Training Data for Structured Field Extraction

Turn text inside CSV records into precise, field-aware labels. Mark entity spans, describe header semantics, and connect values within each record to prepare reliable extraction training data.
Operational records collage with labeled quantity, item, location and organization spans.

Data Curation and Annotation for Field Extraction

Prepare extraction examples from operational records with their original structure intact. Capture exact text, field roles, and relationships so model training can use both the value and its context.
Exact Cell Text Spans in a native CSV record annotation example

Exact Cell Text Spans

Mark the precise words and character ranges that an extraction model should learn. Retain each label’s original column and offsets.
Column and Header Semantics in a native CSV record annotation example

Column and Header Semantics

Label a column name or selected header text in the current record. Describe the field’s role alongside the values and entities it contains.
Relationships Across Fields in a native CSV record annotation example

Relationships Across Fields

Connect labeled entities and header marks within a record using typed relations. Preserve associations that isolated text spans leave implicit.
Reviewed Structured Exports in a native CSV record annotation example

Reviewed Structured Exports

Inspect extraction labels with original field context, correct errors through review, and export JSONL records with their supported annotations.

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Keep extraction examples precise, field-aware, and reviewable from the source record through the exported dataset.
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Annotation Types for Field Extraction

Combine cell entities, column and header labels, record classifications, and relationships to describe the values your extraction model should learn.
Service record with Product and Issue entity labels and record-level intent and priority properties.

Cell Entities and Record Properties

Highlight exact text inside CSV fields and classify the complete record with shared properties. Keep every label attached to its source field and record context.

Relationships Across Record Fields

Connect labeled entities and header marks across fields within the same record. Use typed relationships to express the association and review it with the original evidence.

Service record linking a product to its issue and the issue to a shipped replacement resolution.

Structured Field Extraction FAQs

What is structured field extraction training data?

It is a collection of source records with explicit labels showing which text should be extracted, what the fields mean, and how entities relate. These reviewed examples support downstream information-extraction models.

Which file format can I use for this workflow?

Use CSV files in tabular row mode. Each row is presented as an independent record with its column names and values, ready for labeling and review.

Can I annotate part of a cell value?

Yes. Entity annotations can mark exact character spans inside text fields. The export retains the column identity and start and end positions for each supported entity span.

Can I label column names and header text?

Yes. You can label a column name or select a span within its header in the current record. These labels are saved with that record’s annotation history.

Does labeling one header automatically update every row?

Header annotations are scoped to each record’s annotation history. They do not automatically propagate the same label across every row in the source CSV.

Can I connect entities from different fields?

Yes. Relationships can connect labeled cell entities, column labels, and header spans across fields within the same record, according to your ontology’s relation definitions.

How do reviewers check extracted fields?

Reviewers inspect the source values, entity spans, field labels, and properties together. Contextual comments and configured rework paths let them resolve mistakes before approval.

Does this tabular workflow perform OCR on scanned documents?

This workflow labels text already present in CSV records. Unitlab’s separate document annotation workflow supports document-oriented tasks when the source is a PDF or other document asset.

What is included in an annotated tabular export?

JSONL exports include the row values and column schema, labeled entities, supported relationships, and record properties. The exported annotations retain their original field context and character spans.

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