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title: Configuring CMDB Query Builder
description: You can configure settings that affect some functionality of the CMDB Query Builder.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/configuration-management-database-cmdb/query-builder-configuring.html
release: australia
product: Configuration Management Database \(CMDB\)
classification: configuration-management-database-cmdb
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [CMDB Query Builder, Configuration Management Database \(CMDB\), Configuration Management, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
---

# Configuring CMDB Query Builder

You can configure settings that affect some functionality of the CMDB Query Builder.

## Configuration overview

-   **[Configure CMDB Query Builder settings](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/configuration-management-database-cmdb/cmdb-querybldr-config-display.md)**

    Configure settings that control the appearance and operation of the CMDB Query Builder canvas.

-   **[Configure the relationships to query on](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/configuration-management-database-cmdb/cmdb-query-bldr-relationship-props.md)**

    Configure relationships between CIs, such as the parent/child \(direction\) relationship or first- or second-level relationships.

-   **[Configure batch size for queries](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/configuration-management-database-cmdb/batch-size-query.md)**

    If necessary, override the default global batch size \(100\) that is allocated for every Query Builder query run. Or, optimize the batch size value per saved query.

-   **[Set execution mode for running a query](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/configuration-management-database-cmdb/config-query-builder-engine-mode.md)**

    Set the query execution mode for running a query, to use either the legacy engine or an performance-enhancing engine.