Profile Management

A profile is a single .aap file. Opening a profile is how you get into Studio: there is no account or sign-in. The profile holds your servers, tags, custom fields, comparison suppressions and settings.

Creating a profile

After installing Aireforge Studio, you are prompted to create a profile. Use separate profiles if you want to keep projects, teams or customers apart. Choose the folder to store the profile in when you create it.

Password and encryption

Every profile is encrypted. Leave it on the built-in default password and it is a personal profile, with its cached data encrypted against your Windows user account. Set your own password instead and the profile becomes shareable: anyone with the file and the password can open it.

Sharing a profile

Sharing a profile is sharing the file. Create it with a password, then put it somewhere your team can reach, such as a network share. There is no SQL Server-hosted profile store: the file and its password are the whole access control.

The local cache

A local cache sits beside the .aap file. Keeping that cache between sessions needs a paid licence. On the Free tier the cache stays in memory only and is lost when you close Studio.

Managing and switching profiles

The Profile menu holds New profile, Open profile, Rename profile and Change password, along with a list of profiles you have opened recently.