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Document Analysis

Learn about Archivus's AI analysis features including summarization, entity extraction, and classification.

Overview

Archivus provides comprehensive AI analysis of your documents:

  • Summarization - Quick and full summaries
  • Entity Extraction - People, organizations, dates, amounts
  • Classification - Automatic categorization
  • Duplicate Detection - Find similar documents

Summarization

Quick Summary

Get a 2-3 sentence overview:

  1. Open document
  2. Click "Summary" tab
  3. View AI-generated quick summary

Example:

"This document is a service agreement between Acme Corp and XYZ Inc, covering a 24-month term with payment terms of Net 30 days."

Full Summary

Get a comprehensive summary:

  1. Open document
  2. Click "Generate Full Summary"
  3. View detailed summary with:
  4. Key points
  5. Important dates
  6. Parties involved
  7. Terms and conditions

Credit Cost

  • Quick Summary: 1 credit
  • Full Summary: 2 credits

Entity Extraction

Automatically extract key information:

People

Names and roles mentioned in document:

  • John Doe (CEO)
  • Jane Smith (CFO)

Organizations

Companies and institutions:

  • Acme Corp (Service Provider)
  • XYZ Inc (Client)

Dates

Important dates and deadlines:

  • Start Date: January 1, 2025
  • End Date: December 31, 2026
  • Payment Due: 30 days from invoice

Amounts

Financial figures and prices:

  • Monthly Payment: $50,000
  • Total Value: $1,200,000

Locations

Places mentioned:

  • New York, NY
  • San Francisco, CA

Credit Cost

Entity Extraction: 2 credits per document

Classification

Automatic document categorization:

Document Types

AI identifies document type:

  • Contract
  • Invoice
  • Report
  • Agreement
  • Policy
  • Receipt

Categories

High-level categories:

  • Legal
  • Financial
  • Business
  • HR
  • Compliance

Viewing Classification

  1. Open document
  2. See "Type" and "Categories" tags
  3. AI confidence shown for each

Duplicate Detection

Find similar or duplicate documents:

  1. Open document
  2. Click "Find Similar"
  3. See list of similar documents with:
  4. Similarity score (0.0-1.0)
  5. Reason for match
  6. Quick preview

Use cases:

  • Find duplicate uploads
  • Discover related documents
  • Check for similar contracts
  • Find previous versions

Credit Cost

Duplicate Detection: 1 credit per search

How to Access Features

From Document View

  1. Open any document
  2. Click on tabs:
  3. Summary - View summaries
  4. Entities - See extracted entities
  5. Classification - View categories
  6. Similar - Find related documents

Bulk Analysis

Analyze multiple documents:

  1. Select documents (Cmd/Ctrl+click)
  2. Click "Bulk Actions"
  3. Select analysis action
  4. Processing begins for all

Best Practices

Summarization

  • Use quick summaries - For overviews and lists
  • Use full summaries - For detailed analysis
  • Regenerate if needed - AI improves with document updates

Entity Extraction

  • Review confidence scores - Verify low-confidence entities
  • Use for automation - Extract data for workflows
  • Combine with tags - Use entities as tags

Classification

  • Review categories - Verify AI classification
  • Use for organization - Organize by category
  • Correct if wrong - AI learns from corrections

Duplicate Detection

  • Set threshold - Adjust similarity threshold (default 0.8)
  • Check before deleting - Verify duplicates before removal
  • Use for cleanup - Regular duplicate checks

AI Learning

AI improves over time:

  • Corrections - When you correct AI, it learns
  • Preferences - AI learns your tagging preferences
  • Patterns - Recognizes patterns in your documents
  • Accuracy - Improves with more documents

Troubleshooting

Wrong Summary

If summary is inaccurate:

  1. Regenerate - Click "Regenerate Summary"
  2. Check document - Ensure fully processed
  3. Try full summary - More comprehensive
  4. Report issue - Help AI improve

Missing Entities

If entities not found:

  1. Check processing - Document must be fully processed
  2. Regenerate - Click "Extract Entities" again
  3. Manual entry - Add entities manually if needed

Wrong Classification

If classification is wrong:

  1. Correct it - Update document type/category
  2. AI learns - Your correction helps AI improve
  3. Add tags - Manual tags supplement AI

Next Steps

Tip

Open Archivus and try analysis!