are required for DataArchiva.
DataArchiva archives data into Salesforce’s big data storage called Big Objects. DataArchiva has a layer on top of Big Objects that takes care of handling object relationship, data types, indexes, etc under the hood.
DataArchiva is native to Salesforce platform, which means, the archived data does not leave your Salesforce ecosystem. Being native to Salesforce, there are many advantages w.r.t data security, throughput, platform scalability, hardware etc.
Yes, the archived data can always be encrypted.
No, adding or modifying indexes on existing Big Objects is not supported.
No, as of initial plan, you cannot archive child records along with parent records or move any child records into BigObject.
DataArchiva is a 100% Native Salesforce data archiving solution available in the AppExchange which can periodically archive your historical Salesforce data.