Set the Standard area to be default in SAP Query

As of SAP release 6.20, work area is defaulted to “global”.

The work area can be changed as follows:

1) If you as a user prefer to be in Standard mode the entire time, you might set this permanently.
    System->User profile->Own data->Parameter
    Enter parameter AQW=’ ‘, ie. blank as value to be in Standard area or
    enter parameter AQW=’G’to be in Global area
    or temporary using SQ01->Environment->Query areas

2) If you prefer to work in Global area, you may after converting the QuickViews to Standard queries, copy these to the Global area, using
    report RSAQR3TR or the transport tools in SQ02/SQ03.

    Read SAP note 132813 also.

The release notes documentation can be reviewed at:
Help > SAP Library > click on Release Notes > open Release notes > click on Release notes 6.20 > open Release notes 6.20 > open BC Basis Components > 
open BC-SRV Basis Services/ Communication Interfaces > open BC-SRV-QUE ABAP Query > click on “SAP Query/ The QuickViewer” document > when the
document is displayed page down to headings: Query Maintenance Enhancements > Convert QuickView Function.

Note this is not a bug but standard Query behaviour.