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# Quick Profile

The *Quick Profile* option in Astera gives users the ability to preview field statistics of any set-level object in the dataflow in design time. It provides information such as the data type, minimum/maximum values, data count, error count, etc which can be used to identify and correct data quality issues while designing flows.

### Video

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### Using the Quick Profile feature:

The Quick Profile window can be viewed for an entire flow by clicking *View* *> Data Pipeline >* *Quick Profile* or using the shortcut key *Ctrl+Alt+A.*

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/zEifS4h8yurLAAwiGNX2/blobs/UdLxrkvJ9s0Uu7ZW1BaF/Quick%20Profile-1.png)

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** If there are multiple objects in a flow, using *Quick Profile* from the *View* tab or the shortcut key will provide information on the columns of the last object in the flow.
{% endhint %}

To view field statistics at a particular object in the dataflow, right-click on the object’s header and select Quick Profile.

In this case, we are using data from a *Loans* [*Excel File* *Source*](/dataflows/sources/excel-workbook-source.md):

<img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/zEifS4h8yurLAAwiGNX2/blobs/AXj55MYbu7vaDKo5qVYu/Quick%20Profile-2.png" alt="" width="489">

A window like this will slide up from the bottom of the screen:

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/zEifS4h8yurLAAwiGNX2/blobs/CaHRo5TKL0bU6cLpEJf7/Quick%20Profile-3.png)

Quick Profile provides an overview of the content and quality of all the fields, allowing us to determine whether the data is suitable for further transformation. When creating the flows, we may use this functionality at any point to identify any erroneous data that might be affecting the final results.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** The data processed by Quick Profile is in-memory and can only be stored permanently if exported to an Excel file. To do that, right-click anywhere in the Quick Profile window and select *Export to Excel.*
{% endhint %}

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/zEifS4h8yurLAAwiGNX2/blobs/ixw324xUvjxlnvu3tzfI/Quick%20Profile-4.png)

Enter a valid file name and click *Save*.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/zEifS4h8yurLAAwiGNX2/blobs/RMeAC7Sk5t35gqNAZmnI/Quick%20Profile-5.png)

This concludes the use of *Quick Profile* feature in Astera.


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