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alias: user-guide-business-workflow-task-group-collection
render_macros: false
description: "Partitions supplied entities or records into stable groups without changing source objects."
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# Group Collection

Partitions supplied entities or records into stable groups without changing source objects.

![Screenshot of a Business Workflow grouping Materials by Product.Name.](images/business-workflow-task-group-collection.png)

## Inputs

Set `Collection`, `GroupFields`, `IncludeNullKeys` in the task details. Use the value editor to select compatible results from earlier tasks.

## Outputs

Use `Groups`, `GroupCount` in subsequent tasks.

??? example "Group Collection"

    Connect **Material** records, select `Product.Name` in `GroupFields`, and consume each group and its original items.