Profile Basics
A profile is a record. Adding a person, organization or business, or church means you give them a profile.. Adding a person, business
Any congregant, businessAny congregant, organization or business, or church that your church has a connection with will likely have a profile. That means you can track data connected with them such as contact information. But having a profile doesn't necessarily mean they can sign in. That requires an account, which is covered in another topic.
Where do the profile fields come from?
- by Realm when you ran the automatic or assisted setup process
- by your church on the Profile Fields tab. You can decide whether certain fields are visible when adding profiles and whether they are visible to congregants.
Families vs. Individuals
A family can have one individual or be made up of many members. When you add an individual, a family is automatically created.