Data Quality Getting Started Guide > Part I: Getting Started with Informatica Analyst > Lesson 3. Creating Default Profiles > Creating Default Profiles Summary
  

Creating Default Profiles Summary

In this lesson, you learned that a default profile shows profile results without configuring all columns and row sampling options for a profile. You learned that you create and run a default profile to analyze the quality of the data when you start a data quality project. You also learned that the Analyst tool performs profiling on the live flat file for the flat file data object.
You created a default profile and analyzed the profile results. You got more information about the columns in the profile, including null values and data types. You also used the column values and patterns to identify data quality issues.
After you analyze the results of a quick profile, you can complete the following tasks: