# Query types

The InForm application supports two methods for creating queries:

- Automatic—A query that the InForm application generates when a submitted data item does not meet certain criteria that is defined by the study designer.

  An automatic query appears immediately after data submission, and site users can respond to them before data review.

- Manual—A query that a sponsor user creates and issues during the review process.

  A manual query is created by Clinical Research Associates (CRAs), Clinical Data Managers (CDMs), or other personnel during source verification or other data review. There are two types of manual queries:

  - Open query—The original state of a query that is visible to the site and available for response.
  - Candidate query—A preliminary query, issued by a sponsor user, that is visible to sponsor users but not to site users.

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