ENVFILES_CHECK

This phase runs in roadmap step Checks.

The Software Update Manager checks internally what has to be done.

ENVFILES_PREP

This phase runs in roadmap step Preprocessing.

The file templates of the environment files are copied to subdirectory <SUM directory>/abap/sapnames/envfiles. The Software Update Manager replaces generic placeholders in the files with corresponding values. For better distinction with the template file names, the files are saved with file names in uppercase letters and without leading period as follows:

An entry in the log file CHECKS.LOG informs you that the user environment has been prepared. You have now the option to adjust the environment files to the environment profiles of target system user <SID>adm. You can make the changes up to the start of phase ENVFILES_COPY, in which the environment files are then copied to the home directory of user <SID>adm on your target system.

See also Important Entries for the Preprocessing Roadmap Step → Environment Profiles Customizing (Phase ENVFILES_PREP).

ENVFILES_COPY

This phase runs in the Execution roadmap step.

The environment files are copied to the home directory of the <SID>adm user on the target system. Here, they are saved again with their original file names as follows:

Any changes you made to the files after the ENVFILES_PREP phase and before the ENVFILES_COPY phase are then applied to the target system.

See also Important Entries for the Execution Roadmap Step → Profile of User <SID>adm (Phase ENVFILES_COPY).