Daedaline offers two sheet types to suit different extraction workflows. Both types share the same grid layout — documents as rows, questions or fields as columns — but they differ in how answers are formatted and what you can do with them.
Document sheets (simple)
A document sheet asks open-ended questions against each document and returns a plain-text answer per cell.
Best used for:
- Qualitative comparisons across documents
- Summarising specific topics per document
- Exploratory due diligence where you do not yet have a fixed data model
Answer view modes
Document sheets have two cell display modes, toggled from the sheet header:
| Mode | Icon | Description |
|---|
| Text answer | List | Displays the raw extracted text answer |
| Structured answer | Table | Displays structured key-value data extracted from the answer |
- All — shows every cell
- Multiple values — highlights only cells where the AI found conflicting values across the document, so you can review ambiguous extractions first
Structured sheets
A structured sheet uses predefined fields instead of open-ended questions. Each field defines a specific data point to extract, and the AI returns a consistent, structured value for each document.
Best used for:
- Populating a standardised data room or deal model
- Extracting specific attributes (e.g. capacity, dates, counterparty names) uniformly across all documents
- Building an asset register or data tape
Fields vs. questions
| Document sheet | Structured sheet |
|---|
| Column type | Question (free text) | Field (structured definition) |
| Answer format | Text paragraph | Structured value |
| View modes | Text / Structured toggle | Single structured view |
| Adding columns | ”+ Add Question" | "+ Add Field” |
Choosing the right type
If you are starting an exploration without a fixed data model, start with a document sheet. If you know exactly what data points you need to extract and want consistent, structured output, use a structured sheet.
The sheet type cannot be changed after creation. If you need a different type, create a new sheet.