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# Step 5. Choose Grouping Options

Define how data will be grouped in the report: by *Object*, *Counter Instance* or *Object and Counter Instance*.

[![Choose Grouping Options](images/top_repositories_grouping.png "Choose Grouping Options")](images/top_repositories_grouping.png){.toggle scale=65}