Profiles tie the values of accumulated Facts to data sources in order to provide high-quality answers. Any adaptor to a structured or unstructured data source can have any number of profiles. ISYL™ Profiles are data records in the ISYL™ Metadata database that tell the ISYL™ Answer Service where to get answers related to specific questions or components of questions based on Fact values. The ISYL™ Profile Editor allows Administrators to edit Profiles by adding or removing linked values for specific Facts.

The complexity of Profile data structures is hidden from the users, so the Administrator has the responsibility for inserting some data that is not visible to users. The User Interface for the ISYL™ Profile Editor consists of an Adaptor Name, Profile Name, and Fact Name/Value; see the illustration below. The left side of the screen contains a list of existing Profiles and the buttons needed to create new ones. The right side of the screen contains the Facts and Values associated with a specific Profile.