chore(embedded): cut v0.0.27-beta

Rework the "By existing" catalog into a "From a list" scratch worklist that can
be populated three ways and cleared without losing work.

Core model — retire the separate `mdl` assignment axis. Dropping a file on a row
now MATERIALIZES a real "By tracking number" placement (assignFromRow →
addTrackingPath + place(…,'tracking') + title override), reusing the typed-
filename path. Consequences:
- Clearing the list can't lose classifications (no assignment references a row);
  dropped files show under By tracking number.
- The two name axes collapse into one (place/deriveTarget/fileCategory simplified).
- Workspace migration: load() materializes any legacy `mdlNodeId` into a tracking
  placement BEFORE anything can prune, so saved workspaces keep their work.
- A tracking number's last segment is an ancestor and the revision is always the
  leaf, so a blank-revision drop lands on a `pending` placeholder leaf; editing
  the row's tracking number or revision re-stamps the row's files onto the new
  leaf and prunes the emptied one.

UI:
- One editable Tracking number column (no per-field split) + editable Title — so
  you can drop on an entry and bump e.g. the sequence for a new drawing.
- Source column (MDL / arch / pasted) with an amber "new"/"unverified" badge when
  a pasted number matches nothing scanned — the typo catcher.
- Toolbar: Load… (now appends) · Paste rows… · ⚡ Match names · Clear list ·
  Hide assigned. Tab renamed "From a list"; goal line + hint teach the scratch-pad.
- Paste dialog (Ctrl-V on the panel too) with a live parse preview; parsePastedRows
  handles 3-col, a split status column, a pasted full filename, header + bad rows.
- Match names reviews proposeMatches (filename ⊇ a known tracking number) and
  assigns the checked pairs.

Tests: materialize+clear, tracking-edit re-stamp + prune, legacy migration,
parsePastedRows, proposeMatches; 66 classify+classifier green.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

classifier/css/layout.css

@@ -581,10 +581,26 @@ input.tfile__name:focus { border-color: var(--primary); background: var(--bg); o
 /* The "By existing" catalog is now a normal in-flow tab panel. */
 #mdlTree { flex: 1; min-height: 0; }
 #mdlTree .seltable { height: 100%; }
-.mdl-rev__input {
-    width: 8rem; padding: 0.15rem 0.35rem; border: 1px solid var(--border);
+/* Editable "From a list" cells — fill the column (the table is width:auto, so
+   the column sizes to its header/content, and the input never widens it). */
+.mdl-rev__input, .fromlist-tn__input, .fromlist-title__input {
+    width: 100%; min-width: 4rem; box-sizing: border-box;
+    padding: 0.15rem 0.35rem; border: 1px solid var(--border);
     border-radius: var(--radius); background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); font-size: 0.8rem;
 }
+.fromlist-tn__input { font-family: var(--mono, monospace); }
+.mdl-rev__input.is-warn, .fromlist-tn__input.is-warn { border-color: var(--warning, #b8860b); }
+.fromlist-src { white-space: nowrap; }
+.src-badge {
+    display: inline-block; margin-right: 0.25rem; padding: 0 0.3rem; border-radius: 0.7rem;
+    font-size: 0.64rem; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.03em;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border); color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+.src-badge--mdl { color: var(--primary); border-color: var(--primary); }
+.src-badge--arch { color: var(--text-secondary, var(--text-muted)); }
+.src-badge--pasted { color: var(--text-muted); }
+.src-badge--new { color: #fff; background: var(--warning, #b8860b); border-color: var(--warning, #b8860b); }
+.target-toggle { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.3rem; font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--text-muted); cursor: pointer; }
 .seltable__extra { white-space: normal; }
 .mdlfile__name { font-size: 0.78rem; }
 #mdlPanel .tfile { gap: 0.3rem; align-items: center; padding: 0.05rem 0; cursor: grab; }
@@ -592,6 +608,26 @@ input.tfile__name:focus { border-color: var(--primary); background: var(--bg); o
 #mdlPanel .tfile__remove { opacity: 0.6; }
 #mdlPanel .tfile:hover .tfile__remove { opacity: 1; }
 
+/* Paste + Match dialogs (inside the .copy-choice modal shell) */
+.scratch-modal__body { margin: 0 0 1rem; }
+.scratch-paste__ta {
+    width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; resize: vertical; font-family: var(--mono, monospace);
+    font-size: 0.8rem; padding: 0.4rem 0.5rem; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius);
+    background: var(--bg); color: var(--text);
+}
+.scratch-paste__preview, .scratch-match__list { max-height: 38vh; overflow: auto; margin-top: 0.6rem; }
+.scratch-preview__table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 0.78rem; }
+.scratch-preview__table th, .scratch-preview__table td { text-align: left; padding: 0.15rem 0.4rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); white-space: nowrap; }
+.scratch-preview__table th { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.66rem; text-transform: uppercase; }
+.scratch-preview__skip { color: var(--danger); font-size: 0.76rem; padding: 0.1rem 0; }
+.scratch-preview__more { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.76rem; padding: 0.2rem 0; }
+.scratch-match__fuzzy { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.3rem; font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--text-muted); }
+.scratch-match__row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; font-size: 0.8rem; padding: 0.15rem 0; cursor: pointer; }
+.scratch-match__file { flex: 1; min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
+.scratch-match__arrow { color: var(--text-muted); }
+.scratch-match__tn { font-family: var(--mono, monospace); }
+.scratch-match__conf { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.72rem; width: 3rem; text-align: right; }
+
 /* ── MDL-from-archive overlay ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
 .mdl-overlay { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 1100; background: rgba(0,0,0,0.45); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 2rem 1rem; }
 .mdl-overlay__box { background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius); box-shadow: 0 10px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); width: 100%; max-width: 1000px; height: 80vh; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
@@ -613,12 +649,21 @@ input.tfile__name:focus { border-color: var(--primary); background: var(--bg); o
 }
 .seltable__count { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.78rem; white-space: nowrap; }
 .seltable__scroll { flex: 1; min-height: 0; overflow: auto; }
-.seltable__table { border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0; width: 100%; font-size: 0.82rem; }
+/* width:auto + nowrap cells → each column shrinks to fit its header/longest cell. */
+.seltable__table { border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0; width: auto; font-size: 0.82rem; }
 .seltable__table th, .seltable__table td { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; }
 .seltable__table thead th {
     position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 2; background: var(--bg-secondary, var(--bg));
     color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.68rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase;
 }
+/* Per-column filter inputs: fill the column (min-width:0-ish) so they never
+   force a column wider than its header/cells. */
+.seltable__table thead tr.seltable__filters th { padding: 0.08rem 0.3rem; }
+.seltable__colfilter {
+    width: 100%; min-width: 2rem; box-sizing: border-box;
+    padding: 0.1rem 0.3rem; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius);
+    background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none;
+}
 .seltable__row { cursor: pointer; user-select: none; }
 .seltable__row:hover { background: var(--bg-hover); }
 .seltable__row.is-selected { background: var(--primary-light, rgba(37,99,235,0.12)); }

classifier/js/classify.js

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     function assignmentFor(key) {
         var a = state.assignments[key];
         if (!a) {
-            a = { trackingNodeId: null, transmittalNodeId: null, mdlNodeId: null, excluded: false, titleOverride: null, titleFromDeliverable: true };
+            a = { trackingNodeId: null, transmittalNodeId: null, excluded: false, titleOverride: null };
             state.assignments[key] = a;
         }
         return a;
@@ -134,22 +134,19 @@
     function getAssignment(key) { return state.assignments[key] || null; }
     function cleanAssignment(key) {
         var a = state.assignments[key];
-        if (a && !a.trackingNodeId && !a.transmittalNodeId && !a.mdlNodeId && !a.excluded && !a.titleOverride) {
+        if (a && !a.trackingNodeId && !a.transmittalNodeId && !a.excluded && !a.titleOverride) {
             delete state.assignments[key];
         }
     }
 
     // Place keys onto a node along one axis ('tracking' | 'transmittal').
-    // nodeId null clears that axis.
+    // nodeId null clears that axis. (The "From a list" tab also produces
+    // 'tracking' placements — see assignFromRow.)
     function place(keys, nodeId, axis) {
-        var field = axis === 'transmittal' ? 'transmittalNodeId' : axis === 'mdl' ? 'mdlNodeId' : 'trackingNodeId';
+        var field = axis === 'transmittal' ? 'transmittalNodeId' : 'trackingNodeId';
         keys.forEach(function (k) {
             var a = assignmentFor(k);
             a[field] = nodeId || null;
-            // Tracking and MDL are alternative NAME sources — placing on one
-            // clears the other so the file has a single name origin.
-            if (axis === 'mdl' && nodeId) a.trackingNodeId = null;
-            else if (axis === 'tracking' && nodeId) a.mdlNodeId = null;
             a.excluded = false;          // placing un-excludes
             cleanAssignment(k);
         });
@@ -160,7 +157,7 @@
         keys.forEach(function (k) {
             var a = assignmentFor(k);
             a.excluded = !!excluded;
-            if (excluded) { a.trackingNodeId = null; a.transmittalNodeId = null; a.mdlNodeId = null; }
+            if (excluded) { a.trackingNodeId = null; a.transmittalNodeId = null; }
             cleanAssignment(k);
         });
         clearHashConflicts();
@@ -200,9 +197,8 @@
                 });
             });
         });
-        (state.mdlList || []).forEach(function (row) {
-            nodeIndex[row.id] = { node: row, kind: 'mdl', parent: null };
-        });
+        // Scratch-list rows are NOT placement targets — drops materialize real
+        // tracking-tree nodes (assignFromRow), so the list isn't indexed here.
     }
     function getNode(id) { return nodeIndex[id] ? nodeIndex[id].node : null; }
     function infoFor(id) { return nodeIndex[id] || null; }
@@ -335,26 +331,10 @@
         };
         if (out.excluded) return out;
 
