# Datasource Excerpts

> Create and edit datasource excerpts, the sample JSON that fills the template editor's merge field and merge block lists and its preview, and learn their format.

- **Product:** ReportingCloud
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** ReportingCloud > Portal > Datasource Excerpts
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/portal/datasource-excerpts/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/portal/datasource-excerpts/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/portal/datasource-excerpts/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [What a Datasource Excerpt Is](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/portal/datasource-excerpts/#what-a-datasource-excerpt-is)
- [The Format](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/portal/datasource-excerpts/#the-format)
- [Create an Excerpt](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/portal/datasource-excerpts/#create-an-excerpt)
- [Edit an Excerpt](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/portal/datasource-excerpts/#edit-an-excerpt)
- [Make an Excerpt From Your Own Data](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/portal/datasource-excerpts/#make-an-excerpt-from-your-own-data)
- [Next Steps](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/portal/datasource-excerpts/#next-steps)

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