Minimize posting block time

Hi Gurus,
we are using inventory management in BW 3.5 , the data is loaded from SAP R/3 . for every maintenance operation in data sources (2LIS_03_Bf, ...) or upgrade, we have to do initialization in the R/3 side that means blocking all stock movements during the initialization (~ 8 Hours!) this situation is very inconvenient for the users.
have you any solution to minimize the posting block time?
thank you.

hi,
Thank you Dhanya, so if i get it right it's possible to have zero down time during setup and initialization with this method :
1. delete data in infoprividers in BW
2. Delete setup tables and delta queues in R/3.
2. Run init from BW with no data transfer (supposition: this will setup delta queues).
3. Run setup tables filling in R/3 (supposition: all documents posted while this operation is going on will be stored in delta queues)
4. Run full repair load in BW
5. Run delta load in BW.
is this right?
how about compression with and without marker update mentioned here? [https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/f83be790-0201-0010-4fb0-98bd7c01e328|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/f83be790-0201-0010-4fb0-98bd7c01e328]
we are using first scenario : Inventory management with non-cumulative key figures.
Thank you.

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