# Merge

Merge datasets in a structured, repeatable way on the Analytics canvas. Connect the [Append](https://docs.auditboardanalytics.com/tools/merge/append) tool to multiple upstream tables to merge their rows. Use the [Join](https://docs.auditboardanalytics.com/tools/merge/join) tool to merge two datasets into a single table, based on a shared column.

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="merge/append">Append</a></td><td>Stack tables with similar columns on top of each other</td></tr><tr><td><a href="merge/join">Join</a></td><td>Combine two tables based on common field</td></tr></tbody></table>