In usage profiles you can specify frequently used combinations of ratings and validity areas. The system proposes ratings and validity areas automatically under the conditions described in the “Features” section when you edit the value assignments and header data ( identifiers , restrictions , and specification statuses ) of a specification.
You have defined the required usage profiles in Customizing for
Basic Data and Tools
under
Specify Usage Profiles
.
For the ratings and validity areas to be proposed automatically from a usage profile when you edit the header data and value assignments of a specification, you must specify the required usage profile in at least one of the following places:
You set it as a user-specific usage profile.
You enter it in Customizing for
Basic Data and Tools
under
Specify Value Assignment Types
. There you can specify it individually for each value assignment type. In this IMG activity you can also specify usage profiles for the specification status, the identifiers, and the restrictions to the header data.
For each entry in the IMG activity
Specify Value Assignment Types
you specify whether the usage profile from the IMG activity
Specify Value Assignment Types
or the user-specific usage profile has priority.
If you have assigned validity areas to the component types in Customizing for
Basic Data and Tools
under
Specify Component Types for Compositions
, when editing
compositions
the system displays only those component types whose validity area corresponds to the validity area in the user-specific usage profile. For more information, see the IMG activity.
To specify a user-specific usage profile, proceed as follows:
In the specification workbench in the specification editing screens or in the hit list, choose .
Enter the usage profile and confirm your entry.
The system enters the usage profile in your user profile in the parameter ESU. You can therefore also specify a user-specific usage profile by entering a usage profile directly in this parameter.