An application profile is an auto-generated document containing business-related information associated with the implementation of a project. This information includes the specifications, requirements, processes, case types, reports, participants, collaborators, and actors for a project.
An application profile supports the Direct Capture of Objectives (DCO). The goal of creating an application profile is to guide discussions about the project and set expectations. Business analysts, lead system architects, and other project members collaboratively and iteratively create the content in the application profile. This collaborative effort increases the likelihood of a successful implementation, because core business questions are asked and discussed, with the answers documented in the application profile.
After you create an application, building and completing the content of an application profile can take several days of dedicated effort. The collection of information documented in the application profile provides the project development team with the most relevant information from the beginning of the project. As the project evolves, you can regenerate the application profile to reflect the most current development information.