# What is a Submission?

- Updated on May 5, 2026
- Published on Sep 16, 2024

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A _submission_ is created when a set of files are submitted into Hyperscience together. The system then interprets each image as a page and matches each page to a live layout in the system. Pages are grouped into a document based on the matched layout.

## Accepted file types

We support the following file types:

| File type | Notes |
|-----------|-------|
| DOC       | Files are converted to PDF format and then paginated. Because of this conversion, output consistency cannot be guaranteed.<br>If possible, consider using an alternate file type. |
| DOCX      | Files are converted to PDF format and then paginated. Because of this conversion, output consistency cannot be guaranteed.<br>If possible, consider using an alternate file type. |
| EML (files and their attachments) | - Supported in v38.1.8 and later<br>  <br>- You can disable the processing of files attached to EML files. For more information, see [Processing EML files' attachments](https://help.hyperscience.ai/deployment/docs/processing-eml-files-attachments). |
| HEIC      |  |
| HEIF      |  |
| HTM       | Files are converted to PDF format and then paginated. Because of this conversion, output consistency cannot be guaranteed.<br>If possible, consider using an alternate file type. |
| HTML      | Files are converted to PDF format and then paginated. Because of this conversion, output consistency cannot be guaranteed.<br>If possible, consider using an alternate file type. |
| JPEG      |  |
| MSG (files and their attachments) |  |
| PDF       | Editable PDFs are not supported. |
| PNG       |  |
| TIFF      |  |
| TXT       |  |
| XLS       | Files are converted to PDF format and then paginated. Because of this conversion, output consistency cannot be guaranteed.<br>If possible, consider using an alternate file type. |
| XLSX      | Files are converted to PDF format and then paginated. Because of this conversion, output consistency cannot be guaranteed.<br>If possible, consider using an alternate file type. |
| XPS       |  |
| ZIP       | Password-protected ZIP files are not supported. |

Not all of these file types can be used to train Classification models. For more information, see [Model Management](https://help.hyperscience.ai/general-information/docs/v39-model-management).

Encrypted files are not supported.

## Supported languages

Hyperscience supports the automation of submissions written in any of our supported languages.

For more information, see [Supported Languages](https://help.hyperscience.ai/general-information/docs/v39-supported-languages).

## Submission statuses

A submission goes through multiple steps in Hyperscience to complete extraction, and completing a step changes the status of a document.

Below is a simplified Document Processing Graph that shows the machine and manual tasks a submission can go through. It includes both Structured and Semi-structured document statuses.

For more information on the manual tasks shown in this diagram, see the article [What is Supervision?](https://help.hyperscience.ai/general-information/docs/v39-supervision-and-qa-introduction)

_Processing Graph_

### Status aggregation

If pages and documents in a submission have different statuses, the earliest status in the Document Processing Graph will be shown. The same is true for pages in a document.