-        // Axis 1 — NAME. An MDL deliverable (alternative to the tracking tree)
-        // supplies the tracking number + title; its revision comes from the
-        // classifier-local revision cell. Otherwise the tracking tree.
-        if (a.mdlNodeId) {
-            var mi = infoFor(a.mdlNodeId);
-            if (mi && mi.kind === 'mdl') {
-                var row = mi.node;
-                out.tracking = row.trackingNumber || '';
-                var ml = parseLeafLabel(row.revisionCell || '');
-                out.revision = ml.revision; out.status = ml.status;
-                out.trackingLeaf = true;
-                if (!a.titleOverride && a.titleFromDeliverable !== false && row.title) out.title = row.title;
-                if (!out.tracking) out.errors.push('deliverable has no tracking number');
-                if (!out.revision) out.errors.push('set a revision for this deliverable (e.g. "A (IFR)")');
-                else if (out.status && !zddc.isValidStatus(out.status)) out.errors.push('unknown status "' + out.status + '"');
-                else if (!out.status) out.errors.push('revision needs a "(STATUS)" — e.g. "A (IFR)"');
-            } else {
-                out.errors.push('deliverable no longer loaded');
-            }
-        } else if (a.trackingNodeId) {
+        // Axis 1 — NAME, always the tracking tree. The "From a list" tab drops
+        // also produce tracking-tree placements (assignFromRow), so there is a
+        // single name origin.
+        if (a.trackingNodeId) {
             var ti = infoFor(a.trackingNodeId);
             if (ti && ti.kind === 'tracking') {
                 var chain = trackingChain(ti);             // [root … node]
@@ -454,10 +434,33 @@
         state.transmittalTree = obj.transmittalTree || [];
         state.outputName = obj.outputName || null;
         state.config = normalizeConfig(obj.config);
-        state.mdlList = Array.isArray(obj.mdlList) ? obj.mdlList : [];
+        state.mdlList = (Array.isArray(obj.mdlList) ? obj.mdlList : []).map(normalizeRow);
         rebuildIndex();
+        migrateLegacyMdl(obj.mdlList);   // BEFORE anything can prune; materializes old mdl placements
         notify();
     }
+    // Pre-"From a list" workspaces stored a separate `mdlNodeId` axis pointing at
+    // a row id. Materialize each into a real tracking placement so the
+    // classification survives the model change, then drop the dead fields.
+    function migrateLegacyMdl(rawRows) {
+        var byOldId = Object.create(null);
+        (rawRows || []).forEach(function (r) { if (r && r.id) byOldId[r.id] = r; });
+        Object.keys(state.assignments).forEach(function (k) {
+            var a = state.assignments[k];
+            if (!a) return;
+            if (a.mdlNodeId) {
+                var r = byOldId[a.mdlNodeId];
+                if (!a.trackingNodeId && r && r.trackingNumber) {
+                    var leaf = addTrackingPath(null, parseFolderLevels(r.trackingNumber + '_' + (r.revisionCell || PENDING_REV)));
+                    a.trackingNodeId = leaf;
+                    if (!a.titleOverride && r.title && a.titleFromDeliverable !== false) a.titleOverride = r.title;
+                }
+                delete a.mdlNodeId;
+            }
+            if ('titleFromDeliverable' in a) delete a.titleFromDeliverable;
+            cleanAssignment(k);
+        });
+    }
     // Reset clears the CLASSIFICATION but keeps the pattern config — it's a
     // per-project setting, not part of the data being cleared.
     function reset() {
@@ -484,41 +487,192 @@
     function getTrackingFields() { return state.config.trackingFields; }
     function setConfig(c) { state.config = normalizeConfig(c); notify(); }
 
-    // ── MDL deliverables (the "By MDL" drop-target axis) ─────────────────────
-    function setMdlList(rows) {
-        state.mdlList = (rows || []).map(function (r) {
-            return {
-                id: r.id || uid(), party: r.party || '',
-                trackingNumber: r.trackingNumber || '', title: r.title || '',
-                inMdl: !!r.inMdl,
-                archiveRevisions: Array.isArray(r.archiveRevisions) ? r.archiveRevisions : [],
-                revisionCell: r.revisionCell || '',
-            };
+    // ── "From a list" scratch worklist ───────────────────────────────────────
+    // A temporary list of known/typed tracking numbers (from the archive/MDL, a
+    // paste, or a name-match). Dropping a file on a row MATERIALIZES a real
+    // tracking-tree placement (assignFromRow) — the list is pure input, so it can
+    // be cleared without losing any classification. `placed` is a transient
+    // row→keys hint (not the source of truth, not serialized) used to re-stamp a
+    // row's files when its tracking number / revision is edited.
+    function rowSource(r) {
+        if (r && r.source) return { mdl: !!r.source.mdl, archive: !!r.source.archive, pasted: !!r.source.pasted };
+        return { mdl: !!(r && r.inMdl), archive: !!(r && Array.isArray(r.archiveRevisions) && r.archiveRevisions.length), pasted: false };
+    }
+    function normalizeRow(r) {
+        r = r || {};
+        return {
+            id: r.id || uid(), party: r.party || '',
+            trackingNumber: (r.trackingNumber || '').trim(), title: r.title || '',
+            revisionCell: r.revisionCell || '',
+            source: rowSource(r),
+            archiveRevisions: Array.isArray(r.archiveRevisions) ? r.archiveRevisions : [],
+            placed: Object.create(null),
+        };
+    }
+    function setMdlList(rows) { state.mdlList = (rows || []).map(normalizeRow); notify(); }
+    function appendMdlRows(rows) {
+        var byTn = Object.create(null);
+        state.mdlList.forEach(function (r) { if (r.trackingNumber) byTn[r.trackingNumber] = r; });
+        (rows || []).forEach(function (raw) {
+            var r = normalizeRow(raw), ex = r.trackingNumber ? byTn[r.trackingNumber] : null;
+            if (ex) {
+                if (!ex.revisionCell && r.revisionCell) ex.revisionCell = r.revisionCell;
+                if (!ex.title && r.title) ex.title = r.title;
+                ex.source.mdl = ex.source.mdl || r.source.mdl;
+                ex.source.archive = ex.source.archive || r.source.archive;
+                ex.source.pasted = ex.source.pasted || r.source.pasted;
+                if (r.archiveRevisions.length && !ex.archiveRevisions.length) ex.archiveRevisions = r.archiveRevisions;
+            } else {
+                state.mdlList.push(r);
+                if (r.trackingNumber) byTn[r.trackingNumber] = r;
+            }
         });
-        // Drop placements pointing at deliverables no longer loaded.
-        var valid = Object.create(null);
-        state.mdlList.forEach(function (r) { valid[r.id] = true; });
-        Object.keys(state.assignments).forEach(function (k) {
-            var a = state.assignments[k];
-            if (a.mdlNodeId && !valid[a.mdlNodeId]) { a.mdlNodeId = null; cleanAssignment(k); }
-        });
-        rebuildIndex();
         notify();
     }
+    function clearMdlList() { state.mdlList = []; notify(); }   // rows only — assignments survive
     function getMdlList() { return state.mdlList; }
-    function getMdlRow(id) { var i = infoFor(id); return (i && i.kind === 'mdl') ? i.node : null; }
+    function getMdlRow(id) { return state.mdlList.filter(function (r) { return r.id === id; })[0] || null; }
+
+    // Build (creating folders as needed) the tracking-tree leaf a row points at:
+    // "<tracking>_<rev (status)>". A tracking number's last segment is an
+    // ancestor and the revision is ALWAYS the leaf, so a blank revision gets a
+    // PENDING_REV placeholder leaf (the file shows incomplete until set; the
+    // placeholder is pruned when the real revision lands).
+    var PENDING_REV = 'pending';
+    function leafForRow(row) {
+        var tn = (row.trackingNumber || '').trim();
+        if (!tn) return null;
+        var rev = (row.revisionCell || '').trim() || PENDING_REV;
+        return addTrackingPath(null, parseFolderLevels(tn + '_' + rev));
+    }
+    function assignFromRow(keys, row) {
+        var leaf = leafForRow(row);
+        if (!leaf || !keys || !keys.length) return;
+        place(keys, leaf, 'tracking');
+        keys.forEach(function (k) {
+            row.placed[k] = true;
+            if (row.title && row.title.trim()) {
+                var a = state.assignments[k];
+                if (a && !a.titleOverride) setTitleOverride(k, row.title);
+            }
+        });
+        notify();
+    }
+    function nodeHasFiles(nodeId) {
+        for (var k in state.assignments) { if (state.assignments[k].trackingNodeId === nodeId) return true; }
+        return false;
+    }
+    // Delete a now-empty tracking leaf and any ancestors it leaves empty (so a
+    // re-stamp doesn't litter the By-tracking tree with stale folders).
+    function pruneEmptyTrackingChain(nodeId) {
+        var info = infoFor(nodeId);
+        while (info && info.kind === 'tracking') {
+            if ((info.node.children || []).length || nodeHasFiles(info.node.id)) break;
+            var parent = info.parent;            // parent NODE (or null)
+            deleteNode(info.node.id);            // rebuilds the index
+            info = parent ? infoFor(parent.id) : null;
+        }
+    }
+    // Re-point a row's already-dropped files at the row's current leaf (after its
+    // tracking number or revision was edited). Skips keys the user has since
+    // un-placed elsewhere; prunes the leaves it empties.
+    function restampRow(row) {
+        var keys = Object.keys(row.placed || {});
+        if (!keys.length) return;
+        var leaf = leafForRow(row);
+        if (!leaf) return;
+        var old = Object.create(null);
+        keys.forEach(function (k) {
+            var a = state.assignments[k];
+            if (a && a.trackingNodeId) { if (a.trackingNodeId !== leaf) old[a.trackingNodeId] = true; a.trackingNodeId = leaf; }
+            else delete row.placed[k];   // user un-placed it elsewhere — don't resurrect
+        });
+        clearHashConflicts();
+        Object.keys(old).forEach(pruneEmptyTrackingChain);
+        notify();
+    }
+    function unassignRowFile(row, key) {
+        var a = state.assignments[key], old = a ? a.trackingNodeId : null;
+        if (row && row.placed) delete row.placed[key];
+        place([key], null, 'tracking');
+        if (old) pruneEmptyTrackingChain(old);
+    }
+    function setRowTracking(rowId, tn) {
+        var r = getMdlRow(rowId); if (!r) return;
+        r.trackingNumber = (tn == null ? '' : String(tn)).trim();
+        restampRow(r); notify();
+    }
+    function setRowTitle(rowId, title) {
+        var r = getMdlRow(rowId); if (!r) return;
+        r.title = (title == null ? '' : String(title));
+        Object.keys(r.placed || {}).forEach(function (k) { if (state.assignments[k]) setTitleOverride(k, r.title); });
+        notify();
+    }
     function setRevisionCell(rowId, value) { setRevisionCells([rowId], value); }
     function setRevisionCells(rowIds, value) {
         var set = Object.create(null); (rowIds || []).forEach(function (i) { set[i] = true; });
         var changed = false;
-        state.mdlList.forEach(function (r) { if (set[r.id]) { r.revisionCell = (value == null ? '' : String(value)); changed = true; } });
+        state.mdlList.forEach(function (r) {
+            if (set[r.id]) { r.revisionCell = (value == null ? '' : String(value)); restampRow(r); changed = true; }
+        });
         if (changed) notify();
     }
-    function setTitleFromDeliverable(key, fromDeliverable) {
-        var a = assignmentFor(key);
-        a.titleFromDeliverable = !!fromDeliverable;
-        cleanAssignment(key);
-        notify();
+
+    // ── paste parsing + name matching (pure helpers, unit-tested) ─────────────
+    // Parse Excel/TSV text into scratch rows. Columns: Tracking ⇥ Rev(Status) ⇥
+    // Title; a 4th bare-status column merges into the revision; a lone cell that
+    // parses as a full ZDDC filename is split; a header row is skipped.
+    function parsePastedRows(text) {
+        function unq(s) {
+            s = (s == null ? '' : String(s)).trim();
+            if (s.length >= 2 && s.charAt(0) === '"' && s.charAt(s.length - 1) === '"') s = s.slice(1, -1).replace(/""/g, '"');
+            return s.trim();
+        }
+        var lines = String(text == null ? '' : text).replace(/\r\n?/g, '\n').split('\n');
+        var rows = [], skipped = [], sawData = false;
+        lines.forEach(function (raw, i) {
+            if (!raw.trim()) return;
+            var cells = raw.split('\t').map(unq);
+            var c0 = cells[0] || '';
+            if (!sawData && cells.length > 1 && /^(tracking|number|no\.?|doc(ument)?|drawing|item)\b/i.test(c0) && c0.indexOf('-') === -1) {
+                return;   // header row
+            }
+            var tracking = '', rev = '', title = '';
+            if (cells.length === 1) {
+                var p = window.zddc.parseFilename(c0);
+                if (p && p.valid && p.trackingNumber) { tracking = p.trackingNumber; rev = p.revision + (p.status ? ' (' + p.status + ')' : ''); title = p.title || ''; }
+                else tracking = c0;
+            } else {
+                tracking = c0;
+                if (cells.length >= 4 && cells[2] && window.zddc.isValidStatus(cells[2])) { rev = (cells[1] + ' (' + cells[2] + ')').trim(); title = cells[3] || ''; }
+                else { rev = cells[1] || ''; title = cells[2] || ''; }
+            }
+            if (!tracking) { skipped.push({ line: i + 1, reason: 'no tracking number', text: raw }); return; }
+            sawData = true;
+            rows.push({ trackingNumber: tracking, revisionCell: rev.trim(), title: title, source: { pasted: true } });
+        });
+        return { rows: rows, skipped: skipped };
+    }
+    function normTok(s) { return String(s == null ? '' : s).toUpperCase().replace(/[^A-Z0-9]/g, ''); }
+    // Propose row matches for source files by finding a row whose tracking number
+    // appears in the filename. opts.fuzzy also matches on the digit-run.
+    function proposeMatches(files, rows, opts) {
+        opts = opts || {};
+        var out = [];
+        (files || []).forEach(function (f) {
+            var full = zddc.joinExtension(f.originalFilename, f.extension);
+            var nameNorm = normTok(full), nameDigits = nameNorm.replace(/[^0-9]/g, ''), best = null;
+            (rows || []).forEach(function (r) {
+                var tn = r.trackingNumber || ''; if (!tn) return;
+                var tnNorm = normTok(tn), conf = 0;
+                if (full.indexOf(tn) !== -1) conf = 1;
+                else if (tnNorm && nameNorm.indexOf(tnNorm) !== -1) conf = 0.8;
+                else if (opts.fuzzy) { var d = tnNorm.replace(/[^0-9]/g, ''); if (d && nameDigits.indexOf(d) !== -1) conf = 0.5; }
+                if (conf && (!best || conf > best.confidence)) best = { row: r, confidence: conf };
+            });
+            if (best) out.push({ file: f, row: best.row, confidence: best.confidence });
+        });
+        return out;
     }
 
