# SoftwareGroupByRule
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Defines the configuration for organizing and categorizing software packages installed on your resources.

## Contents
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 ** GroupByField **   <a name="securityhub-Type-SoftwareGroupByRule-GroupByField"></a>
Specifies the attribute that software statistics should be grouped by.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `AccountId | PackageName | PackageVersion | PackageType | Region | ResourceRegion | ResourceType | ResourceId | ResourceProvider | ResourceOwnerAccountId | ResourceOwnerOrgId | ResourceCloudPartition`   
Required: Yes

 ** Filters **   <a name="securityhub-Type-SoftwareGroupByRule-Filters"></a>
The criteria used to select the software packages included in the statistics. You can nest composite filters up to three levels deep.  
Type: [SoftwareFilters](API_SoftwareFilters.md) object  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/securityhub-2018-10-26/SoftwareGroupByRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/securityhub-2018-10-26/SoftwareGroupByRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/securityhub-2018-10-26/SoftwareGroupByRule)