Tabular Review
Compare documents by asking the same questions in a table.
Each row contains a document or document group. Each question column extracts one kind of information, such as payment terms, renewal dates, or termination notice.
Create a review
- Open Tabular Review and select New tabular review. You can also create one from a project's Tabular Reviews tab.
- Enter a Review name and choose a Model. Select a workflow template if you want saved columns.
- Choose document grouping if needed, then select Next.
- Review access, then continue to document selection.
- Upload or select documents and choose Create.
For practice, compare agreement A with agreement B. Both are fictional.
Add question columns
- Select Add Columns.
- Give the column a clear title, such as Payment.
- Choose an answer format. Use Free Text for a short explanation.
- Write a specific question. Use Add another column to add more, then select Add columns.
Example question:
State the fee, payment deadline, and the event that starts the payment period. Reference the clause. Mark missing information “Not specified” and unclear wording “Unclear”. Do not guess.
Ask one consistent question per column. Where a format asks for tags or other choices, define them before running the review.
Other formats include Bulleted list, Number, Percentage, Monetary Amount, Currency, Yes / No, Date, and Tags. For related files, enable document grouping to treat documents in the same folder as one row.
Run and inspect
- Select Run. A review needs documents, question columns, and an available model.
- Wait for results. Use the stop control if you need to end generation.
- Select a cell and See details to inspect its explanation and available citations.
- Compare important results with the original documents.
Use the review's chat panel to ask follow-up questions about the review. Missing citations still require a manual source check. If a cell fails, inspect the error before retrying.
Reuse or export
The review menu includes Apply workflow, Export, and Clear results when permitted. Export downloads an Excel workbook. Clearing results removes generated answers; run again when you are ready to regenerate them.
If jLaw reports a newer version, use Load latest before editing. Avoid starting a second run while the review is already running.