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title: "Block Group"
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# Block Group

> <IUCard title="Block Group" link="https://inductiveuniversity.com/video/block-group/7.9" />

The Block group is a type of transaction group that stores data vertically. Whereas, a Standard group stores the information horizontally in a single row. Block groups share many of the same features as the Standard group. They can be bidirectional, insert into a database, or simply update the database. All the rows in a Block group are associated with a single database transaction therefore the process of writing to the database is very efficient.

### To create a Block group
1. Create a new **Block** transaction group.
 
2. Drag a tag folder into the **Block Items** section of the new transaction group.
 
3. Select the item in the Block group, right-click and select **Edit**. 
 
4. Change the **Name**, enter the **Target Name** to anything appropriate, and configure the remainder of the group settings under the **Action** tab.
 
5. Select the group, click **Enabled** and save the project to start the group.