# Impossible to extend a quality default profile (Sonar Way build in) and deactivate an inherited rule

**URL:** <https://community.sonarsource.com/t/impossible-to-extend-a-quality-default-profile-sonar-way-build-in-and-deactivate-an-inherited-rule/178237>\
**Category:** SonarQube Server / Community Build\
**Tags:** sonarqube\
**Created:** [February 24, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/impossible-to-extend-a-quality-default-profile-sonar-way-build-in-and-deactivate-an-inherited-rule/178237 "2026-02-24T14:13:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![dbisbos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@dbisbos](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/dbisbos)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/impossible-to-extend-a-quality-default-profile-sonar-way-build-in-and-deactivate-an-inherited-rule/178237/1 "2026-02-24T14:13:31Z")

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- in Sonar Community Build v26.1.0.118079
- SonarQube deployed: Docker
- We are facing an issue when creating an inherited Quality Profile (from Sonar Way in Java) to be able to disable some inherited rules. As this topic [Help or NFR: Better way to deactivate rules that are active in SonarWay profiles](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/help-or-nfr-better-way-to-deactivate-rules-that-are-active-in-sonarway-profiles/41755) has already treated this point, we expected that the behavior was correct.  
The “desactivate” button is always greyed.
- We try with a copy of Sonar Way for Java, and the button is enabled to desactivate some rules
- Is this a regression as it was announced in 10.3 version ([SonarQube 10.3: the latest version from Sonar](https://www.sonarsource.com/products/sonarqube/whats-new/sonarqube-10-3/?_gl=1*4kagbg*_gcl_au*MTI2MTk4NzEzMS4xNzcxODQ4NzkwLjg3NzUwMDYuMTc3MTk0MTUxNS4xNzcxOTQxNjM0*_ga*MTQ0ODc5NjU5NS4xNzcxODQ4Nzkw*_ga_9JZ0GZ5TC6*czE3NzE5NDE0OTAkbzMkZzEkdDE3NzE5NDE3OTMkajM3JGwwJGgw))

Thanks in advance.

David.

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**Author:** ![ganncamp](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/ganncamp/32/1261_2.png) [@ganncamp](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/ganncamp)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/impossible-to-extend-a-quality-default-profile-sonar-way-build-in-and-deactivate-an-inherited-rule/178237/2 "2026-02-25T14:04:51Z")

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Hi David,

Welcome to the community!

There’s a global setting to enable this. Is it turned on for you?

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Ann

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**Author:** ![dbisbos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@dbisbos](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/dbisbos)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/impossible-to-extend-a-quality-default-profile-sonar-way-build-in-and-deactivate-an-inherited-rule/178237/3 "2026-02-26T09:08:22Z")

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Hi Ann,

Thanks for your response !  
I effectively found the global setting to enable or not this functionnality (ie : Quality Profile \> Enable deactivation of inherited rules).  
It was not turned on !  
It will be great that a warning near “greyed desactivate button” explains that there is this global setting to enable if we want to disable some inherited rules. otherwise, we can think like be it is a bug.

David.

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**Author:** ![ganncamp](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/ganncamp/32/1261_2.png) [@ganncamp](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/ganncamp)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/impossible-to-extend-a-quality-default-profile-sonar-way-build-in-and-deactivate-an-inherited-rule/178237/4 "2026-02-26T12:40:31Z")

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Hi David,

Fair point! I’ll pass this on.

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Ann

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**Author:** ![victor.schneuwly](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/victor.schneuwly/32/73425_2.png) [@victor.schneuwly](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/victor.schneuwly)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/impossible-to-extend-a-quality-default-profile-sonar-way-build-in-and-deactivate-an-inherited-rule/178237/7 "2026-03-03T15:56:53Z")

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Hi @dbisbos ! Thank you for your feedback!

We actually also stumbled on this issue and a fix is being worked on!

You can follow this ticket to keep track of the progress: [SONAR-27208](https://sonarsource.atlassian.net/browse/SONAR-27208)

Victor