> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.lendpathway.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is a Book

> A Book is a container for one deal's documents, parsed together.

A Book holds all the documents for one deal. Upload the files, parse, and the Book populates with metrics, positions, scores, and income: ready to review, export, or push to your CRM.

## The Books page

The [Books page](https://app.lendpathway.com/books) lists every Book in your org with its parse status, creation date, last parsed date, and who created it. Apply tags to organize your pipeline and filter by status, tag, user, or star.

![Books page](https://mintcdn.com/pathwaysystemsllc/K8w1pOrY1vthiO1C/platform/books/images/tag-book-light.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=K8w1pOrY1vthiO1C\&q=85\&s=e8a29098efb77697bd0efd294ca2c1ec)

## Create a Book

From the Books page, click **New Book**.

![New Book button](https://mintcdn.com/pathwaysystemsllc/K8w1pOrY1vthiO1C/platform/books/images/new-book-light.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=K8w1pOrY1vthiO1C\&q=85\&s=1b7a9214e88d45f9efb28b98d0d4727e)

## Upload documents

Inside the Book, click **Upload Documents** and add the files.

![Upload documents](https://mintcdn.com/pathwaysystemsllc/K8w1pOrY1vthiO1C/platform/books/images/upload-docs-light.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=K8w1pOrY1vthiO1C\&q=85\&s=08a98edb6aeeeded1e8f201416f072d6)

## Parse

Click **Parse** to start processing. Parsing runs in the background. Leave the tab and come back when it finishes.

![Parse book](https://mintcdn.com/pathwaysystemsllc/K8w1pOrY1vthiO1C/platform/books/images/parse-books-light.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=K8w1pOrY1vthiO1C\&q=85\&s=96c419481c9348c2f279ee78a5d6a552)

Click **Stop** to cancel a parse in progress.

![Stop parse](https://mintcdn.com/pathwaysystemsllc/K8w1pOrY1vthiO1C/platform/books/images/stop-light.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=K8w1pOrY1vthiO1C\&q=85\&s=b1b23ad6ec3b16297abf9d0835105320)

Reparsing is rarely necessary. Transaction tags, debt positions, and exclusions are all configurable inside the Book without it.

> [!WARNING]
>
> Reparsing replaces all existing data in the Book including transactions, loan positions, and analytics. This cannot be undone.

![Reparse book](https://mintcdn.com/pathwaysystemsllc/K8w1pOrY1vthiO1C/platform/books/images/reparse-light.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=K8w1pOrY1vthiO1C\&q=85\&s=ea040350265bb6f8794479ec6a211f8d)

## What happens next

What Pathway extracts depends on what documents are in the Book. Click one of the cards below to see what happens after you parse.

> **[Bank Statements](https://docs.lendpathway.com/bank-statements.md)**
>
> Bank statements, transactions, debt positions, metrics, tampering analysis, and spreadsheets.


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