     // ── add-folder pattern expansion ─────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -695,9 +849,12 @@
         transmittalRecord: transmittalRecord,
         findOrAddParty: findOrAddParty, findOrAddTransmittalBin: findOrAddTransmittalBin,
         getConfig: getConfig, setConfig: setConfig, getTrackingFields: getTrackingFields,
-        setMdlList: setMdlList, getMdlList: getMdlList, getMdlRow: getMdlRow,
+        setMdlList: setMdlList, appendMdlRows: appendMdlRows, clearMdlList: clearMdlList,
+        getMdlList: getMdlList, getMdlRow: getMdlRow,
+        assignFromRow: assignFromRow, unassignRowFile: unassignRowFile,
+        setRowTracking: setRowTracking, setRowTitle: setRowTitle,
         setRevisionCell: setRevisionCell, setRevisionCells: setRevisionCells,
-        setTitleFromDeliverable: setTitleFromDeliverable,
+        parsePastedRows: parsePastedRows, proposeMatches: proposeMatches,
         getNode: getNode, getTrackingTree: function () { return state.trackingTree; },
         getTransmittalTree: function () { return state.transmittalTree; },
         // derive + reverse

classifier/js/target-tree.js

@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@
     var openForm = null;           // { partyId, slot } when a bin form is open
     var initialized = false;
     var currentTab = 'tracking';   // 'tracking' | 'existing' | 'transmittal' — active tab
-    var mdlTable = null;           // the seltable controller for the catalog
-    var mdlPlaced = {};            // latest placed.mdl map (read by the placed-file cell)
+    var mdlTable = null;           // the seltable controller for the "From a list" tab
+    var mdlPlaced = {};            // trackingNumber -> placed files (read by the Files cell)
+    var hideAssigned = false;      // "Hide assigned" toggle in the From-a-list toolbar
+    var listScanned = false;       // a Load has run this session (drives the "new" badge)
 
     function init() {
         if (initialized) return;
@@ -37,6 +39,10 @@
             transmittalTree: document.getElementById('transmittalTree'),
             mdlTree: document.getElementById('mdlTree'),
             loadMdlBtn: document.getElementById('loadMdlBtn'),
+            pasteRowsBtn: document.getElementById('pasteRowsBtn'),
+            matchNamesBtn: document.getElementById('matchNamesBtn'),
+            clearListBtn: document.getElementById('clearListBtn'),
+            hideAssignedToggle: document.getElementById('hideAssignedToggle'),
             addTrackingRootBtn: document.getElementById('addTrackingRootBtn'),
             addPartyBtn: document.getElementById('addPartyBtn'),
             stats: document.getElementById('classifyStats'),
@@ -46,6 +52,25 @@
         if (els.existingTab) els.existingTab.addEventListener('click', function () { showTab('existing'); });
         els.transmittalTab.addEventListener('click', function () { showTab('transmittal'); });
         if (els.loadMdlBtn) els.loadMdlBtn.addEventListener('click', loadMdl);
+        if (els.pasteRowsBtn) els.pasteRowsBtn.addEventListener('click', function () { openPasteDialog(''); });
+        if (els.matchNamesBtn) els.matchNamesBtn.addEventListener('click', openMatchDialog);
+        if (els.clearListBtn) els.clearListBtn.addEventListener('click', function () {
+            if (!C().getMdlList().length) return;
+            C().clearMdlList();
+            window.zddc.toast('List cleared — every assignment is kept (see By tracking number).', 'info');
+        });
+        if (els.hideAssignedToggle) els.hideAssignedToggle.addEventListener('change', function () {
+            hideAssigned = !!els.hideAssignedToggle.checked;
+            if (mdlTable) mdlTable.renderBody();
+        });
+        // Ctrl-V anywhere on the From-a-list panel opens the paste dialog prefilled.
+        if (els.mdlPanel) els.mdlPanel.addEventListener('paste', function (e) {
+            if (currentTab !== 'existing') return;
+            if (e.target && e.target.closest('input, textarea')) return;   // let real inputs paste
+            var t = (e.clipboardData || window.clipboardData);
+            var text = t ? t.getData('text') : '';
+            if (text) { e.preventDefault(); openPasteDialog(text); }
+        });
         els.addTrackingRootBtn.addEventListener('click', function () {
             var name = prompt('Root folder name (a tracking-number segment, e.g. "ACME-PROJ").\n'
                 + 'Brace patterns expand: BMB-{PM,EL}-{0001-0002,0005}_A (IFR)', '');
@@ -86,15 +111,20 @@
     }
     // One pass: group files by the node they're placed in, per axis.
     function buildPlaced(files) {
-        var c = C(), byT = {}, byX = {}, byM = {};
+        var c = C(), byT = {}, byX = {}, byTn = {};
         files.forEach(function (f) {
             var a = c.getAssignment(c.srcKeyForFile(f));
             if (!a) return;
-            if (a.trackingNodeId) (byT[a.trackingNodeId] = byT[a.trackingNodeId] || []).push(f);
+            if (a.trackingNodeId) {
+                (byT[a.trackingNodeId] = byT[a.trackingNodeId] || []).push(f);
+                // Also index by tracking NUMBER so a "From a list" row can show
+                // the files placed under it (a row is a tracking number, not a node).
+                var tn = c.deriveTarget(f).tracking;
+                if (tn) (byTn[tn] = byTn[tn] || []).push(f);
+            }
             if (a.transmittalNodeId) (byX[a.transmittalNodeId] = byX[a.transmittalNodeId] || []).push(f);
-            if (a.mdlNodeId) (byM[a.mdlNodeId] = byM[a.mdlNodeId] || []).push(f);
         });
-        return { tracking: byT, transmittal: byX, mdl: byM };
+        return { tracking: byT, transmittal: byX, byTracking: byTn };
     }
 
     function showTab(which) {
@@ -110,8 +140,8 @@
         // with the active tab — re-render the left tree.
         reRenderSource();
     }
-    // The active axis is the catalog ('mdl') on the "By existing" tab, else the tab's.
-    function activeAxis() { return currentTab === 'existing' ? 'mdl' : (currentTab === 'transmittal' ? 'transmittal' : 'tracking'); }
+    // "From a list" drops materialize tracking placements, so its axis is 'tracking'.
+    function activeAxis() { return currentTab === 'transmittal' ? 'transmittal' : 'tracking'; }
     function reRenderSource() { if (window.app.modules.tree && window.app.modules.tree.render) window.app.modules.tree.render(); }
 
