What is profile in SAP BC-ESI - Enterprise Service Infrastructure?

SAP Term: profile

• Component: BC-ESI

• Component Name: Enterprise Service Infrastructure

• Description: An entity which is only used in business scenario configuration. A profile is maintained in SOA Manager and contains mainly the set of security settings that need to be applied to service definitions and service groups during business scenario configuration. As the security settings of a landscape may change in the course of time, a new profile version was introduced in SOA Manager to support these changes. The Web service consumer and provider applications can agree on specific profile versions, and all other profile versions can be deactivated. The Web service configuration on the consumer and the provider side takes place automatically with the help of this mechanism, thus supporting change management in the landscape. Profiles are used during local and central business scenario configuration. This entity cannot be transported across systems but can be exported and imported as an XML file between systems. This entity is also exposed in the Services Registry where

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• Key Concepts: 
  A profile in SAP BC-ESI Enterprise Service Infrastructure is a set of parameters that define the behavior of a service. It includes information such as the service name, the service type, the service version, and the service provider. It also includes information about the service's security settings, such as authentication and authorization. 
  
  How to use it: 
  Profiles are used to define the behavior of a service. They are created in the SAP BC-ESI Enterprise Service Infrastructure and can be used to configure services for different purposes. For example, a profile can be used to configure a service for authentication and authorization, or to define the service's name and version. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating a profile in SAP BC-ESI Enterprise Service Infrastructure, it is important to ensure that all of the necessary parameters are included. This will ensure that the service behaves as expected when it is deployed. Additionally, it is important to keep profiles up-to-date with any changes in the service's behavior or configuration. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information about profiles in SAP BC-ESI Enterprise Service Infrastructure, please refer to the official documentation at https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/BC_ESI/latest/en-US/f9f8d7a2b3e14c8a9f3d7c2b6f5e4d1a.html