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Can I use qrules to create a secondary data connection to the same list my current main data connection is for so I can only query 9 fields instead of 85osh, then use qrules to update/save changes to those said 9 fields and submit it to the original list? Is that possible?

Since you mention your main data connection, I am wondering if you are talking about a SharePoint list form. SharePoint list forms cannot have code, thus qRules can't be used with them. You can create a form that queries your list, copies the secondary data into the main data source, and then submit that back to the list using qRules....