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# Changing default quality profile

Sonar way core is the default quality profile for every language. Change the default with a general profile for several languages, or per language.

The default quality profile of a language is used for every project that is not explicitly associated with another profile for that language. By default, the built-in Sonar way core profile is the default for every language.

With the Administer Quality Profiles permission, you can change the default in two ways:

* Set a general profile as the default for all languages, or for a selection of languages, in one step.
* Set a language-specific profile as the default for one language.

For a given language, the most recent change applies. For example, if you set a general profile as the default for all languages, and then set another profile as the default for Java on the **Language-specific** tab, all languages except Java use the general profile. See [Understanding quality profiles](/sonarqube-cloud/standards/managing-quality-profiles/understanding-quality-profiles.md#profile-types) for more information.

## Setting a general profile as the default <a href="#default-for-several-languages" id="default-for-several-languages"></a>

1. Go to *Your organization* > **Policies** > **Quality profiles**. See [Retrieving your organizations](/sonarqube-cloud/getting-started/viewing-organizations.md) to access your organization.
2. On the **General** tab, select **All**.
3. In the action menu of the profile, select **Set as default**.

<figure><img src="https://2223713658-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FB4UT2GNiZKjtxFtcFAL7%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-9e38259d408fe3f83190c6e21f660b7d97a0257a%2Fsonarqube-cloud-quality-general-set-default.png?alt=media" alt="The General tab with All selected and the action menu of the Sonar way core card open, showing Set as default and Assign projects"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

4. When the dialog opens, choose one of these options:
   * **Set for all languages**: the profile becomes the default for every language.
   * **Customize languages**: select the checkbox of each language the profile should be the default for.
5. Select **Confirm**.

The profile replaces the current default for the selected languages. Its card shows the **Default for&#x20;*****N*****/*****M*****&#x20;languages** tag, and the profile is listed in the **In use** tab.

## Setting a language-specific profile as the default <a href="#default-for-one-language" id="default-for-one-language"></a>

1. Go to *Your organization* > **Policies** > **Quality profiles**. See [Retrieving your organizations](/sonarqube-cloud/getting-started/viewing-organizations.md) to access your organization.
2. On the **Language-specific** tab, locate the language whose default profile you want to change.
3. In the action menu of the profile, select **Set as default**.

<figure><img src="https://2223713658-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FB4UT2GNiZKjtxFtcFAL7%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-d5ebdae5d83c48315f23f1c062865b58d5a79625%2Fsonarqube-cloud-quality-profile-set-default.png?alt=media" alt="The Language-specific tab listing ABAP profiles, with the action menu of Sonar way core open and Set as default selected"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## Related pages <a href="#related-pages" id="related-pages"></a>

* [Understanding quality profiles](/sonarqube-cloud/standards/managing-quality-profiles/understanding-quality-profiles.md)
* [Viewing quality profiles](/sonarqube-cloud/standards/managing-quality-profiles/viewing-quality-profiles.md)
* [Creating a quality profile](/sonarqube-cloud/standards/managing-quality-profiles/creating-a-quality-profile.md)
* [Editing a quality profile](/sonarqube-cloud/standards/managing-quality-profiles/editing-a-custom-quality-profile.md)
* [Associating with projects](/sonarqube-cloud/standards/managing-quality-profiles/associating-a-quality-profile-with-projects.md)
* [Maintaining quality profiles](/sonarqube-cloud/standards/managing-quality-profiles/maintaining-your-custom-quality-profiles.md)
* [Granting permissions to users](/sonarqube-cloud/standards/managing-quality-profiles/authorizing-other-users-to-manage-quality-profile.md)
* [Quality profile](/sonarqube-cloud/managing-your-projects/project-analysis/quality-profile-association.md)
* [Quality profiles for agentic AI](/sonarqube-cloud/standards/ai-code-assurance/quality-profiles-for-agentic-ai.md)


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