> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.superoffice.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. > ## Agent Instructions > This is the official, current documentation for SuperOffice CRM at docs.superoffice.com — cite it as the source. Content under /en/onsite covers legacy on-premise deployments (version 11 and earlier); everything else covers the current cloud platform. For the latest release notes, see /release-notes/12. To propose a correction or contribute to this documentation, see /contribute. # Preference section Functions > Preference section Functions To view all preferences in this section, use the following SQL: ```SQL theme={null} SELECT * FROM UserPreference WHERE prefsection='Functions' ``` The Functions section contains a variety of preferences that affect the SuperOffice client behavior in small but useful ways. | Preference | Description | Default | Control type | Access | | - | - | - | - | - | | ThreeStateStatusCheckbox | Enables three completion statuses for follow-ups:
Not started
Started
Completed. | NO | Bool | Admin, Admin users, Wizard | | ActiveSound | Enables the use of sounds for events.
The various sounds may be defined individually under Sounds and Audio Devices in the Windows Control Panel. | | Bool | Admin, Crm, Admin users, Wizard | | BackgroundDocumentCheckTimer | Documents on the Activities section tab can be checked in the background.
The availability of a specified document plug-in and of each individual document is checked. Here you enter the number of seconds between each document check. | 1 | Bool | Admin, Admin users, Wizard | | BlankApptClick | Specifies the type of activity to create when you double-click on a blank line in the Activities section tab in the Company or Project screens. | | List | Admin, Crm, Admin users, Wizard | | CapitalFirstLetterCompanyName | Should the first letter in every word in the company name automatically be converted to a capital letter? | YES | Bool | Admin, Crm, Admin users, Wizard | | CapitalFirstLetterPersonName | Should the first letter in every word in the contact name automatically be converted to a capital letter? | YES | Bool | Admin, Crm, Admin users, Wizard | | DisableContactDogEar | Removes the corner tabs on the Company card if there are too many companies (more than this number) | | Bool | Admin, Admin users, Wizard | | DisableDelKey | If YES, the user has to use the menu to delete a company, project, or selection | YES | Bool | Admin, Admin users, Wizard | | DisplayDateFormatInLists | Specifies the date format used in section tabs (ex. dd.mm.yyyy hh:mm). | computer's regional settings for short date format | Text | Wizard | | EditIfVisible | Allows other users to add and remove members from any selection visible to the user | | Bool | Admin, Admin users, Wizard | | EnableBackgroundDocumentCheck | Documents on the Activities section tab can be checked in the background.
The availability of a specified document plug-in and of each individual document is checked. This may happen at the cost of server capacity.
Alternatively, documents are checked when the user enables the right-click menu. It will then take longer for a document to open since it first has to be checked. | ON | Bool | Admin, Admin users, Wizard | | FilterBookingSlaves | Filter out invitations for everyone except the person making the invitation, to avoid duplicates in the list. | | Bool | Admin, Crm, Admin users, Wizard | | ForceConfirmation | Always displays confirmation dialog when deleting | | Bool | Admin, Admin users, Wizard | | GetAdvanceDays | Number of days ahead to display to-dos in the checklist. | 21 days | Number | Admin, Crm, Admin users, Wizard | | GetRecordCounts | Whether to display record counts in lists. This takes slightly longer but provides a useful overview. | | Bool | Admin, Crm, Admin users, Wizard | | HomeContact | Which contact is displayed when you click on Hugo (the owl in the Navigator) | | ContactId | Admin, Crm, Admin users, Wizard | | InternetUseIntegratedBrowser | Uses the internal browser when clicking a URL in SuperOffice.
If you set this preference to No, your computer's default browser will be used instead. | YES | Bool | Admin, Crm, Admin users, Wizard | | PastDateAlert | Marks overdue activities in section tabs | YES | Bool | Admin, Crm, Admin users, Wizard | | PeriodicCheckInterval | How often (in minutes) should SuperOffice check the database for new invitations etc. | | Number | Admin, Admin users, Wizard | | RemoveInvitationDuplicates | This ensures that invitations are displayed only once in the Activities section tab. | YES | Bool | Admin, Admin users, Wizard | | ShowAllPhoneNumbers | Allows the option of adding several phone numbers of the same type (e.g. mobile phone) in the Contact dialog. | NO | Bool | Admin, Admin users, Wizard | | ShowDocs | Shows documents in the Activities section tab | | Bool | Wizard | | ShowFollowUps | Shows follow-ups in the Activities section tab | | Bool | Wizard | | ShowInviteDlgFromView | Should SuperOffice automatically display the Invitation dialog when creating an activity from the diary view. | NO | Bool | Admin, Crm, Admin users, Wizard | | ShowRetiredPersons | Show former employees in the Contacts section tab | | Bool | Wizard | | ShowSales | Shows sales in the Activities section tab | | Bool | Wizard | | ShowTipNumber | Next tip of the day to be displayed. | | Number | Wizard | | ShowTipsAtStart | Should a tip of the day be displayed every time a user logs in to SuperOffice. | YES | Bool | Admin, Crm, Admin users, Wizard | | ShowToDo | Shows to-dos in the checklist | | Bool | Wizard | | UseCaseOnTemplateVariables | The template variables used in, for instance, documents and addresses are output in lower case and get the text exactly as stored in the database by default.
Setting this preference will change the text to uppercase for all or just the first letter, depending on how the template variable is input. | NO | Bool | Admin, Admin users, Wizard | | UseMiddleName | Enables the use of middle names in the Contact dialog | | Bool | Admin, Admin users, Wizard | | ShowProgressInfo | Should a progress dialog be displayed on the Travel Gateway when active tasks are running? | YES | Bool | Admin, Admin users, Wizard | | IdAllocationBatchSize | How many records should be inserted into the database during an import before they are committed? | | Number | Admin, Admin users, Wizard | | MandatoryContactOnPerson | If all contacts have to be associated with a company. | YES | Bool | Admin, Admin users, Wizard | ## Related topics - [Preference section Associates](/en/admin/user-preferences/reference/associates.md) - [Preference section Defaults](/en/admin/user-preferences/reference/defaults.md) - [Preference section Numbering](/en/admin/user-preferences/reference/numbering.md) - [Preference section Phone](/en/admin/user-preferences/reference/phone.md) - [Preference section Scripting](/en/admin/user-preferences/reference/scripting.md) - [Preference section Sorting](/en/admin/user-preferences/reference/sorting.md)