NetSuite Preference Levels Overview

NetSuite offers a variety of preferences that you can set to tailor NetSuite accounts to your individual needs. These preferences are available at the levels shown in the following table:

Preference Type	Applies To	Set By	Set On	For details, see
User	Current user only	User	Home > Set Preferences page	Setting Personal Preferences
Role	Users logging in with the role	Account Administrator	Role record, Preferences subtab	Setting Role-Based Preferences
Subsidiary (OneWorld only)	Users assigned to the subsidiary	Account Administrator	Subsidiary record, Preferences subtab	Editing Subsidiary Records
Company	All users in the account	Account Administrator	Setup > Company > Preferences > General Preferences ( Administrator ) page	Set Company Preferences

The preferences that you can set at each level vary according to the edition of NetSuite you are using and the features enabled in your account.
The same preferences are available at the user and role levels. Some of these preferences are also available at the company and subsidiary levels.
If a company-level preference is set not to allow overrides, you cannot set this preference at the subsidiary, role, or user levels. See Overriding Company Preferences.
If the same preference is set at multiple levels, these conflicting preferences are processed in the following order:
- An individual user preference takes precedence over role, subsidiary, and company preferences.
- A role-based preference takes precedence over subsidiary and company preferences.
- A subsidiary-based preference takes precedence over a company preference.
- A company preference takes precedence over the system default.

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