.. _profiles: ======================== Pisces Profiles Overview ======================== Profiles form a critical part of Pisces' infrastructure, allowing users to define analytical profiles with various properties and use them as the starting point of an analysis or a model. In this document, we'll introduce the core concepts around profiles and cover all of the information necessary to be able to use them successfully. Overview -------- The Profiles Module ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Creating / Initializing Profiles ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Calling A Profile ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Profile Units ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Profile IO ---------- Advanced Features ----------------- The Symbolic Profile ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Accessing Symbolic Representations `````````````````````````````````` Analytically Derived Results ```````````````````````````` Dynamic Profile Generation ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Numerical Features ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^