> ## 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. # PrefDesc table > Preference description, drives the Preference GUI. Maintenance client - controls all preferences in SuperOffice. You find an overview off all standard preference on http;//techdoc.superoffice.com. May be used by third-party developers to add system preferences to be updated from SuperOffice Maintenance client, instead of ini-files. ## PrefDesc Table (184) Preference description, drives the Preference GUI. Maintenance client - controls all preferences in SuperOffice. You find an overview off all standard preference on http;//techdoc.superoffice.com. May be used by third-party developers to add system preferences to be updated from SuperOffice Maintenance client, instead of ini-files. ## Fields | Name | Description | Type | Nullable | | ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | :------: | | PrefDesc\_id | Primary key | PK | No | | prefsection | Preference section name | String(199) | No | | prefkey | Preference key name | String(199) | No | | name | Multi-language name | String(254) | Yes | | valueType | 1=number, 2=text, 3=bool, 4=list of values; 5=list table ref; 6=contact ID, 7=Person ID, 8=Project ID, 9=Selection ID | Enum [PrefDescValueType](./enums/prefdescvaluetype.mdx) | Yes | | maxLevel | Lowest allowed setting level, set by user, but not lower than sysMaxLevel | Enum [PreferenceLevel](./enums/preferencelevel.mdx) | Yes | | sysMaxLevel | Lowest allowed setting level, set by SuperOffice | Enum [PreferenceLevel](./enums/preferencelevel.mdx) | Yes | | accessFlags | 1=wizard mode, 2=level 0, 4=admin gui, 8=crm gui | Enum [PrefDescAccessFlags](./enums/prefdescaccessflags.mdx) | Yes | | maxValue | Max value (if type 1); list table ID (if type 5) | Int | Yes | | minValue | Min value (if type 1); list extra id (if type 5) | Int | Yes | | registered | Registered when | UtcDateTime | No | | registered\_associate\_id | Registered by whom | FK [associate](./associate.mdx) | No | | updated | Last updated when | UtcDateTime | No | | updated\_associate\_id | Last updated by whom | FK [associate](./associate.mdx) | No | | updatedCount | Number of updates made to this record | UShort | No | | description | Description of preference, multi-language parsed | String(2047) | Yes | | isBuiltin | 1 = This row populated and maintained by SuperOffice | UShort | Yes | | requiredLicense | Licenses the user/installation must have if this reference is to be shown. Comma-separated list of owner.module pairs | String(254) | Yes | | rank | Rank field for ordering sections, and keys within sections | Int | Yes | | subGroup | Keys that share a value (including NULL) in this field are shown together; a visual spacer is shown between groups | String(128) | Yes | | minLevel | The minimum (furthest away from User) level this preference can be set for | Int | Yes | PrefDesc table relationship diagram ## Indexes | Fields | Types | Description | | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | | prefsection | String(199) | Index | | prefkey | String(199) | Index | ## Relationships | Table | Description | | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [associate](./associate) | Employees, resources and other users - except for External persons | | [PrefDescLine](./prefdescline) | Preference description - multiple choice line - drives the Preference GUI. May be used by third-party developers to add system preferences to be updated from SuperOffice Maintenance client, instead of ini-files. | ## Replication Flags * Replicate changes DOWN from central to satellites and travellers. * Replicate changes UP from satellites and travellers back to central. * Copy to satellite and travel prototypes. ## Security Flags * No access control via user's Role. ## Related topics - [SuperOffice.WebApi.Data.CultureDataFormatter](/en/api/reference/webapi/SuperOffice.WebApi.Data.CultureDataFormatter.md) - [PrefDescLine table](/en/database/tables/prefdescline.md) - [Enum PrefDescAccessFlags](/en/automation/crmscript/reference/CRMScript.NetServer.PrefDescAccessFlags.md) - [Enum PrefDescValueType](/en/automation/crmscript/reference/CRMScript.NetServer.PrefDescValueType.md) - [Enum values for PrefDescValueType](/en/database/tables/enums/prefdescvaluetype.md) - [SuperOffice.WebApi.Data.PrefDescValueType](/en/api/reference/webapi/SuperOffice.WebApi.Data.PrefDescValueType.md)