# Profiler Start

## Overview

![The Profiler Start Node.](https://4267723012-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FOEts3pBau6LMamSYhGZp%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-942dee2523c642b6ad4a7958f71d01ee0086f1a7%2Fprofilerstartupdatedimage.png?alt=media)

The **Profiler Start** **Node** marks the start of a **Profiler Block** that will be analyzed in the **Profiler View**.

[**Scope**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2022.2/overview#scopes): **Project**, **Scene**, **Function**, **Prefab**.

## Attributes

![The Profiler Start Node Attributes.](https://4267723012-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FOEts3pBau6LMamSYhGZp%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2381e579880e745f94d476104b5a783f9a310943%2Fprofilerstartattributes.png?alt=media)

| Attribute     | Type       | Description                                                                                              |
| ------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Block Name`  | **String** | Default name the block will have in the **Profiler View**, if none is given in the **Input** **Socket**. |
| `Block Color` | **Color**  | Color the block will have in the **Profiler View**.                                                      |

## Inputs

| Input             | Type       | Description                                                           |
| ----------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Input* (►) | **Pulse**  | A standard **Input Pulse**, to trigger the execution of the **Node**. |
| `Block Name`      | **String** | Name the block will have in the **Profiler View**.                    |

## Outputs

| Output             | Type      | Description                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------ | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Output* (►) | **Pulse** | A standard **Output Pulse**, to move onto the next **Node** along the **Logic Branch**, once this **Node** has finished its execution. |

## See Also

* [**Profiler Stop**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2022.2/toolbox/development/profiler-stop)
* [**Profiler View**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2022.2/modules/profiler-view)