> ## 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.

# restore_replace_* session settings

> ClickHouse session settings in the restore_replace_* 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="restore_replace_external_dictionary_source_to_null">
  restore\_replace\_external\_dictionary\_source\_to\_null
</h2>

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

<VersionHistory rows={[{"id": "row-1","items": [{"label": "24.10"},{"label": "0"},{"label": "New setting."}]}]} />

Replace external dictionary sources to Null on restore. Useful for testing purposes

<h2 id="restore_replace_external_engines_to_null">
  restore\_replace\_external\_engines\_to\_null
</h2>

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

<VersionHistory rows={[{"id": "row-1","items": [{"label": "24.8"},{"label": "0"},{"label": "New setting."}]}]} />

For testing purposes. Replaces all external engines to Null to not initiate external connections.

<h2 id="restore_replace_external_table_functions_to_null">
  restore\_replace\_external\_table\_functions\_to\_null
</h2>

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

<VersionHistory rows={[{"id": "row-1","items": [{"label": "24.8"},{"label": "0"},{"label": "New setting."}]}]} />

For testing purposes. Replaces all external table functions to Null to not initiate external connections.