     // Expand a brace pattern into folder names and create them (confirming a
@@ -137,7 +167,7 @@
         var placed = buildPlaced(files);
         renderTrackingInto(els.trackingTree, C().getTrackingTree(), placed.tracking);
         renderTransmittalInto(els.transmittalTree, C().getTransmittalTree(), placed.transmittal);
-        renderMdlInto(placed.mdl);
+        renderMdlInto(placed.byTracking);
         renderStats(files);
     }
 
@@ -471,47 +501,43 @@
         return form;
     }
 
-    // ── By MDL (deliverables as drop targets via the shared seltable) ───────
-    function renderMdlInto(placedMdl) {
-        mdlPlaced = placedMdl || {};
+    // ── "From a list" (scratch worklist via the shared seltable) ────────────
+    function renderMdlInto(placedByTracking) {
+        mdlPlaced = placedByTracking || {};
         if (!C().getMdlList().length) {
             mdlTable = null;
             els.mdlTree.textContent = '';
-            els.mdlTree.appendChild(el('div', 'target-empty', 'Nothing loaded yet — “Load…”, tick the directories to scan, and their existing files + MDL deliverables appear here (one row per tracking number, latest revision).'));
+            els.mdlTree.appendChild(el('div', 'target-empty', 'Empty — “Load…” numbers from the archive/MDL, “Paste rows…” from Excel, or “⚡ Match names”. Then drag files onto a row to name them. The list is a scratch pad — clearing it keeps every assignment (see By tracking number).'));
             return;
         }
         ensureMdlTable();
         mdlTable.renderBody();
     }
+    function rowPlaced(r) { var f = mdlPlaced[r.trackingNumber]; return f && f.length ? f : null; }
     function ensureMdlTable() {
         if (mdlTable) return mdlTable;
         var c = C();
-        // One column per configured tracking-number field (split positionally),
-        // then Title, MDL (✓), Archive revisions (informational), and the editable
-        // classifier-local Revision. Each column has its own autofilter.
-        var cols = c.getTrackingFields().map(function (f, i) {
-            return { key: 'f' + i, title: f.name, get: function (r) { return (r.trackingNumber || '').split('-')[i] || ''; } };
-        });
-        cols.push({ key: 'title', title: 'Title', get: function (r) { return r.title || ''; } });
-        cols.push({ key: 'mdl', title: 'MDL', cls: 'catalog-mdl', get: function (r) { return r.inMdl ? '✓' : ''; } });
-        cols.push({ key: 'latest', title: 'Latest rev', get: function (r) { return latestRevOf(r.archiveRevisions); } });
-        cols.push({
-            key: 'rev', title: 'Revision', cls: 'mdl-rev', get: function (r) { return r.revisionCell; },
-            render: function (r, td) {
-                var inp = document.createElement('input');
-                inp.type = 'text'; inp.className = 'mdl-rev__input'; inp.value = r.revisionCell || '';
-                inp.placeholder = 'A (IFR)'; inp.setAttribute('data-no-select', '');
-                inp.addEventListener('change', function () { c.setRevisionCell(r.id, inp.value.trim()); });
-                td.appendChild(inp);
-            },
-        });
+        var cols = [
+            { key: 'tn', title: 'Tracking number', cls: 'fromlist-tn', get: function (r) { return r.trackingNumber || ''; },
+              render: function (r, td) { editCell(td, 'fromlist-tn__input', r.trackingNumber, 'ACME-…-0001', function (v) { c.setRowTracking(r.id, v); }, tnWarn(r)); } },
+            { key: 'title', title: 'Title', cls: 'fromlist-title', get: function (r) { return r.title || ''; },
+              render: function (r, td) { editCell(td, 'fromlist-title__input', r.title, 'title', function (v) { c.setRowTitle(r.id, v); }); } },
+            { key: 'src', title: 'Source', cls: 'fromlist-src', get: function (r) { var s = r.source || {}; return [s.mdl ? 'mdl' : '', s.archive ? 'arch' : '', s.pasted ? 'pasted' : ''].filter(Boolean).join(' '); },
+              render: function (r, td) { renderSource(r, td); } },
+            { key: 'latest', title: 'Latest rev', get: function (r) { return latestRevOf(r.archiveRevisions); } },
+            { key: 'rev', title: 'Revision', cls: 'mdl-rev', get: function (r) { return r.revisionCell; },
+              render: function (r, td) { editCell(td, 'mdl-rev__input', r.revisionCell, 'A (IFR)', function (v) { c.setRevisionCell(r.id, v); }); } },
+        ];
         mdlTable = window.app.modules.seltable.create({
             container: els.mdlTree,
             extraTitle: 'Files',
-            rows: function () { return c.getMdlList(); },
+            rows: function () {
+                var list = c.getMdlList();
+                return hideAssigned ? list.filter(function (r) { return !rowPlaced(r); }) : list;
+            },
             rowId: function (r) { return r.id; },
             columns: cols,
-            onRowDrop: function (rowId, keys) { c.place(keys, rowId, 'mdl'); },
+            onRowDrop: function (rowId, keys) { var row = c.getMdlRow(rowId); if (row) c.assignFromRow(keys, row); },
             onActivate: function (ids) {
                 if (!ids.length) return;
                 var v = prompt('Set the revision on ' + ids.length + ' selected row(s) (e.g. "A (IFR)"):', '');
@@ -522,8 +548,37 @@
         mdlTable.render();
         return mdlTable;
     }
+    // An editable seltable cell: an <input> that commits on change. `warn` is an
+    // optional tooltip that flags (without blocking) a questionable value.
+    function editCell(td, cls, value, placeholder, onCommit, warn) {
+        var inp = document.createElement('input');
+        inp.type = 'text'; inp.className = cls + (warn ? ' is-warn' : ''); inp.value = value || '';
+        inp.placeholder = placeholder || ''; inp.spellcheck = false; inp.setAttribute('data-no-select', '');
+        if (warn) inp.title = warn;
+        inp.addEventListener('change', function () { onCommit(inp.value.trim()); });
+        td.appendChild(inp);
+    }
+    function tnWarn(r) {
+        var tn = (r.trackingNumber || '').trim(); if (!tn) return '';
+        var n = tn.split('-').length, want = C().getTrackingFields().length;
+        return n < want - 1 || n > want ? ('Has ' + n + ' segments; the pattern expects ' + want + '.') : '';
+    }
+    function renderSource(row, td) {
+        var s = row.source || {};
+        if (s.mdl) td.appendChild(el('span', 'src-badge src-badge--mdl', 'MDL'));
+        if (s.archive) td.appendChild(el('span', 'src-badge src-badge--arch', 'arch'));
+        if (s.pasted && !s.mdl && !s.archive) {
+            // A pasted number matching nothing known: a likely typo / a brand-new number.
+            var isNew = listScanned;
+            var b = el('span', 'src-badge src-badge--new', isNew ? 'new' : 'unverified');
+            b.title = isNew ? 'This tracking number isn’t in the scanned archive/MDL — you’re inventing it.' : 'Not checked against the archive/MDL — Load a directory to verify.';
+            td.appendChild(b);
+        } else if (s.pasted) {
+            td.appendChild(el('span', 'src-badge src-badge--pasted', 'pasted'));
+        }
+    }
     function renderMdlPlaced(row, td) {
-        var c = C(), files = mdlPlaced[row.id] || [];
+        var c = C(), files = rowPlaced(row) || [];
         files.forEach(function (f) {
             var d = c.deriveTarget(f);
             var a = c.getAssignment(d.key) || {};
@@ -533,13 +588,14 @@
             var nm = el('span', 'mdlfile__name', d.filename || '(set a revision)');
             nm.title = 'from ' + f.originalFilename + (f.extension ? '.' + f.extension : '');
             line.appendChild(nm);
-            var tgl = el('button', 'tnode__act', a.titleFromDeliverable === false ? 'Title: file' : 'Title: MDL');
-            tgl.title = 'Use the deliverable’s title or the file’s own';
-            tgl.addEventListener('click', function () { c.setTitleFromDeliverable(d.key, a.titleFromDeliverable === false); });
+            var usingRow = a.titleOverride != null && row.title && a.titleOverride === row.title.trim();
+            var tgl = el('button', 'tnode__act', usingRow ? 'Title: row' : 'Title: file');
+            tgl.title = 'Use the row’s title or the file’s own';
+            tgl.addEventListener('click', function () { c.setTitleOverride(d.key, usingRow ? '' : row.title); });
             line.appendChild(tgl);
             var rm = el('button', 'tnode__act tfile__remove', '✕');
-            rm.title = 'Remove from this deliverable';
-            rm.addEventListener('click', function () { c.place([d.key], null, 'mdl'); });
+            rm.title = 'Remove this file from the row';
+            rm.addEventListener('click', function () { c.unassignRowFile(row, d.key); });
             line.appendChild(rm);
             td.appendChild(line);
         });
@@ -642,13 +698,123 @@
         }
     }
     function finishLoad(rows) {
-        C().setMdlList(rows);
+        listScanned = true;
+        C().appendMdlRows(rows);   // APPEND — the list accumulates across batches
         showTab('existing');
         window.zddc.toast(rows.length
-            ? ('Catalog: ' + rows.length + ' tracking number' + (rows.length === 1 ? '' : 's') + ' from the selected directories. Drag files on, set revisions.')
+            ? ('Added ' + rows.length + ' tracking number' + (rows.length === 1 ? '' : 's') + ' from the selected directories. Drag files on, set revisions.')
             : 'No files or deliverables in the selected directories.', rows.length ? 'success' : 'warning');
     }
 
