The purpose of the Package Configuration Specification is to identify, document, and set the parameters for an user
specific version of a COTS package. A variety of means specific to each COTS package, such as configuration scripts or
files containing lists of parameters, are used to set the parameters that typically relate to:
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Global settings
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Country settings
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Languages
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Currencies (such as exchange rates, decimal places, and rounding rules)
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Units of measurement
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Calendar
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Chart of accounts
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Company codes
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Reporting
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Security and Control
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Organization structure and hierarchy elements
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