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When a reading stops

Most readings run to the end. When one does not, the page tells you which of four things happened, what was kept, and whether it used a reading. Nothing reaches your tender in any of these cases until you press Apply.

Checked against ContractBill on 12 October 2026

The four cases

You seeWhat happenedWhat to do
You stopped the readingYou pressed StopKeep the rows it found, or start again
The reading stopped partwayA very long schedule ran past what one reading holdsKeep the rows, then read the rest as a second file
What came back could not be checkedThe reply was not in a shape we could trust, so none of it was usedRead it again, with a clearer scan if you can
Could not reach the reading serviceThe connection dropped, or the service was busyTry again in a minute, or type the schedule by hand
The panel You stopped the reading, after 3 rows, with the buttons Start again, Keep these 3 rows and Read it again
A reading stopped after 3 rows. It counts as one reading, and the rows it found can be kept.

Things to know

  • Keep these rows adds the rows found so far, and you can read the rest of the paper after that.
  • For a long schedule, split the paper into two files and read them one after the other.
  • A reading you stop before any row appears is not counted. A reading you stop after rows appear counts as one reading, and the rows are yours to keep.
  • A reading that fails on our side does not use an AI credit.
How it is worked out

Whether a reading counts follows two rules:

  1. A reading counts when it finishes, or when you stop it after some rows have appeared.
  2. A reading does not count when it fails, or when you stop it before any row appears.

So reading a 2 part schedule as two files is 2 readings, and reading the same file again after a failure that was not counted is still only 1.

If you see this message

This did not use an AI credit. Only a reading that finishes is counted.

Nothing to do. Your credit is still there.

You stopped the reading before it found any rows, so it did not count.

Nothing was used. Start it again whenever you like.

Nothing was read and nothing is on the tender. Your papers are still attached.

Press Try again. Your files do not need to be added again.

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