The Application User Profile is a mechanism to provide a template like configuration for the three major security components of the platform: User Roles (Workflow), Security Groups (DAS) and Functional Classes (ACL / Licensing). In addition to this, a parent/child reference relationship can be established between several Application User Profiles which, in practical terms, means that it can be configured as a hierarchical structure. Several functionalities will depend on this hierarchy.
This mechanism pretends to enhance the Application User configuration process by drastically reducing the time and steps necessary to perform a proper configuration. Also, it allows a de-centralized Application User configuration management.