+    // ── paste + match dialogs (reuse the .copy-choice modal shell) ──────────
+    function scratchModal(titleText, hintText) {
+        var done = false;
+        function close() { if (done) return; done = true; document.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey); back.remove(); }
+        function onKey(e) { if (e.key === 'Escape') close(); }
+        var back = el('div', 'copy-choice__backdrop');
+        var box = el('div', 'copy-choice copy-choice--wide');
+        box.appendChild(el('h3', null, titleText));
+        if (hintText) box.appendChild(el('p', null, hintText));
+        var body = el('div', 'scratch-modal__body'); box.appendChild(body);
+        var foot = el('div', 'copy-choice__btns'); box.appendChild(foot);
+        back.appendChild(box);
+        back.addEventListener('click', function (e) { if (e.target === back) close(); });
+        document.addEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+        document.body.appendChild(back);
+        return { body: body, foot: foot, close: close };
+    }
+    function openPasteDialog(prefill) {
+        var c = C();
+        var m = scratchModal('Paste rows from Excel', 'Columns: Tracking · Rev (Status) · Title — tab-separated, as Excel copies. A header row is skipped; a pasted full filename is split.');
+        var ta = document.createElement('textarea');
+        ta.className = 'scratch-paste__ta'; ta.rows = 6; ta.spellcheck = false;
+        ta.placeholder = 'ACME-AR-DWG-0001\tA (IFR)\tFloor plan';
+        ta.value = prefill || '';
+        m.body.appendChild(ta);
+        var preview = el('div', 'scratch-paste__preview'); m.body.appendChild(preview);
+        var add = el('button', 'btn btn-primary', 'Add rows'); add.disabled = true;
+        var cancel = el('button', 'btn btn-secondary', 'Cancel'); cancel.addEventListener('click', m.close);
+        m.foot.appendChild(add); m.foot.appendChild(cancel);
+        var parsed = { rows: [], skipped: [] };
+        function refresh() {
+            parsed = c.parsePastedRows(ta.value);
+            preview.textContent = '';
+            if (parsed.rows.length) {
+                var tbl = el('table', 'scratch-preview__table');
+                var head = el('tr'); ['Tracking number', 'Revision', 'Title'].forEach(function (h) { head.appendChild(el('th', null, h)); }); tbl.appendChild(head);
+                parsed.rows.slice(0, 50).forEach(function (r) {
+                    var tr = el('tr');
+                    tr.appendChild(el('td', null, r.trackingNumber));
+                    tr.appendChild(el('td', null, r.revisionCell || ''));
+                    tr.appendChild(el('td', null, r.title || ''));
+                    tbl.appendChild(tr);
+                });
+                preview.appendChild(tbl);
+                if (parsed.rows.length > 50) preview.appendChild(el('div', 'scratch-preview__more', '…and ' + (parsed.rows.length - 50) + ' more'));
+            }
+            parsed.skipped.forEach(function (s) { preview.appendChild(el('div', 'scratch-preview__skip', 'Line ' + s.line + ' skipped — ' + s.reason)); });
+            add.disabled = !parsed.rows.length;
+            add.textContent = parsed.rows.length ? ('Add ' + parsed.rows.length + ' row' + (parsed.rows.length === 1 ? '' : 's')) : 'Add rows';
+        }
+        add.addEventListener('click', function () {
+            var n = parsed.rows.length;
+            c.appendMdlRows(parsed.rows);
+            m.close(); showTab('existing');
+            window.zddc.toast('Added ' + n + ' pasted row' + (n === 1 ? '' : 's') + '.', 'success');
+        });
+        ta.addEventListener('input', refresh);
+        refresh(); ta.focus();
+    }
+    function openMatchDialog() {
+        var c = C();
+        var rows = c.getMdlList();
+        if (!rows.length) { window.zddc.toast('Load or paste some tracking numbers first.', 'warning'); return; }
+        var files = allFiles().filter(function (f) {
+            var a = c.getAssignment(c.srcKeyForFile(f));
+            return !(a && (a.trackingNodeId || a.excluded));
+        });
+        if (!files.length) { window.zddc.toast('No unassigned files to match.', 'info'); return; }
+        var m = scratchModal('Match names', 'Files whose name contains a known tracking number. Review, then assign the checked matches.');
+        var opts = { fuzzy: false };
+        var fuzzyLbl = el('label', 'scratch-match__fuzzy');
+        var fuzzy = document.createElement('input'); fuzzy.type = 'checkbox';
+        fuzzyLbl.appendChild(fuzzy); fuzzyLbl.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' Looser matching (digits only)'));
+        m.body.appendChild(fuzzyLbl);
+        var list = el('div', 'scratch-match__list'); m.body.appendChild(list);
+        var accept = el('button', 'btn btn-primary', 'Assign');
+        var cancel = el('button', 'btn btn-secondary', 'Cancel'); cancel.addEventListener('click', m.close);
+        m.foot.appendChild(accept); m.foot.appendChild(cancel);
+        var proposals = [];
+        function refresh() {
+            proposals = c.proposeMatches(files, rows, opts);
+            list.textContent = '';
+            if (!proposals.length) { list.appendChild(el('div', 'scratch-preview__skip', 'No matches found.')); accept.disabled = true; accept.textContent = 'Assign'; return; }
+            proposals.forEach(function (p, i) {
+                var rowEl = el('label', 'scratch-match__row');
+                var cb = document.createElement('input'); cb.type = 'checkbox'; cb.checked = true; cb.dataset.i = i;
+                rowEl.appendChild(cb);
+                rowEl.appendChild(el('span', 'scratch-match__file', zddc.joinExtension(p.file.originalFilename, p.file.extension)));
+                rowEl.appendChild(el('span', 'scratch-match__arrow', '→'));
+                rowEl.appendChild(el('span', 'scratch-match__tn', p.row.trackingNumber));
+                rowEl.appendChild(el('span', 'scratch-match__conf', Math.round(p.confidence * 100) + '%'));
+                list.appendChild(rowEl);
+            });
+            accept.disabled = false; accept.textContent = 'Assign ' + proposals.length;
+        }
+        accept.addEventListener('click', function () {
+            var n = 0;
+            Array.prototype.forEach.call(list.querySelectorAll('input[type=checkbox]'), function (cb) {
+                if (!cb.checked) return;
+                var p = proposals[Number(cb.dataset.i)];
+                if (p) { c.assignFromRow([c.srcKeyForFile(p.file)], p.row); n++; }
+            });
+            m.close(); showTab('existing');
+            window.zddc.toast('Assigned ' + n + ' file' + (n === 1 ? '' : 's') + ' by name match.', n ? 'success' : 'info');
+        });
+        fuzzy.addEventListener('change', function () { opts.fuzzy = fuzzy.checked; refresh(); });
+        refresh();
+    }
+
     // ── events ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     function closestNodeId(target) {
         var n = target.closest('[data-id]');
@@ -850,10 +1016,7 @@
     function reveal(key) {
         var a = C().getAssignment(key);
         if (!a) return;
-        if (a.mdlNodeId) {
-            showTab('existing');
-            if (mdlTable) { mdlTable.renderBody(); }
-        } else if (a.trackingNodeId) {
+        if (a.trackingNodeId) {
             showTab('tracking'); collapsed = {}; render();
             flashNode(els.trackingTree, a.trackingNodeId);
         } else if (a.transmittalNodeId) {

classifier/js/tree.js

@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@
 (function() {
     'use strict';
 
+    // ── Sorting ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Render the tree in a stable, human order: case-insensitive, natural
+    // (so "Rev 2" sorts before "Rev 10"). Non-mutating — sort copies at render.
+    function cmpName(a, b) { return String(a).localeCompare(String(b), undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: 'base' }); }
+    function sortedFolders(list) { return (list || []).slice().sort(function (a, b) { return cmpName(a.name, b.name); }); }
+    function sortedFiles(list) {
+        return (list || []).slice().sort(function (a, b) {
+            return cmpName(window.zddc.joinExtension(a.originalFilename, a.extension), window.zddc.joinExtension(b.originalFilename, b.extension));
+        });
+    }
+
     // ── Classify & Copy helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────
     function classifyOn() {
         var c = window.app.modules.classify;
@@ -58,8 +69,8 @@
         var tt = window.app.modules.targetTree;
         return (tt && tt.activeAxis) ? tt.activeAxis() : 'tracking';
     }
-    function axisField(ax) { return ax === 'transmittal' ? 'transmittalNodeId' : ax === 'mdl' ? 'mdlNodeId' : 'trackingNodeId'; }
-    // Bucket a file relative to the active axis (tracking | transmittal | mdl):
+    function axisField(ax) { return ax === 'transmittal' ? 'transmittalNodeId' : 'trackingNodeId'; }
+    // Bucket a file relative to the active axis (tracking | transmittal):
     //   'excluded' | 'assigned' (on this axis) | 'partial' (assigned on a DIFFERENT
     //   axis only — the to-do for this tab) | 'unassigned' (no axis).
     function fileCategory(file) {
@@ -68,7 +79,7 @@
         if (a && a.excluded) return 'excluded';
         var ax = activeAxis();
         if (a && a[axisField(ax)]) return 'assigned';
-        var others = ['tracking', 'transmittal', 'mdl'].filter(function (x) { return x !== ax; });
+        var others = ['tracking', 'transmittal'].filter(function (x) { return x !== ax; });
         var any = a && others.some(function (x) { return a[axisField(x)]; });
         return any ? 'partial' : 'unassigned';
     }
@@ -175,7 +186,7 @@
             return;
         }
 
-        window.app.folderTree.forEach(folder => {
+        sortedFolders(window.app.folderTree).forEach(folder => {
             if (!folderShown(folder)) return;
             const element = createFolderElement(folder);
             container.appendChild(element);
@@ -360,7 +371,7 @@
         if ((folder.expanded || autoOpen(folder)) && folder.children && folder.children.length > 0) {
             const childrenDiv = document.createElement('div');
             childrenDiv.className = 'folder-children';
-            folder.children.forEach(child => {
+            sortedFolders(folder.children).forEach(child => {
                 if (!folderShown(child)) return;
                 const childElement = createFolderElement(child, level + 1);
                 childrenDiv.appendChild(childElement);
@@ -373,7 +384,7 @@
         if (classifyOn() && (folder.expanded || autoOpen(folder)) && folder.files && folder.files.length > 0) {
             const filesDiv = document.createElement('div');
             filesDiv.className = 'folder-children folder-files';
-            folder.files.forEach(function (file) {
+            sortedFiles(folder.files).forEach(function (file) {
                 if (!fileShown(file)) return;
                 filesDiv.appendChild(createFileElement(file, level + 1));
             });

classifier/template.html

@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@
                 <!-- Target Trees (Classify & Copy mode) — default view -->
                 <main class="target-pane" id="targetPane">
                     <div class="pane-header pane-header--target">
-                        <p class="target-goal">Each file needs a <strong>tracking number</strong> (revision + status + title) and a <strong>transmittal folder</strong>. Name it — build one under <em>By tracking number</em> or reuse one under <em>By existing</em> — then route it under <em>By transmittal</em>.</p>
+                        <p class="target-goal">Each file needs a <strong>tracking number</strong> (revision + status + title) and a <strong>transmittal folder</strong>. Name it — build one under <em>By tracking number</em>, or drag onto a row under <em>From a list</em> (loaded from the archive/MDL or pasted from Excel) — then route it under <em>By transmittal</em>.</p>
                         <div class="target-tabs" role="tablist">
                             <div class="target-tabs__group">
                                 <button class="target-tab active" id="trackingTab" role="tab">By tracking number</button>
-                                <button class="target-tab" id="existingTab" role="tab" title="Reuse a tracking number already in the project MDL or archive — drag files onto a row to assign it.">By existing</button>
+                                <button class="target-tab" id="existingTab" role="tab" title="Drag files onto a list of tracking numbers — loaded from the archive/MDL, pasted from Excel, or auto-matched by name.">From a list</button>
                             </div>
                             <span class="target-tabs__divider" aria-hidden="true"></span>
                             <div class="target-tabs__group">
@@ -200,14 +200,19 @@
                                    placeholder="Filter the transmittal tree…" aria-label="Filter transmittal tree">
                             <div id="transmittalTree" class="target-tree"></div>
                         </section>
-                        <!-- "By existing": the catalog — files + MDL deliverables from the
-                             directories you tick, deduped to one row per tracking number at
-                             the latest revision. Read-only on the MDL/archive; the Revision
-                             column is classifier-local. The left filetree stays the drag source. -->
+                        <!-- "From a list": a scratch worklist of tracking numbers — Load them
+                             from the archive/MDL, Paste rows from Excel, or ⚡ Match by name.
+                             Dragging a file onto a row MATERIALIZES a real "By tracking number"
+                             placement, so Clear keeps every assignment. The left filetree is
+                             the drag source. -->
                         <section id="mdlPanel" class="target-panel" hidden>
                             <div class="target-panel__toolbar">
-                                <button id="loadMdlBtn" class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary">⊞ Load…</button>
-                                <span class="target-hint">“Load…”, tick the directories to scan, then drag files onto a row to assign its tracking number; set the Revision column (ctrl-shift select + ctrl-Enter to set many).</span>
+                                <button id="loadMdlBtn" class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary" title="Add tracking numbers from the project archive/MDL (pick directories to scan).">⊞ Load…</button>
+                                <button id="pasteRowsBtn" class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary" title="Paste rows from Excel: Tracking · Rev (Status) · Title.">⎘ Paste rows…</button>
+                                <button id="matchNamesBtn" class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary" title="Auto-suggest assignments by matching unassigned filenames against the list.">⚡ Match names</button>
+                                <button id="clearListBtn" class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary" title="Empty the list. Every assignment is kept — see By tracking number.">Clear list</button>
+                                <label class="target-toggle" title="Hide rows that already have files assigned."><input type="checkbox" id="hideAssignedToggle"> Hide assigned</label>
+                                <span class="target-hint">Drag files onto a row to name them; edit the Tracking number / Revision inline (ctrl-shift + ctrl-Enter sets many). Clearing the list keeps every assignment.</span>
                             </div>
                             <div id="mdlTree" class="target-tree"></div>
                         </section>

shared/seltable.css

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 .seltable__bar { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; padding: 0.4rem 0.5rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); flex: 0 0 auto; }
 .seltable__count { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.78rem; white-space: nowrap; }
 .seltable__scroll { flex: 1; min-height: 0; overflow: auto; }
-.seltable__table { border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0; width: 100%; font-size: 0.82rem; }
+/* width:auto + nowrap cells → each column shrinks to fit its header/longest cell. */
+.seltable__table { border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0; width: auto; font-size: 0.82rem; }
 .seltable__table th, .seltable__table td { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; }
 .seltable__table thead th {
     position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 2; background: var(--bg-secondary, var(--bg));
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
 }
 .seltable__table thead tr.seltable__filters th { top: 1.55rem; padding: 0.15rem 0.35rem; }
 .seltable__colfilter {
-    width: 100%; min-width: 5rem; padding: 0.15rem 0.35rem;
+    width: 100%; min-width: 2rem; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.15rem 0.35rem;
     border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius);
     background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); font-size: 0.74rem; font-weight: 400; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0;
 }

tests/classify.spec.js

@@ -247,6 +247,33 @@ test('source file rows render with a state dot in classify mode', async ({ page
     await expect(page.locator('#folderTree .file-item .cl-dot--none')).toBeVisible();
 });
 
+test('Folder Tree renders folders and files in natural, case-insensitive order', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.click('#modeClassifyBtn');
+    const order = await page.evaluate(() => {
+        window.app.folderTree = [{
+            name: 'Root', path: 'Root', expanded: true, scanState: 'done',
+            children: [
+                { name: 'Beta',   path: 'Root/Beta',   scanState: 'done', children: [], files: [] },
+                { name: 'alpha',  path: 'Root/alpha',  scanState: 'done', children: [], files: [] },
+                { name: 'Rev 10', path: 'Root/Rev 10', scanState: 'done', children: [], files: [] },
+                { name: 'Rev 2',  path: 'Root/Rev 2',  scanState: 'done', children: [], files: [] },
+            ],
+            files: [
+                { originalFilename: 'zeta', extension: 'pdf', folderPath: 'Root' },
+                { originalFilename: 'Apple', extension: 'pdf', folderPath: 'Root' },
+                { originalFilename: 'banana', extension: 'pdf', folderPath: 'Root' },
+            ],
+        }];
+        window.app.modules.tree.render();
+        return {
+            folders: Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('#folderTree .folder-children .folder-name')).map(e => e.textContent.trim()),
+            files: Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('#folderTree .folder-files .file-name')).map(e => e.textContent.trim()),
+        };
+    });
+    expect(order.folders).toEqual(['alpha', 'Beta', 'Rev 2', 'Rev 10']);   // case-insensitive + natural (2 < 10)
+    expect(order.files).toEqual(['Apple.pdf', 'banana.pdf', 'zeta.pdf']);  // case-insensitive
+});
+
 test('classify: single-click a source file triggers preview', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.click('#modeClassifyBtn');
     const previewed = await page.evaluate(() => {
@@ -1216,7 +1243,7 @@ test('seltable: autofilter + ctrl-shift selection builds complex sets', async ({
     expect(r.ctrlShiftRange).toBe('c,d');   // ctrl-shift range runs over the FILTERED order
 });
 
-test('classify: an MDL placement names a file; revision from the cell, transmittal for the path', async ({ page }) => {
+test('From a list: a drop materializes a real tracking placement; row revision + transmittal complete it', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.click('#modeClassifyBtn');
     const r = await page.evaluate(() => {
         const c = window.app.modules.classify;
@@ -1224,32 +1251,36 @@ test('classify: an MDL placement names a file; revision from the cell, transmitt
         const f = { originalFilename: 'messy scan 47', extension: 'pdf', folderPath: 'R' };
         window.app.folderTree = [{ name: 'R', path: 'R', files: [f], children: [] }];
         const key = c.srcKeyForFile(f);
-        c.setMdlList([{ id: 'm1', party: 'ACM', trackingNumber: 'ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0001', title: 'Switchgear Spec' }]);
-        c.place([key], 'm1', 'mdl');
-        const beforeRev = c.deriveTarget(f);             // no revision yet
-        c.setRevisionCell('m1', 'A (IFR)');
-        const named = c.deriveTarget(f);                 // named, but no transmittal → not complete
+        c.setMdlList([{ id: 'm1', trackingNumber: 'ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0001', title: 'Switchgear Spec' }]);
+        c.assignFromRow([key], c.getMdlRow('m1'));        // blank revision → partial
+        const placedTracking = !!(c.getAssignment(key) || {}).trackingNodeId;   // a REAL tracking placement
+        const beforeRev = c.deriveTarget(f);
+        c.setRevisionCell('m1', 'A (IFR)');               // re-stamps onto the leaf
+        const named = c.deriveTarget(f);
         const bin = c.addTransmittalBin(c.addParty('ClientCorp'), 'received', { date: '2026-03-14', type: 'TRN', seq: '0007' });
         c.place([key], bin, 'transmittal');
         const full = c.deriveTarget(f);
-        c.setTitleFromDeliverable(key, false);           // use the file's own title instead
+        c.setTitleOverride(key, '');                      // use the file's own title instead
         const fileTitle = c.deriveTarget(f);
         return {
-            beforeRevErr: beforeRev.errors.length > 0,
+            placedTracking, beforeRevErr: beforeRev.errors.length > 0,
+            beforeTracking: beforeRev.tracking,
             named: named.filename, namedComplete: named.complete,
             fullName: full.filename, fullComplete: full.complete,
             fileTitleName: fileTitle.filename,
         };
     });
-    expect(r.beforeRevErr).toBe(true);   // a deliverable with no revision can't name a file
-    expect(r.named).toBe('ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0001_A (IFR) - Switchgear Spec.pdf');  // tracking+title from MDL, rev from cell
-    expect(r.namedComplete).toBe(false); // still needs a transmittal for the output path
+    expect(r.placedTracking).toBe(true);                 // not a separate axis — a tracking placement
+    expect(r.beforeTracking).toBe('ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0001'); // full tracking number preserved while rev pending
+    expect(r.beforeRevErr).toBe(true);                   // no revision yet → incomplete
+    expect(r.named).toBe('ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0001_A (IFR) - Switchgear Spec.pdf');
+    expect(r.namedComplete).toBe(false);                 // still needs a transmittal
     expect(r.fullComplete).toBe(true);
     expect(r.fullName).toBe('ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0001_A (IFR) - Switchgear Spec.pdf');
     expect(r.fileTitleName).toContain('messy scan 47');  // title toggle → the file's own title
 });
 
