3552842 - SWPM failed with error TypeError: spf.resolveValue(pf) has no properties

During the Dialog Instance installation procedure with SWPM 1.0 tool the following error happened according to sapinst_dev.log at the checking of profile parameters:

TRACE      <DATE> <TIMESTAMP> (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [Installer Callback]
NWInstance.getDirProfile()

TRACE      <DATE> <TIMESTAMP> (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [Installer Callback]
NW.getDirProfile(false)

TRACE      <DATE> <TIMESTAMP> (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [Installer Callback]
NW.getDirProfile() done: /sapmnt/<SAPSID>/profile

TRACE      <DATE> <TIMESTAMP> (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [Installer Callback]
NWInstance.getDirProfile() done: /sapmnt/<SAPSID>/profile

TRACE      <DATE> <TIMESTAMP> (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [Installer Callback]
NWInstance.getStartProfilePath() done: /sapmnt/<SAPSID>/profile/START_DVEBMGS<instance number>_<hostname>

TRACE      <DATE> <TIMESTAMP> (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [Installer Callback]
NWInstance.isAlwaysUnicode()

TRACE      <DATE> <TIMESTAMP> (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [Installer Callback]
NWInstance.isAlwaysUnicode(ABAPCI)

TRACE      <DATE> <TIMESTAMP> (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [Installer Callback]
NWInstance.isAlwaysUnicode() done: false

TRACE      <DATE> <TIMESTAMP> (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [Installer Callback]
NWInstance.isAlwaysUnicode() done: false

TRACE      <DATE> <TIMESTAMP> (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [Installer Callback]
Can't resolve parameter _PF in profile. Returning undefined.

TRACE      <DATE> <TIMESTAMP> (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [Installer Callback]
While resolving parameter pf=$(_PF): can't resolve pf=$(_PF) because _PF is unknown. Returning undefined.
{

[...]

TRACE      <DATE> <TIMESTAMP> (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [EJSController.cpp:281]

 52594:         // but /sapmnt/SID/profile exists...
 52595:         spf.add(new Property("DIR_PROFILE", this.getDirProfile()));
 52596:       }
 52597:       var apps = spf.getApplications();
 52598:       for (var i = 0; i < apps.length; ++i) {
 52599:         if (apps[i].profile) {
 52600:           pf = apps[i].profileUnresolved;
 52601:           break;
 52602:         }
 52603:       }
 52604:       var s = installer.onWindows() ? "\\" : "/";
 52605:       if (!pf) {
 52606:         pf = "$(DIR_PROFILE)" + s + this.getSID() + "_" + this.getName() + "_" + this.getHostName();
 52607:       }
 52608:       if (resolve) {
 52609:         pf = FSPath.getPath(spf.resolveValue(pf).value());
 52610:         this._updateRow({instProfilePath:pf.toString()});
 52611:       }
 52612:     }
 52613:     NW.trace("NWInstance.getProfilePath() done: ", pf);
 52614:     return pf;
 52615:   }
 52616:   this.getDefaultProfilePath = function() {
 52617:     NW.trace("NWInstance.getDefaultProfilePath()");
 52618:     var ret = NW.getSystem(this.getSID()).getDefaultProfilePath();
 52619:     NW.trace("NWInstance.getDefaultProfilePath() done: ", ret);
 52620:     return ret;
 52621:   }
 52622:   this.exeIsLocal = function() {
 52623:     return parseBool(row.exeIsLocal);
 52624:   }

A full dump of the javascript code can be found in file js_dump.log in the installation directory.

ERROR      <DATE> <TIMESTAMP> (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [EJSGlobal.cpp:48] id=ejs.scriptMessage errno=FJS-00003 EJS_ErrorReporter
TypeError: spf.resolveValue(pf) has no properties (in script NW_DI|ind|ind|ind|ind, line 52609: ???)

TRACE      <DATE> <TIMESTAMP> (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [SLPGuiEngine.cpp:214] SLPGuiEngine::showMessageBoxHandleButtonImpl()
executing JS script failed

AS ABAP

SAP NetWeaver 7.0x and higher

SWPM 1.0

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