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Background documentation Variables Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

The following table shows which variables are used in the SAP DB documentation.

<arch>

Name of the operating system architecture in the path specifications

<build>

Build number of the SAP DB software

<database_name>

Name of the database instance

<database_server>

Name of the host on which the database instance is installed

<dba_user>

Name of the database administrator (DBA user)

<dbm_user>

Name of the Database Manager operator

<dependent_path>

Location of the server software that is dependent on the database version
This path must be unique. Many different directories with different versions can exist alongside each other.
Any programs in these version-specific directories are not executed directly by the user; instead, they are called by programs located in
<independent_program_path>.

For an RPM-based installation (Linux), this directory is defined as follows:
/opt/sapdb/depend74

<domain_user>

Name of the DOMAIN user

<group>

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

<independent_data_path>

Location of the data, configuration, and run directories of SAP DB database instances and SAP DB applications

For an RPM-based installation (Linux), this directory is defined as follows:
/var/opt/sapdb/indep_data

<independent_program_path>

Location of the programs and libraries shared by the SAP DB database instances and SAP DB applications
Choose a directory that has a large enough memory for any future enhancements of the client software.

For an RPM-based installation (Linux), this directory is defined as follows:
/opt/sapdb/indep_prog

<inst_profile>

Name of the installation profile

<os>

Name of the operating system in the path specifications

<os_user>

Name of the operating system user

<owner>

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

<package_directory>

Directory where the software package is located after it has been installed

<package_name>

Logical name of the software package

<password>

Password

<path>

Path specification

<program_path>

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

<server_name>

Name of the host server

<sysdba_user>

Name of the SYSDBA user

<user_name>

Name of the user

<version>

Version number in accordance with the four-character SAP DB Version Notation

<web_server>

Name of the host on which the Web server is installed

 

 

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