Task 1. Create a Custom Profile
In this task, you use the New Profile wizard to create a custom profile. When you create a profile, you select the data object and the columns that you want to run a profile on. You also configure the sampling and drill-down options.
1. Click New > Profile.
The New Profile wizard appears. Single source is selected by default.
2. Click Next.
3. In the Specify General Properties screen, you must set the following options:
- - Enter Profile_LA_Customers_Custom in the name field and an optional description for the profile.
- - Select Customs folder in the tutorial project in the Location field.
4. Click Next.
5. In the Select Source screen, click Choose.
The Choose Data Object dialog box appears.
6. In the Choose Data Object dialog box, select LA_Customers. Click OK.
7. In the Select Source screen, clear the Address2, Address3, and City2 columns.
8. Click Next.
9. In the Specify Settings screen, set the following options:
- - Run column profile.
- - All rows in the Run profile on pane.
- - Staged in the Drilldown pane.
10. Verify that the Exclude approved data types and data domains from the data type and data domain inference in the subsequent profile runs. option is selected. This setting excludes columns with an approved data type from the data type inference of the next profile run.
11. Click Next.
12. In the Specify Rules and Filters screen, click Save and Finish to create the profile.
The Analyst tool creates the profile and displays the profile in the Discovery workspace. You need to run the profile to view the results.