Assigns `value` to the `param` [setting](../../operations/settings/index.md) for the current session. You cannot change [server settings](../../operations/server-configuration-parameters/index.md) this way.
You can also set all the values from the specified settings profile in a single query.
``` sql
SET profile = 'profile-name-from-the-settings-file'
```
For more information, see [Settings](../../operations/settings/settings.md).