About Preferences

You can apply an initial set of preferences to users or groups. These preferences apply to Serena Work Center, the SBM User Workspace, or both.

You can apply preferences for:

A single user
This works best when you only need to set preferences for a new user or to assist a single user with this task.
A set of users
This works best when you only need to set preferences for a small number of users who may not be members of the same group.
A group
This works best when you want to apply privileges to all members of one or more groups. This is the easiest way to apply privileges to a large number of users at the same time. For details, refer to Applying Preferences to Groups.

When you apply preferences to multiple users or groups, settings that differ between multiple user accounts are highlighted in red when All is selected on the toolbar. You can change the settings for all users, or you can select each user on the toolbar and make changes for the selected user only. For guidance, refer to Comparing and Changing User and Group Accounts.

Consider the following information when setting preferences for users and groups:

Users who have privileges to modify their user profile can overwrite preferences you set for them. Likewise, changes you make to preferences overwrite changes made by users.
Users with External product access cannot modify their user profile settings, so all changes for these users must be made in SBM Application Administrator.
User accounts with API/Script product access are granted a set of required preferences. You should not modify preferences for accounts with this access type.

For details on each setting, refer to: