# sublabel for NER

**URL:** <https://support.prodi.gy/t/sublabel-for-ner/4223>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Tags:** usage, ner, medical\
**Created:** [May 13, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://support.prodi.gy/t/sublabel-for-ner/4223 "2021-05-13T00:26:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![ryanwesslen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/support.prodi.gy/ryanwesslen/32/2969_2.png) [@ryanwesslen](https://support.prodi.gy/u/ryanwesslen)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://support.prodi.gy/t/sublabel-for-ner/4223/8 "2023-01-04T16:24:24Z")

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Providing another support issue that tried to address this question.

> [@Clarification on annotation capabilities](https://support.prodi.gy/t/clarification-on-annotation-capabilities/4721/8):
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> hi @c00lcoder! Thanks for the clarification. The [before\_db callback](https://prodi.gy/docs/custom-recipes#before_db) could help with the 2nd step to modify the data. Like described previously, it would need to be a two-step process. First you create your bounding boxes, then add the attributes to the spans by iterating over each span separately and adding the choices with the before\_db method to the spans. It's important to know that before\_db callback should be used sparingly and with caution. The [docs](https://prodi.gy/docs/custom-recipes#before_db) mention this: The before\_db callb…

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