Specify a dataset export contract — Best Data Labeling Software

Define the row

Start with a field dictionary. Give every example a stable ID and specify the input, expected output, label vocabulary, review state and provenance fields. For a preference task, preserve both candidates and the decision rather than exporting only the preferred text. Distinguish a missing value from a deliberate abstention; otherwise downstream code may treat uncertainty as an ordinary class.

Test a round trip

Import a small approved sample, change one label through the review process and export the result. Check that identifiers survive, character encoding is correct and rejected items are not included as accepted examples. Version the schema alongside the dataset so changes in nesting or field names are visible before a training job fails.

Accept the handoff

Ask a Zeton project team to agree the export contract before production. Validate required fields mechanically and inspect semantic correctness with domain reviewers. Preserve the original accepted release when corrections arrive, with a change log linking replacement rows to their predecessors. A successful file download is only the start of acceptance.

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Best Data Labeling Software. “Specify a dataset export contract — Best Data Labeling Software.” Content reviewed 19 October 2026.