The System Options (SOPT) reference page provides a set of characteristics that guide accounting and other activities for the different functional areas in the application on a yearly basis. Each control or option set is associated with one or more business rules that drive actions throughout the system.
Certain options are followed by an indication that will allow overrides. Depending on the option, those overrides can be in one or more places. A centrally controlled application will likely have these indications as false so that similar settings in other more decentralized areas will not be used. However, the decision to override options is made on an option by option basis usually resulting in a mix of ones overridden and not. If allowed to override, it does not mean that the control has to be defined at the lower level. Application logic will use the lower level if set and if not, the higher level option will be used. More information on where the overrides can be set is detailed in the listing of controls later in this guide.
Setting Controls and Options on System Options is done over several tabs: