The project profile contains default values and other control parameters such as the planning method for dates and costs.
The data that you enter in the project profile will be copied into a project in its project definition or in the WBS elements which can later be overwritten.
Examples
To call up the graphic, you must first have specified various graphic profiles in the project profile.
To carry out cost planning you must specify a planning profile.
To carry out financial budgeting you must specify a financial planning profile.
You can maintain the various profiles which must be present
in the project profile in the implementation guide for the Project System
and also in the cross-application IMG. For example, the settings for the
graphic are made by choosing Basis -> Frontend
Services -> Network/Hierarchy.
Project profile is basic heart of Project configurations.
The values maintained in the project profile determine the functionality of certain areas of the Project System. These values cannot be changed without prior thought. Sections like Basic data, Time scheduling,Costs /revenues / finances.
Organizational data must be maintained for the project profile.
Control data like Project type, field key, simulation profile, validation,substitution,project stock, automatice requirement grouping, status management, sales pricing can be entered in this field.
Organizational data like Company code, Controlling area, Business Area, Plant, Profit Center, Proj.Currency can be entered in this field.
Project Planning board is option of viewing the project along with WBS, network, activities in the form of Gantt Chart. It contains data such as scheduling profile, factory calendar, network profile; planning board profile can be entered in this field.
Controlling data such as Object class, Indicator for Statistical Cost & Integrated Planning, Planning profile, Budget profile, Costing Sheet, Interest profile, Settlement profile, settlement rule strategy can be entered in this field.
T-code to see Project profile is OPSA.
Our company have decided not to allow creation of projects with certain project profiles. How can we prevent using the project profiles? If we delete the project profiles will it affect the existing projects or completed projects made of those profiles.
Have you ever used validations rules. That may work well in such a situation. You could use a rule like this : "If profile ID is ABC then error message 333". If you heve not used these rules before tell us about that and we may help you.
You can delete the profiles but you may encounter problems creating new WBS elements in the old projects. The profile is only used to provide defualts to these elements, so you will have to enter the values manually (e.g. Project Type).
The other probelm area that comes to mind are any reports that use the profile as part of dynamic selections.
