Request documents

Request documents

To request documents, click Request tasks in Data.

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Only Annotators and QAs can request documents. They'll be automatically assigned up to the number of documents that's set in Request item number in Settings. The minimum number is 1 and the maximum number is 50.

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If the items have priority values and the Annotator requests tasks, they’ll receive the items sorted by priority value instead of by item name.

Documents received by status

The items that are received when requesting new tasks all count towards the batch size:

  • Annotators receive documents with the following statuses: Not started, In progress, and Returned.
  • QAs receive documents with the Quality check status.

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Batch Size

  • Annotators and QAs can request a number of items based on the project's batch size.
  • Skipped items aren't counted towards the batch size limit.
  • Items will be removed from a contributor's item list if:
    • An Annotator marks an item for Quality Check, or marks it as Completed if they have permission.
    • A QA marks an item as Returned or Completed.
  • When an item is removed from a contributor's batch, they'll have space to request a number of items up to their project's batch size. The contributor doesn't have to process the entire batch to request more.

Documents received by order

Annotators and QAs receive requested documents in one of the following orders:

ConditionDocument receiving order
If there's a folderAnnotators and QAs will first receive documents from the folder, then they'll receive the documents from the project’s root (if available) in ascending alphabetical order.
If there are multiple foldersAnnotators and QAs will first receive documents from the folders, then they'll receive the documents from the project’s root (if available) in ascending alphabetical order.
If there is no folderAnnotators and QAs will receive documents from the project’s root in ascending alphabetical order.
If the Annotator or QA has folders assigned to themThe Annotator or QA will first receive the documents from the assigned folders, then they'll receive documents from the other folders and the project’s root.
If the number of documents available in the first folder is smaller than the number of Request item number in SettingsAnnotators and QAs will receive the remaining documents from the next folder.

Suppose a project has a Request item number of 50 and contains the following items:

Folder A: 40 documents
Folder B: 30 documents

When the Annotator or QA request documents, they'll receive 40 documents from Folder A and then 10 documents from Folder B.

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Limitations

  • An Annotator can't receive documents from folders assigned to other Annotators.
  • A QA can't receive documents from folders assigned to other QAs.