# Creating a Table Group for a Set of DynamoDB Tables

Create table groups for sets of tables that have similar backup requirements. Table groups that belong to the same database instance can have different backup schedules.

## Procedure

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.

   The database overview page appears.

2. On the Instances tab, from the list of Instances, select the DynamoDB database instance to create a table group for.

   The Overview page for cloud database instance appears.

3. On the Table groups tab, click the Create table group.

   The Create table group dialog box appears.

4. In the Table group box, type a name for the table group.

5. From the Plan list, select a backup plan.

6. By default, Automatic data streams toggle key is enabled which automatically picks the data streams. To manually set the data streams, move the toggle key to left.

7. In the Number of data streams box, enter the number of streams to use for backups.

8. Under Backup content, select the tables to include in the table group.

   For more information, see modifying the backup content in a DynamoDB table group.

9. Click Save.

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