What is the parameters tab page in user maintenance?

What is the parameters tab page in user maintenance?

I have noticed a parameters tab page in user maintenance. Some users have set parameters while others do not. Where do these parameters come from? Is there a place where I can learn how to set parameters?

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The parameters tab page can be used to set default values for fields; such as the default company code, plant or sales organization. These entries are optional and can be maintained by the users at any time by using transaction SU03.

Defining these pre-assigned values allows users to enter values when they encounter them repeatedly. Maintaining parameters can help reduce input mistakes.

This was first published in June 2006