How to Change SettingDefinition Scope #9320

Hi,

I’m trying to make the ExternalProviders and VerifyPasswordDuringExternalLogin settings in the Account module tenant-specific by setting the Providers property to "T". To achieve this, I’ve created a custom SettingProvider class that inherits from SettingDefinitionProvider, as described in the documentation.

Below is the relevant code snippet from the Define method where I attempt to modify these settings:

public override void Define(ISettingDefinitionContext context)
{        
    var accountExternalProviders = context.GetOrNull(AccountSettingNames.ExternalProviders);
    if (accountExternalProviders != null)
    {
        accountExternalProviders.Providers.Clear();
        accountExternalProviders.Providers.Add("T");
    }       

    var verifyPasswordDuringExternalLogin = context.GetOrNull(AccountSettingNames.VerifyPasswordDuringExternalLogin);
    if (verifyPasswordDuringExternalLogin != null)
    {
        verifyPasswordDuringExternalLogin.Providers.Clear();
        verifyPasswordDuringExternalLogin.Providers.Add("T");
    }

    //Define your own settings here. Example:
    //context.Add(new SettingDefinition(SuiteSettings.MySetting1));
}

However, I’m encountering an issue: when the application is initialized for the first time, the Define method is called and works correctly — the related settings in the SettingDefinition table are updated as expected. But when the Define method is called again, those settings are no longer present in the context, so I cannot apply the changes, and the previously updated Providers value is set to null in the database.

Could you please help me understand the reason behind this behavior and suggest a solution?

Thank you.