{"version":"2.1.133","anchor":"managed-settings-can-merge-parent-policy","canonical_anchor":"managed-settings-can-merge-parent-policy","heading":"Managed Settings Can Merge Parent Policy","tier":null,"area":null,"scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.133\/e\/managed-settings-can-merge-parent-policy","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.133","markdown":"### Managed Settings Can Merge Parent Policy\n\nAdministrators can now control whether SDK-provided parent managed settings are dropped or merged under an admin tier.\n\n**Usage**\n\n`{ \"parentSettingsBehavior\": \"merge\" }` **Details** - `first-wins` keeps the previous admin-first behavior. - `merge` layers a restrictive-only slice from the parent settings under the admin winner. - This matters for managed-policy deployments where an SDK parent wants to add restrictions without overriding the administrator\u2019s policy. **Evidence** New managed-settings schema and merge path (search for `\"parentSettingsBehavior\"` and `\"Controls whether the SDK parent tier\"`)."}