# Profiles

The profile provides a set of configuration parameters that are used to process the data. Unlike the project, it does not contain the data - image files and photometry files. The profiles are used to transfer the configuration parameters between projects. Once you invent the best configuration parameters for your observations, save them as a user-defined profile. Next time, when you are going to do the same task with another frame set, choose the profile in the New project dialog; the project is created with settings restored from the profile. When you process the data from multiple instruments, you can create multiple user-defined profiles, each of which fits the particular instrument.

The description of the individual parameters can be found in this chaper.

## Creating user-defined profiles

A new profile can be created using the following steps:

(1) Start with a project - create a new project or open an existing one. Set up the project settings.

(2) From the main menu select Project ‣ Edit properties.

(3) Go to the root page (called Project …).

Project settings dialog

(4) Click the Save as profile button (1). A new dialog appears. Enter the name of the profile (2).

Save as profile dialog

(5) Confirm the dialog.

## Using user-defined profiles to create a new project

The projects settings for a new project can be restored from the user-defined profile:

From the main menu select : Project ‣ New. A new dialog appears.

(1) Enter a project name.

(2) Adjust location of the new project if necessary.

(3) List of existing profiles is shown in the table. The profiles are divided into two sections -

  user-defined profiles and predefined profiles. Choose the profile and confirm the dialog.

New project dialog

## Editing user-defined profiles

The user-defined profiles can be edited and managed by the Edit profiles dialog.

(1) From the main menu select Tools ‣ Edit profiles. A new dialog appears.

Edit profiles dialog

The dialog is divided into three sections. The table on the left presents a list of existing profiles. They are divided into two parts - used-defined profiles (1) and predefined profiles (2). Unlike the user-defined profiles, the predefined profiles are created at the program installation and they cannot be modified.

When a profile is selected, the rest of the dialog shows the configuration parameters of the selected profile. The central sections of the dialog (3) shows a structure of pages which the parameters are divided to. Select a page to show the configuration parameters (4).

Each page has got the Set defaults button on it. Click the button to reset the parameters on the current page to the default values.

## Loading settins from a profile to an existing project

To load a the settings from a profile to an existing project:

(1) From the main menu select Project ‣ Edit properties. A new dialog appears.

(2) Go to the root page (called Project …).

Project settings dialog

Click the Load from profile button (10). A new dialog appears. Choose the profile that shall be loaded into the current project. Confirm the dialog.

Load profile dialog

## Files and directories

The user’s folder for application data is supplied just as a default location for the user-defined profiles (actual folder depends on the operating system). Each profiles is stored as a separate file.

Example of the default location on Windows:

`C:\Users\your name\Application data\C-Munipack-2.0\Projects`

You can change the path using the Environment options dialog, the section Files and directories:

Environment options dialog

Check the option (1) to tell the software to use user-supplied path to the directory with user-defined profiles. Specify the path to the edit box below (2). If the option is not checked, the program uses the default location (see above).

See also

Projects, Project settings (dialog), New project (dialog), Load profile (dialog), Save project settings (dialog), Edit profiles (dialog), Import project settings (dialog)