--- title: "Configuration - Default Values" slug: "default-values" description: "How to set default values for Validatar data tests and query optimization." updated: 2025-11-14T22:52:39Z published: 2025-11-14T22:52:39Z canonical: "docs.validatar.com/default-values" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.validatar.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Default Values ## Overview The **Default Values** section allows you to select test and profile set configuration settings on a server level. This allows every new test and profile set created to be standardized. Configuration Note The configuration setting on an individual test or profile set overrides the default setting. ## Test Configuration The test configuration settings reflect the result configuration section found at the bottom of standard and template tests. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/a80bc2a3-87d3-4dc2-9244-a16f33ed193c/Images/Documentation/image%2811%29.png) The test data type that applies to each setting is italicized under the setting name. ## Profile Set Configuration The profile set settings reflect what's on the Profile Set Configuration tab inside of a profile set. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/a80bc2a3-87d3-4dc2-9244-a16f33ed193c/Images/Documentation/image%2812%29.png)