The Software Development Kit (SDK), system integrators can integrate applications into the functionality of the product of a corresponding application programming interface (API). The SDK provides the control of archiving jobs on the basis of extensive interrogation policies and functions, such as the location of archived data and configuration settings concerning. The hardware-independent API of the SDK allows for quick and easy integration of optical and tape-based storage systems such as LTO Loader LTO library, and Blu-ray disc jukeboxes.