User Guide > Designing and Executing Data Profile > Managing Rules from Rules Tab > Disable and Enable Rules
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Disable and Enable Rules
You can run a profile with only specific rules enabled to speed up execution time. By disabling not required rules, you can focus on a testing specific rules, resetting them before moving on to another field rule.
To disable a rule:
1. Open an existing profile and select the Rules tab.
Note:  The Data Profiler .dp artifact is not supported in DataConnect 12.5 and therefore cannot be opened for editing. It has been replaced by a .dq (Data Quality) file and a .dq.rtc (Runtime Config) file. Please recreate the profile as .dq and .dq.rtc artifacts. You can right-click on the .dp file to view profile content in a JSON editor. Also note that some rules have been deprecated or replaced with new rules. For more information, see Deprecated Rules.
2. Select the rule that you want to disable.
Note:  Press Ctrl + Click to select multiple rules individually, or Ctrl + Shift to select a continuous range of rules.
3. Click or right-click and select Disable Rule(s).
The selected rule is disabled (is grayed out) and the icon changes to .
Tip...  To undo and redo this action, select Undo/Redo from the Edit dropdown menu (at top left) or click Ctrl+Z/Ctrl+Y (respectively).
4. Save the profile.
To enable a rule:
1. Open an existing profile and select the Rules tab.
Note:  The Data Profiler .dp artifact is not supported in DataConnect 12.5 and therefore cannot be opened for editing. It has been replaced by a .dq (Data Quality) file and a .dq.rtc (Runtime Config) file. Please recreate the profile as .dq and .dq.rtc artifacts. You can right-click on the .dp file to view profile content in a JSON editor. Also note that some rules have been deprecated or replaced with new rules. For more information, see Deprecated Rules.
2. Select the rule that you want to enable.
Note:  Press Ctrl + Click to select multiple rules individually, or Ctrl + Shift to select a continuous range of rules.
3. Click or right-click and select Enable Rule(s).
The selected rule is enabled and the icon changes to .
Tip...  To undo and redo this action, select Undo/Redo from the Edit dropdown menu (at top left) or click Ctrl+Z/Ctrl+Y (respectively).
4. Save the profile.
Last modified date: 04/17/2026