Use

The qualifications catalog contains all the qualifications that are of interest to an employer. The qualifications catalog forms the basis for working with the following subprofiles:

Prerequisites

You need to have defined at least one proficiency scale before you can create qualification groups. For further information, refer to the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Personnel Development (step:  Master Data Edit scales ) .

Features

In the qualifications catalog, you can group together qualifications into qualification groups. By specifying a generic term for each qualification group, you can classify qualifications so that those which are similar are assigned to the same group. You can also organize qualification groups hierarchically.

You can record more detailed information on a qualification or qualification group in normal prose style.

You can assign a different proficiency scale to each qualification group.

You can store descriptive texts for the individual proficiencies of each qualification.

You can assign one or more alternative qualifications to a qualification. In Career and Succession Planning and when you perform profile matchups, alternative qualifications are considered as being the equivalent of, or comparable with, the qualification in question. You can specify a percentage value and thus determine the extent to which an alternative qualification replaces a qualification.

You can specify a depreciation meter value for qualifications. The depreciation meter enables you to simulate scenarios whereby qualifications become outdated, or are forgotten if they are not used.

If you assign a person (or another planning object) a qualification for which depreciation meter information has been defined, the proficiency of the qualification in question is changed automatically as time passes. Of course, this information is only stored for qualifications that a person does not use in everyday working life.

You can specify a validity period for qualifications. This validity information enables you to show that certain qualifications expire and have to be renewed at regular intervals (licenses, for example).

The validity is calculated separately on the basis of the relationship period. If you assign a person (or another planning object) a qualification for which a validity has been defined, the qualification is automatically deleted from the person’s subprofile when the validity period expires.

You can display the historical record of each qualification. This record provides information on the qualification group, scale, and validity periods.

You can display a where-used list for each qualification group and for each qualification. This list supplies information on the objects related to the qualification (group) in question.

You can translate the entries in your qualifications catalog, and their corresponding descriptions. This enables you to use the catalog in different languages.

You create the qualifications catalog in Customizing for Personnel Development . Once the customized component has been implemented, you can make changes to the qualifications catalog by choosing  Environment Current settings Edit qualifications catalog.

For further information, refer to the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Personnel Development under  Master Data Edit qualifications catalog.

See also:

Displaying the Qualifications Catalog