> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.tellius.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.tellius.com/settings/preferences/general-preferences.md).

# General Preferences

Under **Settings → Appearance & Preferences → Preferences → General Preferences**, admins can set defaults that affect how Tellius interprets dates, displays query performance, stores images, controls sharing, and renders reports.

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#### Time Configuration

These settings control how Tellius interprets time when answering date-based questions.

**Use weekend date by default:** When enabled, Tellius uses the weekend date as the reference point for time-based calculations, such as weekly comparisons or trending by weekends. This helps organizations whose reporting or data processing follows weekend cycles.

**Use current system date?:** Controls which date Tellius treats as "today" when it calculates dynamic time ranges such as "last 7 days" or "previous month."

* By default, Tellius uses the **Max Data Date;** the latest date present in your data.
* When enabled, Tellius uses the **current system date** instead.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Switching to the current system date may cause errors if your data is not updated regularly. For example, if your dataset was last refreshed three days ago, a "last 7 days" query measured from today may return empty or incomplete results.
{% endhint %}

**Include Current time grain (e.g. day) in last X time queries (e.g. days):** Controls whether the current, in-progress time period is counted in "last X" queries. This determines what "last X time" should include. For instance, whether a request for the last 7 days includes today.

* When enabled, the current period (today, this hour, this week, depending on the time grain) is included.
* When disabled, the in-progress current period is excluded.

#### Query time

These settings control whether Tellius displays how long each chart takes to load. They are useful when troubleshooting or reviewing performance.

**Show query time in Search:** When enabled, the time taken to load each chart in Search is displayed by default.

**Show query time in Explore (Vizpads):** When enabled, the time taken to load each chart in a Vizpad is displayed by default.

#### CDN

Determines whether Tellius uses an internal or external CDN (content delivery network) for storing images. Select one of two options:

* **Internal:** images are stored using the internal CDN.
* **External:** images are stored using an external CDN.

#### Collaboration

**Minimum Effective Role required for sharing:** Sets the lowest effective role a user must have in order to share content. Any user whose effective role is below this level will be unable to share content. Choose the role from the dropdown.

#### Report Configuration

**Offline Render:** A toggle that controls offline rendering for reports.

**Public URL:** The externally reachable URL for this Tellius environment.

**Internal URL:** The internally reachable URL for this Tellius environment. This can be the same as the Public URL, or different if your network routes internal traffic separately.

#### Saving your changes

Click **Save** to apply your changes, or **Cancel** to discard them.


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