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title: "Functional Overview"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Profile - Introduction

## Profile

This section contains a functional reference of all Profile Report Functionality. For details on how to get started with profiles, view [**Profile – Getting Started**](/v1/docs/profile) and [**Profile - Quick Reference**](/v1/docs/profile-quick-reference).

## Contents

- Report Layout and Structure
- Setup
  - [Dimensions](/v1/docs/functional-overview-2)
  - [Measure](/v1/docs/functional-overview-3)
  - [Calculation Options](/v1/docs/functional-overview-4)
- [Right-Click Menu](/v1/docs/functional-overview-5)
- Modelling
- [Options Dialog](/v1/docs/profile-options-dialog)
- [Toolbar](/v1/docs/profile-micro-toolbar)
- [Drag and Drop](/v1/docs/profile-drag-and-drop)

## Introduction

Profiles allow for the creation of interactive charts and data-tables that provide instant information about data, and are a key tool when engaging in data-discovery or exploration. A profile is a tabular or visual representation of grouped data:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/73b6469b-c1e4-47e9-aa65-986c8ebd17ca/Images/Documentation/SimpleProfileDisplayOptions(1).png)

Profiles are concerned with the FREQUENCY of data – i.e., how often a particular value or result is found in the database, and are used to understand:

- The shape of the data – how are the data distributed?
- Identifying outliers and unusual patterns
- Exploring patterns over time

## Report Layout And Structure

Report Type: Profile

Description: A tabular or graphical representation of the **frequency** of data.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/73b6469b-c1e4-47e9-aa65-986c8ebd17ca/Images/Documentation/ProfileReportStructureAndLayout(1).PNG)

### Setup Panel

This section contains the various setup options for the calculation. Drag items from the [Database Explorer](/v1/docs/database-tree) onto the Setup Panel. The report will recalculate each time a change is made to the report setup - control this using the auto-calculate checkbox.

### Result Panel

The result panel consists of a result grid and a chart display. Control the display and layout of these by using the various options in the [micro-toolbar](/v1/docs/profile-micro-toolbar).

### Micro Toolbar

The [micro-toolba](/v1/docs/profile-micro-toolbar)r allows for detailed configuration of the calculation and display, as well as allowing the report to be persisted, exported or viewed in a browser.