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Profile Menu and Settings

In AI mode, the profile menu in the sidebar gives you quick access to your workspace context and to Settings. Settings opens as a modal over the page you are on, so you keep your place. In it you manage your account and, if you are an admin, administer the platform.
This page describes AI mode. In Classic mode, Settings opens as a separate page. Classic mode is deprecated. For more information, see Default App Mode.

Profile Menu

Click the Profile icon at the bottom of the sidebar to open the menu. Profile menu with Domain scope, Active persona, My Data and Following, Help, Language, Settings, Appearance, and Logout The menu lists the following items:
  • Your name and role: Click it to open your Profile in Settings.
  • Domain scope: Limits what you see to a single domain. For more information, see Domain Scope.
  • Active persona: Shows your current persona, or Default if none is selected. Click it to open the Switch Persona submenu.
  • My Data & Following: Opens the assets you own and follow.
  • Help: Opens the help links.
  • Language: Shows the current language. Select another language to change it. The page reloads to apply it.
  • Settings: Opens the Settings modal.
  • Appearance: Switches between Light and Dark.
  • Logout: Signs you out.
Profile menu with the Appearance submenu open, showing Light and Dark

Switch Persona

Your persona tailors your home page and navigation. To switch persona, open the profile menu and click Active persona. In the Switch Persona submenu, a check mark shows the active persona. Select another persona to switch to it. Switch Persona submenu with the active persona marked by a check mark For more information about personas, see Persona and Landing Page Customization.

Domain Scope

Use Domain scope to work inside one domain at a time. Domain scope picker listing All Domains and individual domains with a search box
  • Select a domain to scope the platform to it. Select All Domains to remove the scope.
  • The page reloads after you pick a domain.
  • If you can access only one domain, Domain scope is disabled. Hover over it to see “You only have access to your assigned domain(s).”
  • With the sidebar expanded, the profile card shows a globe icon and the active domain name.
  • With the sidebar collapsed, a globe badge appears on your avatar only when a domain scope is active. Hover over the avatar to see your name and the active domain.
Collapsed sidebar with a globe badge on the avatar and a tooltip showing the user name and active domain

Settings Modal

To open Settings, click the Profile icon and select Settings. The navigation panel on the left groups the sections as follows. Settings modal with the navigation panel grouped into sections such as Account, Administration, Features, and Workspace
Some sections depend on your role or permissions. If you don’t see one, ask an OpenMetadata admin.
  • Admin only: Access Control, Bots, Platform Settings, Single Sign-On, Governance, Applications, and Personas.
  • Permission based: Members appears if you can view teams or users. The Online Users card on that page is admin only. Custom Properties needs view permission on the Type resource. Notification needs view permission on event subscriptions.

Settings Pages in AI Mode

Some settings pages exist only in Classic mode. In AI mode, links to those settings open the modal at the matching section. The addresses that start with /settings/, /marketplace/, or /bots/ are not served in AI mode and show a Page Not Found screen. To reach these pages, open the profile menu and select Settings.
Settings pages that have no section in the modal, such as services, are not reachable in AI mode. Switch to Classic mode to use them.

Profile Details

The Profile section shows your personal details. Profile section with Description, Email, Identity and Access, and Custom Properties
  • Profile
    • Photo: Your profile picture.
    • Preferred Name: How your name appears across the platform. Click the pencil icon to edit it.
    • Description: A short note about you. Click the pencil icon to edit it.
    • Email: Used for sign-in and notifications. A Verified badge shows when OpenMetadata has verified it.
  • Security: Change Password. It appears only if you sign in with Basic authentication.
  • Identity & Access
    • Persona: The personas assigned to your account.
    • Default Persona: The persona that tailors the workspace to your role.
    • Domains: The domains you belong to. Only an admin can change your domains.

Your Preferences

The Preferences section controls how OpenMetadata looks on this device.
  • Theme: Select Light, Dark, or System. System follows your device setting. Your choice applies in AI mode only. Classic mode always uses the light theme, and OpenMetadata keeps your choice for when you return to AI mode.
  • Compact Sidebar: Turn on to use a compact navigation rail.
  • Language: Choose the language you want to use. The page reloads to apply it.
Preferences section with the Theme, Compact Sidebar, and Language rows
Appearance in the profile menu switches between Light and Dark only. To follow your device setting, use Theme > System here.
For more information about the organization-wide logo and colors that admins set, see Theme and Branding.