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# Profile

## Overview

Your user profile is where you manage settings including how your name appears, your login preferences, your time zone, and your email preferences.

## Use cases

Profile settings help you personalize your Ada experience and secure your account.

* **View reports in your local time**: Set your time zone so timestamps in reports reflect your location.
* **Secure your account**: Enable two-factor authentication to add an extra layer of protection.
* **Stay informed about errors**: Enable error emails to receive notifications when issues occur.

## Capabilities & configuration

From your profile, you can configure the following settings:

* **Full Name**: How your name appears in the Ada dashboard.
* **Password**: Your login credentials.
* **Two-factor authentication**: An extra layer of security linked to your phone number.
* **Time zone**: Controls how timestamps appear in Ada reports.
* **Error Emails**: Whether you receive email notifications when errors occur.

## Quick start

Update your profile settings in a few steps.

On the Ada dashboard, click your initial, then choose **Profile**.

Update the settings you want to change.

Click **Save**.

For detailed instructions on each setting, see [Implementation & usage](#implementation--usage).

## Implementation & usage

Manage your profile settings from the **Your Profile** view in the Ada dashboard.

### Update profile settings\[#profile-settings]

Access your profile to change your name, password, time zone, or email preferences.

**To access your profile:**

1. On the Ada dashboard, at the bottom-left of the screen, click your initial, then choose **Profile**.

   The **Your Profile** view opens.

2. Change whichever settings you require, then click **Save**.

### Change name and password\[#profile-appearance]

Update how your name appears and secure your account with a new password.

**To change your name:**

1. In the **Full Name** field, type a new name.

2. Click **Save**.

**To change your password:**

1. Enter your current password in the **Current Password** field.

2. Enter a new password in the **New Password** field, ensuring that you meet the password requirements.

3. Click **Change Password**.

### Activate two-factor authentication\[#activate-2fa]

Two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of protection to your Ada account by linking your account with your phone number.

**To activate two-factor authentication:**

1. Enter your **Country Code** and **Phone Number** into the respective fields.

2. Click **Request Activation Code**.

   You receive a code via SMS.

3. In the **Authentication Code** field, enter the security code from the SMS and click **Activate**.

   You receive an email to verify that you have activated two-factor authentication on your account.

When you activate two-factor authentication, every time you sign in with your password, you receive a code via SMS that you need to use to log in.

**To disable two-factor authentication:**

1. Click **Disable**.

2. In the confirmation window, click **OK**.

### Change time zone\[#user-time-zone]

Set your time zone so that timestamps in Ada reports reflect your local time.

**To change your time zone:**

1. Select your time zone from the dropdown.

2. Click **Save**.

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### Change email preferences\[#email-preferences]

Control whether you receive error notification emails from Ada.

When a Request block or variable fails, Ada generates an error. You can choose to receive an email whenever an error occurs.

**To enable or disable error emails:**

1. Enable or disable the **Error Emails** toggle.

2. Click **Save**.

## Related features

Explore additional account and access options.

* [My team](/docs/other/team-access/my-team): Manage team members and permissions.
* [SSO](/docs/other/team-access/sso): Configure single sign-on for your organization.

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