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

# Account & Organization

> Find settings and administrative areas for your account and organization.

## Overview

Account and organization administration covers settings that apply to you and settings that may affect your Vala organization. Access depends on your role and permissions.

## When to use

Use this page when you need to find account settings, Profile, Notifications, Vala Network, or organization-wide administrative controls.

## Prerequisites

* An active Vala account
* The required account or administrative permission

## Step-by-step

<Steps>
  <Step title="Identify the scope">Decide whether the change applies to your account or to the organization.</Step>
  <Step title="Open the appropriate settings">Use <strong>Account settings</strong> for account-level preferences and <strong>Organization settings</strong> for organization-level configuration available to your role.</Step>
  <Step title="Review before changing">Confirm the organization, people, and workflows that may be affected.</Step>
  <Step title="Verify the result">Check that the intended setting changed without affecting unrelated work.</Step>
</Steps>

## Best practices

* Use the least access needed for your role.
* Treat organization changes as shared changes.
* Contact an administrator or support when the required control is unavailable.

## Common mistakes

* Changing an organization setting when an account preference is intended
* Assuming all team members can access billing or security controls
* Making a shared change without confirming its scope

## Related pages

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Team" icon="users" href="/administration/team">Manage team access and responsibilities.</Card>
  <Card title="Organization Settings" icon="sliders" href="/administration/organization-settings">Review organization-level configuration.</Card>
</CardGroup>
