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title: "Expanding Groups in an Expanding Group"
description: "Create hierarchical reports by nesting expanding groups for deeper data insights."
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# Expanding Groups in an Expanding Group

Last modified July 21, 2026

> Create hierarchical reports by nesting expanding groups for deeper data insights.

To create more flexible reporting, you can create expanding groups inside other expanding groups to create *nested* expanding groups.

An expanding group inside another expanding group can be thought of as a hierarchy. Imagine there are two data sets, one alphabetical and the other numerical (A, B, C... & 1, 2, 3...), and one is an attribute of the other.

## Create a nested expanding group

1. Drag the relevant data items into the report definition.
2. In the **OneStop Reportin**g dialog box, click **Create a new selection group on the Row**. **NOTE:** The two data items must be placed in consecutive rows.

    ![](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/onestopreporting/create-templates/report-designer/creating-reports/layout-editor/expanding-groups/expanding-groups-in-expanding-groups/img/en/Expanding-Groups-in-Expanding-Groups-pt-1.png)

    By default, **Report Designer** creates two separate expanding groups. However, you want to create a nested expanding group.

3. In the **Layout Editor** window, drag the expanding group box so that it extends over multiple rows.

![](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/onestopreporting/create-templates/report-designer/creating-reports/layout-editor/expanding-groups/expanding-groups-in-expanding-groups/img/en/Expanding-Groups-in-Expanding-Group-pt-2.png)

The reports for separate expanding groups (left) and a nested expanding group (right) are shown in the figure below.

![](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/onestopreporting/create-templates/report-designer/creating-reports/layout-editor/expanding-groups/expanding-groups-in-expanding-groups/img/en/Expanding-Groups-in-Expanding-Group-pt-3.png)


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