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Managing amendment information

Introduction

Metadata relating to the amendment is displayed in the right-hand panel called Amendment Information.  In most cases, the amendment information is automatically generated by parsing the amendment instruction/ping pong motion heading to work out the clause/page/line etc. information. This information is used by Lawmaker when sorting amendments or motions in lists.  In some cases, namely amendments to amendments in the House of Lords and House of Commons, the instruction doesn't contain enough context for sorting so the Amendment Information can be manually updated to allow more fine-tuned sorting to take place.

How to view amendment information

In the Editor, click on the Amendment Information panel

How to update amendment information (e.g. adding a sort code)

  1. In the Editor, click on the Amendment Information panel

  2. Click on the cell for the relevant attribute you want to update

  3. Make changes and wait for the document to update with the changes

The whole right-hand panel can be minimised/expanded by clicking on the grey arrow on the side of the panel