Under Review

Provisioning File Automatically imports any configuration changes you make later

More details about this process would be illuminating.

Does the provisioning file force the client to always check for an updated configuration?

Or must the end-user manually re-import the provisioning file (or via GPO etc) for the automatic updates to configuration changes?

Link:

https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/19.5/Help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/RemoteAccessVPN/IPsecSSL/SophosConnect/RAVPNSConProvisioningFile/index.html#benefits