Plesk 11.x / Linux :: Changing Spam Assassin Default Level For Each Account?

Is there not a way to change the default for the spam assassin level when creating a new mail account and still have the ability to change it individually if needed?

I changed it in the spamassassin config file /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf and in the server mail settings, but it still reads 7 when I create a new account and go to turn on the spam filtering. Does this value come from the db?

I can write a script making api calls? but surely there is a way to change the defaults and still have the ability to change these from the default for each account if needed?