--- title: "Reviews and Ratings settings" canonical: "https://support.soutron.net/space/HG/3279630/Reviews%20and%20Ratings%20settings" format: markdown --- The Reviews & Ratings tab allows you to define the settings for the [Reviews and Ratings](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3279602). --- **To access System Configuration Maintenance, select ****System Management > System Configuration Maintenance**. Click on the Reviews & Ratings tab to display the page as follows: ![image](media://adee1188-dc5f-41cf-a25c-8b34760905be) The table below explains the function of each setting: | **Setting** | **Function** | **Default value** | | --- | --- | --- | | **Auto Approve Catalogue Review** | Select Yes if reviews are to be approved automatically and thus be immediately visible to end users; select No if otherwise, in which case the reviews will need to be moderated. | No | | **Report abuse email address** | Email address to which "Report abuse" comments will be sent | {none} | | **Review(s) is mandatory** | Select Yes if entering a review is mandatory; select No if otherwise. | No | | **Rating(s) is mandatory** | Select Yes if entering a rating is mandatory; select No if otherwise. | No | | **Enable review for every rating question** | Select Yes if every rating question will have an option to enter a review; select No if otherwise, in which case the user can enter a single review. | Yes | | **Enable reviews to be available at end of voting period** | Select Yes if reviews are still available for viewing after the expiry date; select No if the reviews will no longer be shown after the expiry date. | Yes | #### Cataloguing [Reviews and Ratings Overview](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3279602)