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In the transport profile, you cna use variables when specifying parameters.

Enter these variables in the following format: $(xyz). You can mask the brackets with the \ character, if required.

The following variables are available:

  • $(cpu)

    The CPU name (alphaosf, hp, rm600, rs6000, sun, wnt, as4) This can be important for operating systems in heterogeneous networks.

  • $(cpu2)

    This variable contains an acronym for the name of the operating system. The same acronyms as those used for specifying operating system-specific parameters are used: aix, hp-ux, osf1, sinix, sunos, and wnt.

  • $(dname)

    Abbreviation for the day of the week (SUN,MON,...)

  • $(mday)

    Day of the current month (01-31)

  • $(mname)

    Abbreviation for the name of the month (JAN,FEB,...)

  • $(mon)

    Month (01-12)

  • $(system)

    Name of SAP system

  • $(wday)

    Day of the week (00-06, Sunday=00)

  • $(yday)

    Day of the current year (001-366)

  • $(year)

    Year (four digits)

  • $(syear)

    Short form of the year (two digits)

  • $(yweek)

    Calendar week (00-53)

Microsoft Windows

  • $(SAPTRANSHOST)

    If you have identified a central transport host on the domain name server (DNS), use the entry transdir only with this acronym.