-test('By existing: shows latest rev, drop on a row names the file, bulk revision applies', async ({ page }) => {
+test('From a list: clearing the list keeps classifications; the row drives the seltable', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.click('#modeClassifyBtn');
     const r = await page.evaluate(() => {
         const c = window.app.modules.classify, tt = window.app.modules.targetTree;
@@ -1257,25 +1288,124 @@ test('By existing: shows latest rev, drop on a row names the file, bulk revision
         const f = { originalFilename: 'scan', extension: 'pdf', folderPath: 'R' };
         window.app.folderTree = [{ name: 'R', path: 'R', files: [f], children: [] }];
         const key = c.srcKeyForFile(f);
-        // Catalog rows = files ∪ MDL deliverables, deduped per tracking number.
         c.setMdlList([
-            { id: 'm1', party: 'ACM', trackingNumber: 'ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0001', title: 'Spec', inMdl: true, archiveRevisions: ['A (IFR)', 'B (IFC)'] },
-            { id: 'm2', party: 'ACM', trackingNumber: 'ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0002', title: 'Spec 2', inMdl: false, archiveRevisions: ['0 (IFC)'] },
+            { id: 'm1', trackingNumber: 'ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0001', title: 'Spec', inMdl: true, archiveRevisions: ['A (IFR)', 'B (IFC)'], revisionCell: 'C (IFC)' },
+            { id: 'm2', trackingNumber: 'ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0002', title: 'Spec 2', archiveRevisions: ['0 (IFC)'] },
         ]);
-        tt.showTab('existing');   // shows the catalog panel + builds the seltable into #mdlTree
+        tt.showTab('existing');
         const row = document.querySelector('#mdlTree .seltable__row[data-id="m1"]');
-        // Latest rev only: B (IFC) > A (IFR), so the cell shows B (IFC), not A (IFR).
-        const latestShown = !!row && row.textContent.includes('B (IFC)') && !row.textContent.includes('A (IFR)');
+        const latestShown = !!row && row.textContent.includes('B (IFC)');   // latest archive rev shown
         window.app.modules.dnd.setDrag([key]);
-        row.dispatchEvent(new Event('drop', { bubbles: true, cancelable: true }));   // drop the file on m1
-        const placed = (c.getAssignment(key) || {}).mdlNodeId;
-        c.setRevisionCells(['m1', 'm2'], 'A (IFR)');                                  // ctrl-Enter bulk path
-        return { hasRow: !!row, latestShown, placed, named: c.deriveTarget(f).filename };
+        row.dispatchEvent(new Event('drop', { bubbles: true, cancelable: true }));   // drop on m1 (rev C set)
+        const named = c.deriveTarget(f).filename;
+        c.clearMdlList();                                  // list emptied — assignment must survive
+        return {
+            hasRow: !!row, latestShown,
+            placedAfterDrop: !!(c.getAssignment(key) || {}).trackingNodeId,
+            named,
+            listLen: c.getMdlList().length,
+            stillPlaced: !!(c.getAssignment(key) || {}).trackingNodeId,
+            stillNamed: c.deriveTarget(f).filename,
+        };
     });
     expect(r.hasRow).toBe(true);
-    expect(r.latestShown).toBe(true);                                // only the latest archive revision shown
-    expect(r.placed).toBe('m1');                                      // drop = tracking number only
-    expect(r.named).toBe('ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0001_A (IFR) - Spec.pdf');   // revision from the bulk-set column feeds the name
+    expect(r.latestShown).toBe(true);
+    expect(r.placedAfterDrop).toBe(true);
+    expect(r.named).toBe('ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0001_C (IFC) - Spec.pdf');   // tracking + row revision + title
+    expect(r.listLen).toBe(0);                                        // list cleared
+    expect(r.stillPlaced).toBe(true);                                 // classification survives the clear
+    expect(r.stillNamed).toBe('ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0001_C (IFC) - Spec.pdf');
+});
+
+test('From a list: editing the tracking number (bump sequence) re-stamps placed files', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.click('#modeClassifyBtn');
+    const r = await page.evaluate(() => {
+        const c = window.app.modules.classify;
+        c.reset();
+        const f = { originalFilename: 'plan', extension: 'pdf', folderPath: 'R' };
+        window.app.folderTree = [{ name: 'R', path: 'R', files: [f], children: [] }];
+        const key = c.srcKeyForFile(f);
+        c.setMdlList([{ id: 'm1', trackingNumber: 'ACM-PRJ-EL-DWG-0007', title: 'Plan', revisionCell: 'A (IFR)' }]);
+        c.assignFromRow([key], c.getMdlRow('m1'));
+        const before = c.deriveTarget(f).filename;
+        c.setRowTracking('m1', 'ACM-PRJ-EL-DWG-0008');     // it's the next drawing
+        const after = c.deriveTarget(f).filename;
+        // the old leaf chain should be pruned (no stray 0007 folder)
+        const roots = c.getTrackingTree();
+        const hasStale0007 = JSON.stringify(roots).indexOf('0007') !== -1;
+        return { before, after, hasStale0007 };
+    });
+    expect(r.before).toBe('ACM-PRJ-EL-DWG-0007_A (IFR) - Plan.pdf');
+    expect(r.after).toBe('ACM-PRJ-EL-DWG-0008_A (IFR) - Plan.pdf');   // file moved with the bump
+    expect(r.hasStale0007).toBe(false);                              // old leaf pruned
+});
+
+test('From a list: load() migrates a legacy mdlNodeId placement into a tracking placement', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.click('#modeClassifyBtn');
+    const r = await page.evaluate(() => {
+        const c = window.app.modules.classify;
+        c.reset();
+        const f = { originalFilename: 'old', extension: 'pdf', folderPath: 'R' };
+        window.app.folderTree = [{ name: 'R', path: 'R', files: [f], children: [] }];
+        const key = c.srcKeyForFile(f);
+        // A pre-"From a list" serialized workspace: the file points at an mdl row.
+        c.load({
+            assignments: { [key]: { mdlNodeId: 'old1', titleFromDeliverable: true, transmittalNodeId: null, excluded: false, titleOverride: null } },
+            mdlList: [{ id: 'old1', trackingNumber: 'ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0009', title: 'Legacy', revisionCell: 'B (IFC)' }],
+        });
+        const a = c.getAssignment(key) || {};
+        return {
+            noMdlNodeId: !('mdlNodeId' in a),
+            hasTracking: !!a.trackingNodeId,
+            named: c.deriveTarget(f).filename,
+        };
+    });
+    expect(r.noMdlNodeId).toBe(true);                                // dead field dropped
+    expect(r.hasTracking).toBe(true);                               // materialized into the tracking tree
+    expect(r.named).toBe('ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0009_B (IFC) - Legacy.pdf'); // classification preserved
+});
+
+test('parsePastedRows handles 3-col, 4-col(status), a filename, a header, and bad rows', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.click('#modeClassifyBtn');
+    const r = await page.evaluate(() => {
+        const c = window.app.modules.classify;
+        const text = [
+            'Tracking Number\tRev\tTitle',                          // header → skipped
+            'ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0001\tA (IFR)\tFloor plan',             // 3-col
+            'ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0002\tB\tIFC\tSection',                 // 4-col (status split)
+            'ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0003_C (IFA) - Detail.pdf',             // single full filename
+            '\tjust a rev\t',                                       // no tracking → skipped
+        ].join('\n');
+        return c.parsePastedRows(text);
+    });
+    expect(r.rows.map(x => x.trackingNumber)).toEqual(['ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0001', 'ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0002', 'ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0003']);
+    expect(r.rows[0].revisionCell).toBe('A (IFR)');
+    expect(r.rows[1].revisionCell).toBe('B (IFC)');                 // status column merged
+    expect(r.rows[2].revisionCell).toBe('C (IFA)');                 // split from the filename
+    expect(r.rows[2].title).toBe('Detail');
+    expect(r.skipped.length).toBe(1);                              // the no-tracking row
+});
+
+test('proposeMatches finds a row whose tracking number is in the filename', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.click('#modeClassifyBtn');
+    const r = await page.evaluate(() => {
+        const c = window.app.modules.classify;
+        const files = [
+            { originalFilename: 'ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0001 rev A', extension: 'pdf' },   // exact substring
+            { originalFilename: 'random scan', extension: 'pdf' },                 // no match
+            { originalFilename: 'doc ACMPRJELSPC0002 final', extension: 'pdf' },   // normalized
+        ];
+        const rows = [
+            { trackingNumber: 'ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0001' },
+            { trackingNumber: 'ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0002' },
+        ];
+        const m = c.proposeMatches(files, rows, {});
+        return m.map(p => ({ file: p.file.originalFilename, tn: p.row.trackingNumber, conf: p.confidence }));
+    });
+    expect(r.length).toBe(2);                                       // the no-match file is dropped
+    expect(r[0]).toEqual({ file: 'ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0001 rev A', tn: 'ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0001', conf: 1 });
+    expect(r[1].tn).toBe('ACM-PRJ-EL-SPC-0002');                    // matched via normalization
+    expect(r[1].conf).toBeCloseTo(0.8);
 });
 
 test('By existing: walkDirInto unions files + mdl deliverables, deduped to the latest revision', async ({ page }) => {

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/archive.html

@@ -2717,7 +2717,7 @@ td[data-field="trackingNumber"] {
                 </svg>
                 <div class="header-title-group">
                     <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Archive</span>
-                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 02:15:36 · 93ed0d3</span></span>
+                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 16:07:31 · f66b9c5</span></span>
                 </div>
                 <button id="addDirectoryBtn" class="btn btn-primary">Use Local Directory</button>
                 <button id="refreshHeaderBtn" class="btn btn-secondary hidden" title="Refresh Data">⟳</button>

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/browse.html

@@ -2824,7 +2824,7 @@ li.CodeMirror-hint-active {
             </svg>
             <div class="header-title-group">
                 <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Browse</span>
-                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 02:15:36 · 93ed0d3</span></span>
+                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 16:07:31 · f66b9c5</span></span>
             </div>
             <button id="addDirectoryBtn" class="btn btn-primary">Use Local Directory</button>
             <button id="refreshHeaderBtn" class="btn btn-secondary hidden" title="Refresh listing" aria-label="Refresh listing">⟳</button>

