(1) Data that describes the characteristics of a user, group, resource, program, device, or remote location.
(2) A file containing customized settings for a system or user.
(3) In CICS, a set of options specified in a resource definition that can be invoked by a transaction definition. Profiles control the interactions between the transaction and terminals or logical units.
(4) Acontainer for application-specific information about a particular type of resource. A Tivoli application specifies the template for its profiles, which includes information about the resources that the Tivoli application can manage.
(5) In the Remote System Explorer, a container for a particular user's filter, connection, System i command, and user-defined action information. A profile can also be used to partition data if the number of remote server connections is high.
(6) A set of characteristics that defines how Query Patroller handles a submitter's queries or what tasks an operator can perform. See also operator, submitter.
(7) An object that contains information about the characteristics of the user's session. A stored profile is a profile that has been saved in permanent storage. A profile in temporary storage has the name PROFILE. There can be only one profile for each user.