If the new profile catalog is not enabled in your environment, you must enable the new profile catalog before you can use it.

In the new profile catalog, groups replace the rules that were used to organize profiles in the original profile catalog. The Convert Rules to Groups tool converts rules.lis and profiles.lis files to a ProfileCatalog.Groups.xml file for the new profile catalog.

1. From Quick Launch, open the Convert Rules to Groups tool.
2. If you want to convert only selected rules to groups, select the rules in the previous profile catalog.
   1. To open the previous profile catalog. search for profile catalog in Quick Launch.
   2. Select the rules that you want to convert to groups.
3. Finish converting the rules to groups in one of these ways:
   • Click Convert selected rules to groups to convert only selected rules to groups.
   • Click Convert all rules to groups to convert all rules to groups.
   The Convert Rules to Groups tool creates a file that contains the new group structure.
4. Copy the created file to the XS_PROFDB\profil\profiles folder.
5. Check the output to ensure that it is correct.

You can filter the profile catalog to see only specific profiles. You can also sort the list of profiles according to the data in any column.

When a fabricator shares their content using Tekla PowerFab, you can filter the profile catalog to show only profiles that are available from the fabricator.

You can create your own custom groups to organize profiles in the profile catalog.

1. On the File menu, click Catalogs > Profile catalog to open the Profile catalog editing dialog.
2. On the ribbon of the Profile catalog dialog, click New group, then select New group....
3. In the New group name dialog, enter a unique name.
   Tip: You can change the name of the group later if needed.
4. Click Create.
   The new group is added to the list of groups.
5. To save the changes, click Save.

You can add sub-groups to groups in the profile catalog for a finer level of organization in the group.

1. On the File menu, click Catalogs > Profile catalog to open the Profile catalog editing dialog.
2. Select an existing group.
3. On the ribbon of the Profile catalog dialog, click New group, then select New sub-group.
4. In the New group name dialog, enter a name.

   The names of sub-groups do not have to be unique.

   Tip: You can change the name of the sub-group later if needed.
5. Click Create.
   The new sub-group is to the selected group.
6. To save the changes, click Save.

You can add different types of profiles to the same group. The same profile can belong to more than one group.

1. On the File menu, click Catalogs > Profile catalog to open the Profile catalog editing dialog.
2. Select one or more profiles.

   To select multiple profiles, hold down Ctrl or Shift and click the profiles.

   You can also use the selection options on the ribbon of the Profile catalog dialog to select multiple profiles:

   • Select all selects all the profiles in the list.

   • Select none clears the selection.

   • Invert selection selects all but the previously selected profiles.

3. Move or copy the selected profiles to a group or sub-group.
   • To move the profiles, drag the selected profiles to the group or sub-group. The profiles are added to the group or sub-group, and removed from their original location.
   • To copy the profiles, hold down Ctrl and drag the selected profiles to the group or sub-group. The profiles are added to the group or sub-group without removing them from their original location.
4. To save the changes, click Save.

Removing profiles from a group does not delete the profiles from the profile catalog. When you remove profiles from a group, the profiles stay in any other groups that they belong to.

1. On the File menu, click Catalogs > Profile catalog to open the Profile catalog editing dialog.
2. Select one or more profiles.

   To select multiple profiles, hold down Ctrl or Shift and click the profiles.

   You can also use the selection options on the ribbon of the Profile catalog dialog to select multiple profiles:

   • Select all selects all the profiles in the list.

   • Select none clears the selection.

   • Invert selection selects all but the previously selected profiles.

3. Right-click the selected profiles, then select Remove from group.
4. To save the changes, click Save.

1. On the File menu, click Catalogs > Profile catalog to open the Profile catalog editing dialog.
2. Right-click a group or sub-group, then select Rename.
3. Enter a unique name.
4. Click Rename.
5. To save the changes, click Save.

When you share groups, your local changes to the group definitions are shared with all users in the model. The shared group definitions are merged with the existing group definitions in the ShapeCatalog.Groups.xml file.

1. On the File menu, click Catalogs > Profile catalog to open the Profile catalog editing dialog.
2. On the ribbon of the Profile catalog dialog, click Share groups.

   A confirmation dialog opens.

