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P4 Server Administration Documentation | 2025.2

# Precedence of P4V settings

P4V settings take precedence based on how they were set and, if set on multiple levels, the sequence number.

Settings added using the `p4 property` command have the highest precedence. They override any settings configured locally in the P4V user interface

If a system-wide value is set and other values exist for the same property, such as for individual users and one or more groups, the precedence depends on the sequence number for the property.

For example, the following output shows that the `P4V.Features.Integration` property is set system-wide, but also on a user and group level. User `bill` is a member of the `p4users` and `dev` groups. Which settings apply? Run the following command:

    $ p4 property -l -A -n P4V.Features.Integration

    and the output might be similar to:

    P4V.Features.Integration = Off
    P4V.Features.Integration = On (user bill)
    P4V.Features.Integration = Off (group p4users)
    P4V.Features.Integration = On (group dev)

If all versions of `P4V.Features.Integration` were created using the same sequence number, the answer would be:

1. System-wide, which takes precedence over
2. User, which takes precedence over
3. Group

However, if the sequence number is set to anything above 1, the highest sequence number wins. This means that if `P4V.Features.Integration` for user `bill` was created with a sequence number of 500 and the other versions have the default sequence number (1), the setting for `bill` takes precedence.

To view the sequence number for a property, an administrator can use the `-ztag` flag. For example:

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    $ p4 -ztag property -l -A -n P4V.Features.Integration
    ... name P4V.Features.Integration
    ... sequence 500
    ... value On
    ... time 1363106274
    ... modified 2013/03/12 16:37:54
    ... modifiedBy swood
    ... appliesToType user
    ... appliesTo bill
    ... name P4V.Features.Integration
    ... sequence 1
    ... value Off
    ... time 1363105851
    ... modified 2013/03/12 16:30:51
    ... modifiedBy swood
    ... name P4V.Features.Integration
    ... sequence 1
    ... value On
    ... time 1363102022
    ... modified 2013/03/12 15:27:02
    ... modifiedBy swood
    ... appliesToType group
    ... appliesTo dev
    ... name P4V.Features.Integration
    ... sequence 1
    ... value Off
    ... time 1363102040
    ... modified 2013/03/12 15:27:20
    ... modifiedBy swood
    ... appliesToType group
    ... appliesTo p4users

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