Access Schema Settings in Setup

You can now manage the availability of the list custom settings type when creating custom settings. The list type provides a reusable set of static data that you can access across your org. To prevent creating custom settings when using application-level data definitions, disable this option in Setup.

Available in: Group, Professional, Developer, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Database.com Editions

Important

We strongly suggest using custom metadata types instead. Unlike list custom settings, you can migrate the records of custom metadata types using packages or Metadata API tools.

If you want to use the list setting type, you can enable the option in Schema Settings. In Setup, enable the list as a setting type. The schema settings page with the list as setting type option enabled.

The schema settings page with the list as setting type option enabled.

With the option enabled, you can choose List as the setting type when defining a new custom setting. The custom settings page with Setting Type list option enabled.