The new profile catalog is not enabled by default in the Default environment, but it might be enabled in other environments. If the new profile catalog is not enabled in your environment, you must enable it.

In the new profile catalog, groups replace the rules that were used to organize profiles in the previous profile catalog. The Convert Rules to Groups tool converts rules.lis and profiles.lis files from an existing profile catalog 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.

1. Open the new profile catalog.
2. Create a group structure.
3. Add profiles to the groups.

   Make one group structure at a time for customization purposes.

   Example: for I profiles, you can have a single group with sub-groups.

4. Save the changes.
5. Export the group structure only.

   Add a descriptive prefix to the exported groups file.

   Example: IProfiles.ProfileCatalog.Groups.xml

6. Delete the group structure only for the group that you exported, then repeat the steps for other groups.
7. Copy the groups files to the Profil\Profiles folder in the model folder, or the folder defined in the XS_PROJECT, XS_FIRM, or XS_​PROFDB advanced option.

1. Open the new profile catalog.
2. Select profiles and assign material types.

   • Use filters and the Search result or All profiles options.

   • We recommend that you assign one material type at a time for customization purposes. For example, assign only the steel material type to the profiles.

3. Save the changes.
4. Open <model_folder>\profil\profiles folder and add a descriptive prefix to the ProfileCatalog.MaterialTypes.xml file.

   Example: Steel.ProfileCatalog.MaterialTypes.xml

   If you assign more than one material type at the same time, add a prefix that includes all material types.

   Example: SteelAndConcrete.ProfileCatalog.MaterialTypes.xml

5. Move this file to a separate folder.
6. Repeat the steps for other material types.
7. Copy the material types files to the Profil\Profiles folder in the model folder, or the folder defined in the XS_PROJECT, XS_FIRM, or XS_​PROFDB advanced option.