3465695 - After disable Audit Log the Storage is not reduced

The Audit Log is deleted according to SAP Help Portal Documentation: Delete Audit Logs.
However the Disk Used for Storage is not reduced, if the Space is checked.

SAP Datasphere

Follow SAP Help Portal Documentation: Delete Audit Logs.

After audit log deletion, the LOB garbage collection and disk reclaim processes are automatically triggered by SAP Datasphere. 
However, the actual disk space is often not freed immediately — especially when a large number of logs are deleted at once.
In such cases, it is recommended to delete audit logs in smaller batches to allow multiple reclaim cycles.

At the moment, there is no built-in option in SAP Datasphere to trigger email notifications when disk usage reaches a certain threshold (e.g., 90%).
SAP recommends performing regular housekeeping and managing audit logs proactively.

Manual execution of reclaim operations is not possible due to permission restrictions in the cloud environment.

SAP recommends the following best practices:
    •    Audit Log Policies: Enable audit logging only for activities that are truly relevant to your compliance or monitoring requirements.
All read and write operations are logged, which can quickly consume a lot of storage.
    •    Retention Period: Set the retention period for audit logs as short as possible to avoid large logs.
    •    Audit Log Deletion: Perform deletions in smaller batches to allow the automatic reclaim processes (LOB garbage collection, disk reclaim) to free space more efficiently.
    •    Regular Monitoring: Monitor available storage in your spaces and overall tenant usage regularly.
    •    Data Management: Review and remove unused or obsolete data to avoid unnecessary disk space consumption.

KBA 3416979 - Datasphere Audit Log Data occupies more storage considering the number of entries in system configuration.

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