Use casesDocument extraction app

Build your document extraction app.

Build document extraction around source references and fields a person can verify.

How to build your document extraction app

  1. Describe the job

    Build document extraction around source references and fields a person can verify.

  2. Review the first version

    Choose how the document processor records the document reference and how the source reviewer reviews the next step.

  3. Refine the views

    Ask First to adjust the fields and views for the people who will use the app.

  4. Test before sharing

    Walk through the process with a sample record and check who owns the next action.

A document extraction app example

A receipt extractor reads 80 instead of 30.

Illustrative workflowDocument extraction app

Document extraction app example

Record
Document extraction app · 01
Owner
Document processor

Current stage · Document processor

Open the document reference

A receipt extractor reads 80 instead of 30.

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  1. Open the document reference

    A receipt extractor reads 80 instead of 30.

    Record:
    Document extraction app · 01
    Owner:
    Document processor
  2. Review the export

    Show the source location and keep the field unaccepted until a reviewer confirms the amount.

    Stage:
    Review pending
    Owner:
    Source reviewer
  3. Keep the uncertain amount unaccepted

    Keep the uncertain amount unaccepted until the reviewer checks the source.

    Next action:
    Keep the uncertain amount unaccepted until the reviewer checks the source.
    Owner:
    Data coordinator

What to include in your document extraction app

  • Keep the document reference in context

    Keep document reference, extracted field, source location, confidence, reviewed value and export together so the next person can understand the request or record.

  • When the next step needs a decision

    A receipt extractor reads 80 instead of 30. Show the source location and keep the field unaccepted until a reviewer confirms the amount.

  • Keep export visible

    Keep the uncertain amount unaccepted until the reviewer checks the source.

  • Choose what each person needs

    Give the document processor a working view and the source reviewer a review view. Keep document reference and extracted field attached to the decision as the work moves between them.

Questions about document extraction app

Start with document reference, extracted field, source location, confidence, reviewed value and export. Describe who enters the information and who reviews the next step.

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