# Working with profiles and team support

All connections, filter data, user actions, and compile commands belong to profiles. Profiles can be shared by team members for the purpose of team development. You can work with your profiles in the Team view to enable greater control over team-sharable elements in the Remote System Explorer.
Note: Because the Remote Systems view only displays connections, filters, user actions, and compile commands from active profiles, you need to be in the Team view to work with or activate your non-active profiles.
To manage your team profiles:

1. In the Remote Systems perspective, select the Team tab which by default is located in the same pane as the Remote Systems view. This will bring the Team view to the front of the Remote System Explorer. You can also use the button on the Remote Systems view and select the Work With Profiles action.
2. In the Team view, expand the root element, RemoteSystemsConnections, to see a list of your profiles.
   - To create a profile, right-click on the root element in the Team view, and select New > Profile and complete the dialog box for the profile.
   - To activate or deactivate a profile, right-click the profile and select Active (if it is deactivated) or Not active (if it is active).
   - To duplicate a profile in the view, right-click the profile and select Duplicate. This action copies all of the profile's connections, filters, user actions, and compile commands.
   - To rename a profile, right-click the profile and select Rename.
3. In the Team view, you can also expand your profiles to view connections, filter pools, user actions, and compile commands that belong to each profile. Right-click on any of your specific filters, user actions, and so on, to open a Work with window. These are the same actions available in the Remote Systems view. To work with filter pools, for example, right-click one of your filters, and select Work with filter pools. Keep in mind that the Remote Systems view is the more ideal environment to manipulate filters, filter pools, compile commands, user actions, and so on. The Team view is designed to manage profiles, and view the elements that belong to each profile. The Remote Systems view is designed for you to work with all the items that belong to your active profiles. It includes a greater number of right-click and menu options for a development-focused approach.
4. When you have finished working with your profiles, switch back to the Remote Systems view, by clicking the Remote Systems tab, to continue working with active profile artifacts, or remain in the Team view to synchronize your profiles with the repository.

Related concepts
Team support
Remote System Explorer Profiles

Related tasks
Using team support