Retaining Data after Database Expiration

After data has reached its expiration date, the Data Collector purges the data from the database. It is no longer available.

About this task

To retain this data, you have the following options:

Procedure

  1. Integrate the Discover databases with another enterprise data system. Using Unica Discover Data Export, you can extract data from the Discover database and insert it into another enterprise system. See "Data Export for Data Analysis Administration Manual" in the Unica Discover Data Export for Data Analysis Administration Manual.
    Note: Unica Discover Data Export is a separately licensed component of the Unica Discover system.
  2. Forward to the enterprise data warehouse. Using Unica Discover Session Archiving, you can extract session data and store them in the enterprise data warehouse for archival purposes. See "Administration Manual" in the Unica Discover Administration Manual.
    Note: Unica Discover Session Archiving is a separately licensed component of the Unica Discover system. Unica Discover Session Archiving is no longer available as a newly licensed product as of Release 8.7. Customers that licensed Unica Discover Session Archiving in Release 8.6 and earlier may continue to use and receive support for the product in Release 8.7 and later. For more information, please contact Discover Customer Support.
  3. Increase data retention settings and corresponding storage. The restrictions and costs identified in this page apply.
  4. Build a custom solution.