User Guide > Setting Preferences > Setting Data Profile Preferences > Setting Data Profile Metric Defaults
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Setting Data Profile Metric Defaults
To set the Data Profile Metric Defaults:
1. Go to Options > Preferences.
The Preferences dialog box is displayed.
2. In the left-pane, expand DataConnect and then expand Data Profiler.
3. Click Metric Defaults.
The preferences for Metric defaults are displayed on the right.
4. Set the Metric defaults.
You can restore the defaults by clicking Restore Defaults.
Metric
Values
Compare to Constant, Operator
Select one of the following options:
Equal (default)
Greater
Greater or Equal
Lesser
Lesser or Equal
Not Equal
ComparetoField, Operator
Select one of the following options:
Equal (default)
Greater
Greater or Equal
Lesser
Lesser or Equal
Not Equal
Distinct Values, Sort Order
Select one of the following options:
Field Data (Faster)
Frequency Count (Slower)
Note:  Frequency Count (Slower) sorts the results in descending order and hence the sorting is slower compared to Field Data sort option.
Duplicate Values, Sort Order
Select one of the following options:
Field Data (Faster)
Frequency Count (Slower)
Note:  Frequency Count (Slower) sorts the results in descending order and hence the sorting is slower compared to Field Data sort option.
Duplicate Values, Min Count
Click on the text box to specify the required value.
Default value is 2
Equal Range Binning, Range Count
Click on the text box to specify the required range count.
Default value is 10
Matches Regex, Regex Pattern
Click on the text box to specify the required regex pattern.
Default value is .*
Specifying “.*” matches against any sequence of characters.
String to Date, Date Pattern
Click on the text box to specify the required date pattern.
Default value is yyyy-MM-dd
String to Timestamp, Timestamp Pattern
Click on the text box to specify the required timestanp pattern.
Default value is yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss
String to Time, Time Pattern
Click on the text box to specify the required time pattern.
Default value is HH:mm:ss
Most Frequent Values, Top How Many
Click on the text box to specify the required most frequent values.
Default value is 25
5. Click Apply or Apply and Close to save the changes.
Last modified date: 02/01/2024