You have identified the variable values that you want to parametrize.
You have read and comply with SAP Note 2077756 - SAP
Landscape Virtualization Management - Supportability Information for System
Provisioning Templates.
Procedure
In the provisioning template XML file, add individual placeholder elements
inside the placeHolders element as direct children of the root
element template.
Define your individual placeholder in the placeHolder element with the
following attributes:
Attribute
Description
name
Name of the placeholder which replaces the parametrized values in the
template XML file.
description
Optional
The description is used by the person who edits the provisioning template. There is no
technical meaning.
value
Optional
Default value which is used if nothing else is specified before provisioning template
execution.
isSecured
Optional
Default value is false. This boolean value is used to pass data that will be encrypted
with the template password and then replaced.
<template>
<placeHolders>
<placeHolder name="PLACEHOLDER-NAME-UPPER" description="uppercase" value="SID"/>
<placeHolder name="PLACEHOLDER-NAME-LOWER" description="lowercase" value="sid"/>
<placeHolder name="MASTER-PASSWORD" description="master password of the SAP system" isSecured="true"/>
</placeHolders>
</template>
Replace all occurrences of your identified variable values in the XML file with the defined
placeholder name.
Save your entries.
Results
You can now execute the provisioning template multiple times with different values. Each
time you execute the provisioning template, you are asked to provide the actual values
the placeholders will be replaced with.