3. To confirm that you want to share the groups, click Share groups.

   An information dialog that shows that your local changes were shared successfully opens.

4. To close the information dialog, click OK.

You can delete only the group, or you can delete both the group and the profiles that it contains.

1. On the File menu, click Catalogs > Profile catalog to open the Profile catalog editing dialog.
2. Right-click a group or sub-group, then select one of the following options:
   • To delete only the group or sub-group, select Delete.
   • To delete both the group or sub-group and the profiles that it contains, select Delete group and profiles.
3. To confirm the deletion, click Yes.
4. To save the changes, click Save.

You can add custom tags to profiles to make them easier to find and organize. Profiles that have the same tag are automatically grouped into tag-based groups.

1. On the File menu, click Catalogs > Profile catalog to open the Profile catalog editing dialog.
2. Select one or more profiles.

   To select multiple profiles, hold down Ctrl or Shift and click the profiles.

   You can also use the selection options on the ribbon of the Profile catalog dialog to select multiple profiles:

   • Select all selects all the profiles in the list.

   • Select none clears the selection.

   • Invert selection selects all but the previously selected profiles.

3. In the pane on the right, enter the tag in the Tags box.

   If the tag did not previously exist, a new tag-based group appears in the list of groups. The selected profiles are added to the tag-based group.

4. To save the changes, click Save.

1. On the File menu, click Catalogs > Profile catalog to open the Profile catalog editing dialog.
2. In the Star column, click the star icon for a profile.

   The profile is added to the Starred group.

3. To save the changes, click Save.

1. On the File menu, click Catalogs > Profile catalog to open the Profile catalog editing dialog.
2. Select a profile.
3. In the pane on the right, click the edit button next to the Profile name box.
4. In the Profile name box, enter a new name.

   The profile name must be unique and must not contain spaces.

5. To save the name, click the check mark.
6. To save the changes, click Save.

You can add your own attributes to profiles or edit the existing attributes.

1. On the File menu, click Catalogs > Profile catalog to open the Profile catalog editing dialog.
2. Select a profile.
3. On the User attributes tab, click Definitions.

   The Modify Profile Properties dialog opens.

4. To add a new row, click Add.
5. To define the user attribute, click each item on a row and define the settings.

   Item	Explanation
   Profile type	Select the profile type to which the user attribute is applied.
   Quantity type	Select the type of information that the user attribute contains, for example, weight, area, ratio, or string.
   Order	Enter a whole number to define the order in which the user attributes are shown in the dialog. You can enter positive or negative numbers. Attributes with the smallest values are shown first. If several attributes have the same value, they are shown in alphabetical order by the Label.
   Property name	Enter a name for the property. The name is saved in the catalog and can be used in reports and templates. When Property name is used in a template, PROFILE.PROPERTY_NAME indicates where the property name appears. For example, PAINT_LAYER_THICKNESS.
   Symbol	Enter an abbreviation for the property, such as Ix or ct.
   Label	Enter a label for the attribute. This label is shown in the profile properties.

6. Click Update.
7. Click OK to close the Modify Profile Properties dialog.

1. On the File menu, click Catalogs > Profile catalog to open the Profile catalog editing dialog.
2. Select one or more profiles.

   To select multiple profiles, hold down Ctrl or Shift and click the profiles.

   You can also use the selection options on the ribbon of the Profile catalog dialog to select multiple profiles:

   • Select all selects all the profiles in the list.

   • Select none clears the selection.

   • Invert selection selects all but the previously selected profiles.

3. Right-click the selected profiles, then select Delete profiles.
4. To save the changes, click Save.

Profile database inspection finds issues in the profile database and creates log files that list the issues.

1. To start profile database inspection, search for Run profile database inspection in Quick Launch.

   Profile database inspection searches the profile database for issues and writes a list of issues in the log files in the ExportedProfilesfolder under the model folder.

   • Issues with fixed profiles are listed in the FixedProfileItems_<Environment>_<Role>[_<ModelName>].info file.

   • Issues with hardcoded parametric profiles are listed in the HardCodedProfileItems_<Environment>_<Role>[_<ModelName>].info file.

2. To view the list of issues, open the file in a text editor, such as notepad.