---
title: "Global report restriction settings"
slug: "global-report-restriction-settings"
tags: ["Totara Platform", "Reference", "Site Administrator"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:37Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:37Z
canonical: "totara.help/global-report-restriction-settings"
---

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# Global report restriction settings

If [global report restrictions have been enabled](/totara-20/docs/enable-global-report-restrictions), the following settings can be configured by going to *Quick-access menu* *> Reports > Report builder > General settings*.

| **Setting** | **Description** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Global restriction behaviour for users with no active restrictions | Specifies what users will see when viewing a report with global restrictions enabled when they don't have any restrictions applied to them. Options are: - **Show all records:** This may be used if you prefer to block all records and only display them when a restriction has been explicitly applied (default) - **Show no records:** This is not applied to Site Administrators who are always given access to all report records | - |
| Enable global restrictions in new user reports | If checked (default) all newly created user reports will have global report restrictions enabled. | - |

## Next steps

- [What are global report restrictions?](/totara-20/docs/what-are-global-report-restrictions)
- [Enable global report restrictions](/totara-20/docs/enable-global-report-restrictions)
- [Create global report restrictions](/totara-20/docs/create-global-report-restrictions)
- [Apply global report restrictions](/totara-20/docs/apply-global-report-restrictions)

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