Profiles in the Information System 

You maintain profiles in the Project System IMG. When you access a report, you can change the profiles temporarily in the Information System initial screen.

Database Profile

You use profiles to stipulate:

·        View in which the data is displayed - for example, by profit center

·        Origin of the data

You can specify which data the system should look for in the database or archive.

·        Operative data

·        Version data

You cannot specify version data for the project structure overview (transaction CN41N). For more information about the project structure overview, see Structure Overview and Project Structure Overview.

·        Archive data

·        Standard structures

·        Which objects are selected by the database

By specifying selection criteria in the database profile for objects, you can restrict the scope of the data selected. For example, you can stipulate that only the WBS elements and all activities assigned to a particular WBS element are selected.

You can save any temporary changes made to the database profile for report evaluation in the technical project reports.

PS Info System Profile

The PS info system profile combines all the profiles you require for the structure overview and individual overviews in the technical project reports. You use the PS info system profile to determine:

·        The database profile and, with it, the project view

·        How the fields in the information system overviews are displayed

You can choose a different PS info system profile in the information system initial screen, but cannot change the profile itself here.

For detailed information on profiles, refer to the Information System component in the Project System IMG.