> ## Creating Grouped Exports

> A grouped export is an export derived from multiple tables. It is created from a series of Saved Exports in the same way that a Sequential Search is created from a series of Saved Searches.

> Opening the Grouped Export sublist on the Preferences form will reveal any previously defined Grouped Exports.

> To create a Grouped Export
> 1. Click the Export/Grouped Exports list item on the Preferences form.
> 2. Select Grouped Exports from the list on the right, and click New Grouped Export.
>    The Grouped Export form displays.
> 3. From the Saved Export list on the left, use the plus signs or arrows to open list items containing Saved Exports.
> 4. Drag the Saved Exports you wish to assemble into a Grouped Export to the list of tables on the right.
>    AudBase will only allow you to drag a Saved Export to the table it was created from, and you can only drag one Saved Export per table.
> 5. When you have built your Grouped Export, click Save.
> 6. Using the dialog, name your Grouped Export, then click OK.
> 7. Click Finished.
>    The name of the new Grouped Export appears in the sublist on the Preferences form.

> Note: You can save Grouped Exports to a file on your computer, and they can be reloaded into the database. This is especially useful for sharing defined exports among participants in multi-site clinical studies. This works for both new Grouped Exports and those previously saved to the database. With the Grouped Export form open, select File > Save to Disk or File > Load from Disk.

> The administrator or subadministrators can modify previously saved Grouped Exports from the Grouped Export form by adding new Saved Exports or dragging old ones to the Trash. To delete a Grouped Export, open the form and select Delete.

> Related topics
> Exporting a Grouped Export
> Importing a Grouped Export