> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://parabola.io/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Combining data

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In this lesson, you'll learn the three methods for combining data in Parabola — joining on shared IDs, stacking tables, and comparing tables to find overlap.

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<Card icon="sparkles" title="Building challenge">
  Now that your shipments data is prepared, join it to the rate card to look up the expected shipping cost for each uninvoiced shipment.

  <Steps>
    <Step title="Copy and paste this prompt into Parabola to combine your data sets">
      ```text wrap theme={null}
      Join my uninvoiced shipments with my carrier rate card on the following fields:

      - "Weight Range (lbs)" → "Weight Range (lbs)"
      - "Package Dimensions" → "Package Dimensions"
      - "Zone Value" → "Zone"
      - "Carrier Name" → "Carrier Name"
      - "Shipping Service Level" → "Service Level"
      ```
    </Step>

    <Step title="Rearrange the combined step so it sits to the right of your two pull data cards">
      The join step should live outside of any card, connected directly to the outputs of both pull steps.
    </Step>
  </Steps>
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  <Note>The steps added to your canvas and their exact documentation may differ from what you see below — every AI response is unique. The important thing is that your resulting data set matches what you see here.</Note>

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