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.

Related Topics

• Set Company Preferences
• Setting General Account Preferences
• Overriding Company Preferences
• Configuring Multiple Languages
• Center Logout Pages
• Custom Preferences
• Accounting Contexts
• Date Formats
• Number Formats

General Notices