> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://clickhouse.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# materialize_* session settings

> ClickHouse session settings in the materialize_* generated group.

export const SettingsInfoBlock = ({type, default_value, changeable_without_restart}) => {
  return <div className="not-prose" style={{
    display: "flex",
    flexWrap: "wrap",
    alignItems: "baseline",
    columnGap: "0.5rem",
    rowGap: "0.125rem",
    margin: "0.375rem 0",
    fontSize: "0.8125rem",
    lineHeight: "1.125rem"
  }}>
      <div style={{
    fontWeight: 600,
    opacity: 0.72
  }}>Type</div>
      <div style={{
    overflowWrap: "anywhere"
  }}>{type}</div>
      <div style={{
    fontWeight: 600,
    opacity: 0.72,
    marginInlineStart: "0.5rem"
  }}>Default</div>
      <div style={{
    overflowWrap: "anywhere"
  }}>{default_value}</div>
      {changeable_without_restart && <div style={{
    fontWeight: 600,
    opacity: 0.72,
    marginInlineStart: "0.5rem"
  }}>
          Changeable without restart
        </div>}
      {changeable_without_restart && <div style={{
    overflowWrap: "anywhere"
  }}>
          {changeable_without_restart}
        </div>}
    </div>;
};

These settings are available in [system.settings](/docs/reference/system-tables/settings) and are autogenerated from [source](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/blob/master/src/Core/Settings.cpp).

<h2 id="materialize_skip_indexes_on_insert">
  materialize\_skip\_indexes\_on\_insert
</h2>

<SettingsInfoBlock type="Bool" default_value="1" />

<VersionHistory rows={[{"id": "row-1","items": [{"label": "24.6"},{"label": "1"},{"label": "Added new setting to allow to disable materialization of skip indexes on insert"}]}]} />

If INSERTs build and store skip indexes. If disabled, skip indexes will only be built and stored [during merges](/docs/reference/settings/merge-tree-settings#materialize_skip_indexes_on_merge) or by explicit [MATERIALIZE INDEX](/docs/reference/statements/alter/skipping-index#materialize-index).

See also [exclude\_materialize\_skip\_indexes\_on\_insert](/docs/reference/settings/session-settings/other#exclude_materialize_skip_indexes_on_insert).

<h2 id="materialize_statistics_on_insert">
  materialize\_statistics\_on\_insert
</h2>

<SettingsInfoBlock type="Bool" default_value="0" />

<VersionHistory rows={[{"id": "row-1","items": [{"label": "26.4"},{"label": "0"},{"label": "Disable building statistics on INSERT by default, rely on merges instead"}]}, {"id": "row-2","items": [{"label": "24.6"},{"label": "1"},{"label": "Added new setting to allow to disable materialization of statistics on insert"}]}]} />

If INSERTs build and insert statistics. If disabled, statistics will be build and stored during merges or by explicit MATERIALIZE STATISTICS

<h2 id="materialize_ttl_after_modify">
  materialize\_ttl\_after\_modify
</h2>

<SettingsInfoBlock type="Bool" default_value="1" />

Apply TTL for old data, after ALTER MODIFY TTL query