---
title: "Working with Queries"
slug: "working-with-queries"
description: "Best practices when it comes to working with queries."
tags: ["Queries", "RCM"]
updated: 2026-10-27T23:11:57Z
published: 2026-10-27T23:11:57Z
canonical: "ims-handbook.cenosco.com/working-with-queries"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ims-handbook.cenosco.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Working with Queries

These are day-to-day tips for working with Queries in general. They complement [RCM Queries – Background](/v414/docs/query-background), which covers when and why to use a query specifically in RCM. Keep the following practices in mind whenever you're building, editing, or sharing a query.

## Best Practices

- Use the **Copy&Paste** functionality to test queries out on different fields, selections and criteria while keeping the original.
- Create extra query folders, such as Quality Queries, to store valuable queries that you don’t want modified.
- Before sharing, transferring, or saving queries publicly, keep a copy of the original as a backup.

![Overview of custom queries in a management dashboard interface.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/Query%20TT.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T14%3A38%3A07Z&se=2026-10-28T15%3A38%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2FEFYxyDpjPvvqdu78iNZzbXRdVagcMQfwqCF9gb2dQo%3D)