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# Start catalysis report

To start your catalysis process, you first need to create a report where the observations you make on the Explore patterns page will be stored.

## What to do here

Click the Add button to create a new catalysis report. Name the report, then add one or more story collections to it. The data in the story collections will be shown on the Explore patterns page, where you'll add observations to the report.

## Connections to other pages

The catalysis reports you create on this page will be available to configure, explore, organize, and print on the next few pages.

## Frequently-asked questions

### Can I combine data from two story collections into one catalysis report?

Yes. If you choose two or more story collections, NarraFirma will attempt to merge the data. The stories will be in one grand list, and any questions with the same short names will be merged as well. Be careful with this! If you have two questions with the same short name and very different answers, the patterns you see may not be very meaningful.