Saving Files for Subsequent Updates

Prerequisites

You are planning a subsequent update with the same environment and, in the case of a release upgrade, with the same scenario strategy.

Context

In phase SAVEPRO, several update files are saved in subdirectory save of the abap subdirectory of the update directory. If you perform a subsequent update with the same environment and, in the case of a release upgrade, with the same scenario strategy, you can reuse these files.

Procedure

After the update, make a backup of subdirectory save of the abap subdirectory of the current update directory.
When you start with the new update, copy the save subdirectory to the new update directory.

Note

Release upgrade only: You can copy the subdirectory as soon as you have created the new SUM directory. The new SUM directory has to be empty.
The following files are saved in the directory and can be used in a subsequent update:
- Shadow system profile
  
  In the preparation phase SHDINST_CPY, you can reuse the shadow system profiles.