# About custom groups

The Define Custom Groups selection in the Edit Data menu produces new report elements that contain groups of report values.

You can organize the data in a report using custom groups that create new report elements based on the values in a column. For example:

- Categorize a list of numeric results. For example, you can display the number of new, recent, and old queries.
- Divide the number of values into smaller sets. For example, you can organize a list of sites by region.

  Define Custom Groups selection categories

  Customization type | Description | Numeric | Date Time | String
  --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
  Ranges of values | Identify the ranges of values that constitute value groups. | X | X | X
  Individual values | Identify the lists of specific values that constitute value groups. |  |  | X

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