UserGuides:Profiles

Your own profile
To view your profile click on your picture or name on the header bar. The resulting page shows all the details you have entered: name, description, expertise etc as well as a list of all the searches you have carried out and all the things you have added.

Search results
The profile page contains a tab listing all the searches you have carried out. They are listed in chronological order with the latest search first in the table. To view the variables table from a previous search click on the list of search terms in the Search Terms column corresponding to the search you are interested in. The datasets used for the search are also listed, to look at one of them click on the appropriate link in the Datasets column. Your search results are private, no other users can view them.

Other users profiles
To view them:
 * Click on a picure or name inside a data extract, method etc that they have added to MethodBox.
 * Search for people using the search bar and click on the picture or name

Editing
Click on the Edit Profile button under your list of Expertise on your profile page.

Changing your expertise
To add new expertise start typing in your expertise list, a list of suggestions will be shown - select one from the list to add it. If you are adding a brand new expertise tag then click the tab key, hit return or type a comma when finished. To add one from the list of current expertise tags then click the appropriate one in the 'tag cloud' below your current expertise list. The bigger/bolder the tag then the more often it has been used by other users.

Managing profile pictures
First click on the arrow at the far right of the Personal Picture area. you can then delete pictures or set them as your profile picture by clicking on the Manage Pictures button.

Add a new picture by clicking on the Upload New Picture button, select a picture using the Choose file button and the file select dialogue then add it by clicking upload.

Changing Personal Information
Type in the appropriate box to change the details. If you are changing e-mail address then this will also change the email address that you log in to MethodBox using, please ensure it is correct. Telephone and email information is not revealed to anyone.

Email notifications
MethodBox can send you notifications when Data Extracts you have created are ready for download. You can also receive emails when a registered user has sent you a message using MethodBox's internal messaging system.