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title: "Query Settings - New / Edit Query"
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# Query Settings - New / Edit Query

When you create a query or select **Edit** on an existing query’s overview page, you’ll find the following settings:

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## Name

Give the query a name. This name will only be visible administratively. The name may be changed at any time if necessary.

## User

This will default to the user's name but may be changed to another user.

## Realm

Control access (who can build, run, and edit) to the query using a realm, if necessary.

## Sharing

Check this setting if the query should be shared with other users who have the query and query base permissions.

## Folder

Select an existing folder for the query or select 'other' to create a new one.

## Type

Specify whether the query should use. [We strongly encourage Configurable Joins](/v1/docs/migrating-to-configurable-joins).

## Category

[Configurable joins query bases](/v1/docs/descriptions-of-standard-configurable-joins-query-bases) are organized by category.

- **Records:** returns one row per record of the specified type.
- **Related:** returns one row per instance of the specified object.
- **System:** returns one row per system object (lookup/metadata).
- **Views:** returns one row per custom query base

## Base

Base determines what each row of the query should represent. For example, one row per person record, one row per application, or one row per form response.

📖 [If you select Edit Query → Edit Properties, you’ll find additional settings](/v1/docs/query-settings-edit-properties).