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To find suitable employees for tasks in SAP Multiresource Scheduling, you can create new requirements profiles or editing existing ones.

Integration

For the print layout of requirements and employee profiles, you can define Smart Forms in Customizing for SAP Multiresource Scheduling. To do so, use the IMG activity Define Profile Settings under   Qualifications   Profiles  .

Prerequisites

You are authorized to create or edit the requirements profile (authorization object /MRSS/SQPR).

Features

Creating a Requirements Profile

To create a requirements profile, choose Create from the Requirements Profile screen (transaction /MRSS/REQM). You can enter an external number for the requirements profile if, for example, you want to enter a descriptive name for the profile. If you do not enter an external number, the system automatically assigns a number from the internal number range.

You can also create requirements profiles in the following contexts:

  • In a network activity, service-order operation, material, or equipment

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    If you select the Reusable indicator when you create a requirements profile, you allow the profile to be used in other contexts. As soon as you select the Reusable indicator, the Deletion Indicator checkbox appears with which you specify whether the requirements profile, which can generally be reused, can be used at the moment.

    If you want to change a reusable requirements profile, the system copies the profile and provides the copy for you to change. This prevents the requirements profile of other operations from being unintentionally changed.

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  • Temporarily in the Scheduler Workplace in the item worklist, in order to create a comparison requirements profile for a demand (As soon as you have created a comparison requirements profile, the system compares this with the demands' requirements profiles in the worklist and displays the result of qualification matching in the Qualif. column of the item worklist.)

Editing a Requirements Profile

You can enter and edit the following information for the requirements profile:

  • Plant

    Note Note

    The Plant column is displayed and must be filled only if you have activated the inclusion of plants in Customizing for SAP Multiresource Scheduling under   Basic Settings   Configure Basic Settings  . If you have deactivated the inclusion of plants, the system uses the default plant from the Customizing setting   SAP Multiresource Scheduling   QualificationsMaster Data   Define Default Plant for Qualifications  .

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    When you create structured qualifications in the requirements profile, you can specify only qualification matrixes that are assigned to the same plant as the requirements profile. If you assign an existing requirements profile to an object (material, equipment, CS operation, or network activity), the system checks whether the plant of the requirements profile corresponds to that of the object. You can assign requirements profiles only if they are assigned to the same plant as the object. When you create a requirements profile from an object, the system copies the plant from the relevant object (material, equipment, CS operation, or network activity). As soon as a requirements profile is used, you can no longer change the plant.

  • Description

  • Deletion indicator

    The deletion indicator prevents the requirements profile from being used. When you create a new requirements profile, it may be useful to select the deletion indicator if, for example, the requirements profile is not to be used immediately. If you select the indicator at a later time, the system prevents any further use of the requirements profile. This does not affect any current use.

  • Structured Qualifications

    Choose Create Qualification (Create Qualification) to create new lines for qualifications. You can specify a qualification matrix in each line as well as choose a qualification from the qualification catalog of the primary dimension. Here, only those qualification matrixes are available that have been assigned to the plant of the requirements profile. You can enter a qualification from the catalog of the secondary dimension only if this catalog is defined for the respective matrix. Enter the qualification level in the Rating column.

    Note Note

    You can use the input help for matrixes, qualifications, and ratings to choose appropriate values. Alternatively, you can choose these values using the selection assistant (selection assistant). The selection assistant calls all available input helps in succession.

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    To facilitate the creation procedure, you can also copy a similar qualification by choosing Copy Qualification (Copy Qualification) and then making slight changes. The system does not allow you to duplicate structured qualifications.

    If you select the indicator in the Mandatory column, the resource has to possess the qualification in order to fulfill the requirement.

  • Unstructured Qualifications

    Choose Create Qualification (Create Qualification) to create new lines for qualifications. You can enter search terms in different languages for unstructured qualifications. As soon as search terms have been entered for a qualification in the logon language, the icon in the Search Terms column changes from to . The system indicates languages in which search terms are defined at the top of the dropdown list with an asterisk (*).

    To facilitate the creation procedure, you can also copy a similar qualification by choosing Copy Qualification (Copy Qualification) and then making slight changes. The system also copies any search terms defined.

    Note Note

    For the system to be able to find the long texts during qualification matching for comparison requirements profiles, the texts must be indexed in the associated TREX search engine. If you have scheduled report /MRSS/SQE_TREX_DELTA_INDEXING to run periodically, indexing automatically starts at certain intervals. Report /MRSS/SQE_TREX_FULL_INDEXING allows you to create a complete index.

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  • On Call

    The default setting is No Search. To enable a pure on-call search, choose On-Call Search and the required on-call type as the search type. To integrate the search for on-call types into qualification matching, choose Additional to Qualification Matching as the search type. In this case, you can enter several on-call types in the list for the system to include.

Deleting a Requirements Profile

You can delete a requirements profile only if it is not in use. To check this, choose Where-Used List (Where-Used List).

Creation of Change Documents for Requirements Profiles

If you have activated the creation of change documents for requirements profiles in Customizing at   Qualifications   Activate Creation of Change Documents for Master Data  , the system logs changes to requirements profiles using the standard functions for creating change documents. To call the change documents for a requirements profile, choose   Environment   Display Changes.