Settings

Almost every tunable in the system — page sizes, export caps, import behavior, notification recipients, feature toggles — lives in one consistent settings cascade. Understanding the cascade once means every settings screen works the same way.

The cascade: global → space → user

A setting can hold a value at three layers, and the most specific layer wins:

LayerWho sets itApplies to
GlobalPlatform super admins onlyEveryone, everywhere, unless overridden below.
SpaceSpace administrators (with the space-level permission)Everyone in that space, unless a user overrides it.
User ("Just me")YouOnly you, in that space.

When you read a setting, the system checks your personal value first, then your space's value, then the global default. Removing your personal value simply lets the space (or global) value show through again — nothing is ever lost.

The settings editor
A setting with its layer badge and reset action

Note
Every settings screen shows an active-level badge telling you which layer currently
wins — for example "Inheriting from Space" or "Personal override" — and a Reset action that
clears just your layer.

Where you meet the cascade

The same three-layer picker appears wherever something is configurable per person and per team:

  • Saved views on lists — save a view just for yourself or for the whole space

(see Working with Lists).

  • Dashboard layouts — a personal dashboard arrangement over the space default

(see Your Dashboard).

  • Form layouts and field visibility — administrators shape the space defaults; personal

adjustments sit on top.

  • Operational tunables — administrators can adjust behavior like export row caps or import

batch sizes for a space without a software change.

Tip
The picker only offers the layers you are allowed to write: "Just me" is always there,
"Space" appears with the space permission, and "Global" only for platform super admins. What you
cannot change, you cannot break.

The settings hub

Administrators reach every admin page from the Settings hub in the user menu — nothing hides behind a URL you have to know. The hub links space management, permission groups, form and field administration, the settings-cascade editor, notification preferences, and the security options (including which sensitive actions require re-entering your password).

Important
Your plan's entitlements feed default limits into this same cascade — which is why a
plan upgrade can raise a cap without anyone touching a settings screen. A space administrator can
tighten limits below the plan's ceiling, but never loosen them above it. See
Billing & Plans.