# Working With Landscapes

Keep the question, comparator selection, and evidence context together.

Canonical URL: https://docs.phasefolio.com/atlas/comparisons
Last updated: 2026-09-08

## Keep the question with the evidence

A landscape brings together a comparison question, its source/search context, candidate records, and associated evidence. Use a precise question so that the next person reviewing the work can understand why a record belongs.

Keep Atlas landscapes distinct from **Workspace**, the separate diligence and analysis product.

## Navigate a saved landscape

When your product lane supports saved landscapes, its views have distinct purposes:

| View             | What to inspect                                              |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Landscape        | The question, source scope, and comparator candidates.       |
| Evidence packets | Prepared evidence and coverage for selected records.         |
| Research         | Model-assisted research and its current or completed status. |
| Activity         | Recorded actions and execution history.                      |

An entry in the recent list does not mean every downstream step completed. Read the status: a draft, a prepared packet, and a completed research run represent different outcomes.

## Reopen or refresh

Reopening saved work should show its recorded question, selection, evidence, and source context. A refresh produces a successor revision rather than silently rewriting historical evidence.

When comparing revisions, inspect changes in the question, included sources, candidate selection, and source dates. A newer revision is not proof that all sources were refreshed successfully.

## Recover from interrupted work

If a run is still pending, reopen its existing record and inspect the current status before starting another run. A browser reload or lost connection does not, by itself, prove that server work stopped.

A cancellation request also needs a terminal result. If the state remains unclear, use the recovery action shown or [contact support](https://phasefolio.com/support) with the displayed request/run identifier.