What is a Profile?
As defined in the GILS Profile, a “Profile” is: “The statement of a function(s) and the environment within which it is used, in terms of a set of one or more standards, and where applicable, identification of chosen classes, subsets, options, and parameters of those standards. A set of implementor agreements providing guidance in applying a standard interoperably in a specific limited context.
A profile is a way of storing standard information. For example, you might have a profile that specifies buyers pay actual shipping, you’ll ship internationally, you accept money orders/cashier’s checks, personal checks, your location and you want to include this items in the gallery. You can apply this profile when you create an batch listing or inventory item and the profile will fill in all that information. You can also attach profiles to inventory items. Profiles will save you from having to fill in the same information repeatedly.
