Using an Alternative Catalog Profile

Use

A catalog profile is typically assigned to a quality notification type. The information in a catalog profile is usually general enough so you can use it to process a variety of problems. In some cases, however, you may have to use a catalog profile other than the one that is assigned to the notification type. In such a situation:

The system can copy another catalog profile automatically.

For example, if you specify a material in a notification which has a catalog profile assigned to it in the material master, the system automatically selects the catalog profile assigned the material.
You can change the catalog profile manually (see Prerequisites below).

Prerequisites

You can only change a catalog profile manually, if the QM Customizing application allows it. If you change the catalog profile in a quality notification manually or if you manually enter defect codes that are not contained in the assigned catalog profile, the system responds differently, depending on the message category that is stored for the catalog profile "check" in Customizing for Notification Contents :

System message (message type)	Effect
Information message	The system copies the new catalog profile
Warning message	The system copies the new catalog profile
Error message	The system does not copy the new catalog profile; instead, it retains the existing catalog profile

For example, if a particular catalog profile applies to a certain notification type and this catalog profile and its codes are intended to be binding for the notification processor, the message category error message should be stored in Customizing. This prevents you from using any other catalog profile, which means you can only use the codes in the current catalog profile to process a notification.

Note Note

If Customizing does not specify a message type for a catalog profile, the system will copy a new catalog profile without issuing a system message.

End of the note.

Activities

To see which catalog profile is valid for a notification, choose Extras Catalog profile Display .