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title: Manage Knowledge Settings
sidebarTitle: Manage Settings
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Only the workspace owner, administrators, and editors can modify the knowledge base settings.
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In a knowledge base, click the **Settings** icon in the left sidebar to enter its settings page.

| Settings                | Description          |
|:----------------------- |:---------------------|
| Name & Icon             | Identifies the knowledge base.|
| Description             | Indicates the knowledge base's purpose and content.|
| Permissions             | Defines which workspace members can access the knowledge base.<Note>Members granted access to a knowledge base have all the permissions listed in [Manage Knowledge Content](/en/guides/knowledge-base/knowledge-and-documents-maintenance/maintain-knowledge-documents).</Note>|
| Index Method            | Defines how document chunks are processed and organized for retrieval. For more details, see [Select the Index Method](/en/guides/knowledge-base/create-knowledge-and-upload-documents/setting-indexing-methods#select-the-index-method).|
| Embedding Model         | Specifies the embedding model used to convert document chunks into vector representations.<Info>Changing the embedding model will re-embed all chunks, regenerate the vector index, and discard the existing vectors.</Info>|
| Retrieval Settings     | Defines how the knowledge base retrieves relevant content. For more details, see [Configure the Retrieval Settings](/en/guides/knowledge-base/create-knowledge-and-upload-documents/setting-indexing-methods#configure-the-retrieval-settings).|

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  Once a knowledge base is created, its chunk structure cannot be changed.
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