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title: Setting Parameters at the Database Level 
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Use `ALTER DATABASE` to set parameters at the database level. For example:

```
=# ALTER DATABASE mydatabase SET search_path TO myschema;
```

When you set a session parameter at the database level, every session that connects to that database uses that parameter setting. Settings at the database level override settings at the system level.

**Parent topic:** [Setting a Coordinator Configuration Parameter](../topics/g-setting-a-coordinator-configuration-parameter.html)

