Create Configuration Profile
Application component: Variant Configuration
App type: SAP GUI
Description:   You maintain configuration profiles for configurable objects to define central settings for configuring the object.  You can create several configuration profiles with different settings for an object. If an object has several configuration profiles, you must select a profile during configuration. You can only make changes to a configuration with the profile that you first used to configure the object. 
Key features:   You define different settings in configuration profiles for materials than for other configurable objects.  You use the configuration profile to assign the configurable object to one or more variant classes. This links the object to the characteristics of the class for configuration.  Note Note that the class is then assigned to the configurable object, not the profile. The profile only allows you to go to classification. You can define settings that affect the display options and scope of characteristics on the value assignment screen. You define these settings for each object, and they apply to the object wherever it is used. However, you can overwrite these settings for your user in the configuration editor.  You can use an interface design to group characteristics together and define a sequence on the value assignment screen. You need to assign a name to an interface design to enable further maintenance in the configuration simulation.  You can use the configuration profile to assign dependencies to a configurable object. You can only assign dependency nets to a configuration profile. If you assign actions and procedures to the configuration profile, you can manage them more easily because they are all in one place.  For materials, you must also maintain configuration parameters for BOM explosion. Depending on the configuration parameters you set, other fields in the configuration profile are hidden or shown. You determine the status of the configurable object.  You can also define settings for the status in Customizing. In Customizing, choose Configuration Profile   Configurable Objects   Material   Maintain Status.  
Business roles: BOM Engineer| Product Configuration Modeler
Administrator - Recipe Development : 
Performs special, rarely occuring maintenance tasks related to Recipe Development, like Pure Substances, Allergens etc. and ensures consistency of the database.

Product Configuration Modeler : 
Creates and maintains product configuration models, including the creation of classes and characteristics, setting up object dependencies and configuration profiles. Validates the models by simulating different configurations and solves issues.

Development Manager - Discrete Industries: (is an add-on role to the Development Manager)
Manages a team of design enegineers and analyzes changes and their impact in line with given targets.

BOM Engineer : 
Creates bills of material and consistent overall product model, drives changes across organizations, and is responsible for the change process until handover to manufacturing. Is typically a member of the R&D group of the company.

Master Data Specialist - Product Data : 
Maintains Product master data.

BOM Engineer - Customer Order : 
Maintains bills of material and component configurations for customer orders.  Aligns with the sales and product engineering teams until the handover to manufacturing.

Master Data Steward - Product Data : 
Performs special maintenance tasks and takes care of the administration of Product master data. Is also responsible for the quality of the Product master data.

Master Data Specialist - Raw Substance Data : 
Maintains Raw Substances for Recipe Development and ensures consistency of the Raw Substance database.

Development Manager - Process Industry : 
Manages a team of formula developers and analyzes changes and their impact in line with given targets.

Systems Engineer : 
Is responsible for the development of mechatronic products. Translates the customer’s needs into measurable requirements and ensures the delivery against them. Defines structural, functional, and logical models of the product.