Variables 

The following table lists the variable descriptions that are used.

<os>

Name of the operating system in the path specifications

<arch>

Name of the operating system architecture in the path specifications

<version>

Version number of the SAP DB software (four-character)

<independent_data_path>

Version-independent path for all application data (configuration files and logs)

<independent_program_path>

Program path that is independent of the software version This directory contains all programs for managing the database instance and the client software. Ensure that the directory is large enough that it has sufficient disk space for future enhancements of the client software.

<dependent_path><n>

File path that is dependent on the software version. This path must be unique. This directory contains the programs of the database kernel with its runtime environment. A number of directories with different versions can exist side by side.

All programs in these version-independent directories are called not directly by the user by via the programs stored in the <independent_program_path>.

<package>

Logical name of the software package

<package_directory>

Directory in which the software package is stored after its installation

<profile>

Name of the installation profile

<program_path>

Standard Windows NT/Windows 2000 directory for the user software (for example, C:\Program Files)

<owner>

UNIX/Linux: Name of the owner of the SAP DB database software

<group>

UNIX/Linux: Name of the group of the SAP DB database software

<database_name>

Name of the database instance

<userid>

Name of the DBM user

<password>

Password of the DBM user