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/classifier.html

@@ -1751,10 +1751,26 @@ input.tfile__name:focus { border-color: var(--primary); background: var(--bg); o
 /* The "By existing" catalog is now a normal in-flow tab panel. */
 #mdlTree { flex: 1; min-height: 0; }
 #mdlTree .seltable { height: 100%; }
-.mdl-rev__input {
-    width: 8rem; padding: 0.15rem 0.35rem; border: 1px solid var(--border);
+/* Editable "From a list" cells — fill the column (the table is width:auto, so
+   the column sizes to its header/content, and the input never widens it). */
+.mdl-rev__input, .fromlist-tn__input, .fromlist-title__input {
+    width: 100%; min-width: 4rem; box-sizing: border-box;
+    padding: 0.15rem 0.35rem; border: 1px solid var(--border);
     border-radius: var(--radius); background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); font-size: 0.8rem;
 }
+.fromlist-tn__input { font-family: var(--mono, monospace); }
+.mdl-rev__input.is-warn, .fromlist-tn__input.is-warn { border-color: var(--warning, #b8860b); }
+.fromlist-src { white-space: nowrap; }
+.src-badge {
+    display: inline-block; margin-right: 0.25rem; padding: 0 0.3rem; border-radius: 0.7rem;
+    font-size: 0.64rem; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.03em;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border); color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+.src-badge--mdl { color: var(--primary); border-color: var(--primary); }
+.src-badge--arch { color: var(--text-secondary, var(--text-muted)); }
+.src-badge--pasted { color: var(--text-muted); }
+.src-badge--new { color: #fff; background: var(--warning, #b8860b); border-color: var(--warning, #b8860b); }
+.target-toggle { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.3rem; font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--text-muted); cursor: pointer; }
 .seltable__extra { white-space: normal; }
 .mdlfile__name { font-size: 0.78rem; }
 #mdlPanel .tfile { gap: 0.3rem; align-items: center; padding: 0.05rem 0; cursor: grab; }
@@ -1762,6 +1778,26 @@ input.tfile__name:focus { border-color: var(--primary); background: var(--bg); o
 #mdlPanel .tfile__remove { opacity: 0.6; }
 #mdlPanel .tfile:hover .tfile__remove { opacity: 1; }
 
+/* Paste + Match dialogs (inside the .copy-choice modal shell) */
+.scratch-modal__body { margin: 0 0 1rem; }
+.scratch-paste__ta {
+    width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; resize: vertical; font-family: var(--mono, monospace);
+    font-size: 0.8rem; padding: 0.4rem 0.5rem; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius);
+    background: var(--bg); color: var(--text);
+}
+.scratch-paste__preview, .scratch-match__list { max-height: 38vh; overflow: auto; margin-top: 0.6rem; }
+.scratch-preview__table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 0.78rem; }
+.scratch-preview__table th, .scratch-preview__table td { text-align: left; padding: 0.15rem 0.4rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); white-space: nowrap; }
+.scratch-preview__table th { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.66rem; text-transform: uppercase; }
+.scratch-preview__skip { color: var(--danger); font-size: 0.76rem; padding: 0.1rem 0; }
+.scratch-preview__more { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.76rem; padding: 0.2rem 0; }
+.scratch-match__fuzzy { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.3rem; font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--text-muted); }
+.scratch-match__row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; font-size: 0.8rem; padding: 0.15rem 0; cursor: pointer; }
+.scratch-match__file { flex: 1; min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
+.scratch-match__arrow { color: var(--text-muted); }
+.scratch-match__tn { font-family: var(--mono, monospace); }
+.scratch-match__conf { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.72rem; width: 3rem; text-align: right; }
+
 /* ── MDL-from-archive overlay ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
 .mdl-overlay { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 1100; background: rgba(0,0,0,0.45); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 2rem 1rem; }
 .mdl-overlay__box { background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius); box-shadow: 0 10px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); width: 100%; max-width: 1000px; height: 80vh; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
@@ -1783,12 +1819,21 @@ input.tfile__name:focus { border-color: var(--primary); background: var(--bg); o
 }
 .seltable__count { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.78rem; white-space: nowrap; }
 .seltable__scroll { flex: 1; min-height: 0; overflow: auto; }
-.seltable__table { border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0; width: 100%; font-size: 0.82rem; }
+/* width:auto + nowrap cells → each column shrinks to fit its header/longest cell. */
+.seltable__table { border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0; width: auto; font-size: 0.82rem; }
 .seltable__table th, .seltable__table td { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; }
 .seltable__table thead th {
     position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 2; background: var(--bg-secondary, var(--bg));
     color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.68rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase;
 }
+/* Per-column filter inputs: fill the column (min-width:0-ish) so they never
+   force a column wider than its header/cells. */
+.seltable__table thead tr.seltable__filters th { padding: 0.08rem 0.3rem; }
+.seltable__colfilter {
+    width: 100%; min-width: 2rem; box-sizing: border-box;
+    padding: 0.1rem 0.3rem; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius);
+    background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none;
+}
 .seltable__row { cursor: pointer; user-select: none; }
 .seltable__row:hover { background: var(--bg-hover); }
 .seltable__row.is-selected { background: var(--primary-light, rgba(37,99,235,0.12)); }
@@ -2362,7 +2407,7 @@ input.tfile__name:focus { border-color: var(--primary); background: var(--bg); o
                     </svg>
                     <div class="header-title-group">
                         <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Classifier</span>
-                        <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 02:15:36 · 93ed0d3</span></span>
+                        <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 16:07:31 · f66b9c5</span></span>
                     </div>
                     <button id="addDirectoryBtn" class="btn btn-primary">Use Local Directory</button>
                     <button id="refreshHeaderBtn" class="btn btn-secondary hidden" title="Refresh and rescan directory" aria-label="Refresh" style="font-size:1.1rem;">⟳</button>
@@ -2495,11 +2540,11 @@ input.tfile__name:focus { border-color: var(--primary); background: var(--bg); o
                 <!-- Target Trees (Classify & Copy mode) — default view -->
                 <main class="target-pane" id="targetPane">
                     <div class="pane-header pane-header--target">
-                        <p class="target-goal">Each file needs a <strong>tracking number</strong> (revision + status + title) and a <strong>transmittal folder</strong>. Name it — build one under <em>By tracking number</em> or reuse one under <em>By existing</em> — then route it under <em>By transmittal</em>.</p>
+                        <p class="target-goal">Each file needs a <strong>tracking number</strong> (revision + status + title) and a <strong>transmittal folder</strong>. Name it — build one under <em>By tracking number</em>, or drag onto a row under <em>From a list</em> (loaded from the archive/MDL or pasted from Excel) — then route it under <em>By transmittal</em>.</p>
                         <div class="target-tabs" role="tablist">
                             <div class="target-tabs__group">
                                 <button class="target-tab active" id="trackingTab" role="tab">By tracking number</button>
-                                <button class="target-tab" id="existingTab" role="tab" title="Reuse a tracking number already in the project MDL or archive — drag files onto a row to assign it.">By existing</button>
+                                <button class="target-tab" id="existingTab" role="tab" title="Drag files onto a list of tracking numbers — loaded from the archive/MDL, pasted from Excel, or auto-matched by name.">From a list</button>
                             </div>
                             <span class="target-tabs__divider" aria-hidden="true"></span>
                             <div class="target-tabs__group">
@@ -2536,14 +2581,19 @@ input.tfile__name:focus { border-color: var(--primary); background: var(--bg); o
                                    placeholder="Filter the transmittal tree…" aria-label="Filter transmittal tree">
                             <div id="transmittalTree" class="target-tree"></div>
                         </section>
-                        <!-- "By existing": the catalog — files + MDL deliverables from the
-                             directories you tick, deduped to one row per tracking number at
-                             the latest revision. Read-only on the MDL/archive; the Revision
-                             column is classifier-local. The left filetree stays the drag source. -->
+                        <!-- "From a list": a scratch worklist of tracking numbers — Load them
+                             from the archive/MDL, Paste rows from Excel, or ⚡ Match by name.
+                             Dragging a file onto a row MATERIALIZES a real "By tracking number"
+                             placement, so Clear keeps every assignment. The left filetree is
+                             the drag source. -->
                         <section id="mdlPanel" class="target-panel" hidden>
                             <div class="target-panel__toolbar">
-                                <button id="loadMdlBtn" class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary">⊞ Load…</button>
-                                <span class="target-hint">“Load…”, tick the directories to scan, then drag files onto a row to assign its tracking number; set the Revision column (ctrl-shift select + ctrl-Enter to set many).</span>
+                                <button id="loadMdlBtn" class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary" title="Add tracking numbers from the project archive/MDL (pick directories to scan).">⊞ Load…</button>
+                                <button id="pasteRowsBtn" class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary" title="Paste rows from Excel: Tracking · Rev (Status) · Title.">⎘ Paste rows…</button>
+                                <button id="matchNamesBtn" class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary" title="Auto-suggest assignments by matching unassigned filenames against the list.">⚡ Match names</button>
+                                <button id="clearListBtn" class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary" title="Empty the list. Every assignment is kept — see By tracking number.">Clear list</button>
+                                <label class="target-toggle" title="Hide rows that already have files assigned."><input type="checkbox" id="hideAssignedToggle"> Hide assigned</label>
+                                <span class="target-hint">Drag files onto a row to name them; edit the Tracking number / Revision inline (ctrl-shift + ctrl-Enter sets many). Clearing the list keeps every assignment.</span>
                             </div>
                             <div id="mdlTree" class="target-tree"></div>
                         </section>
@@ -7475,7 +7525,7 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
     function assignmentFor(key) {
         var a = state.assignments[key];
         if (!a) {
-            a = { trackingNodeId: null, transmittalNodeId: null, mdlNodeId: null, excluded: false, titleOverride: null, titleFromDeliverable: true };
+            a = { trackingNodeId: null, transmittalNodeId: null, excluded: false, titleOverride: null };
             state.assignments[key] = a;
         }
         return a;
@@ -7484,22 +7534,19 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
     function getAssignment(key) { return state.assignments[key] || null; }
     function cleanAssignment(key) {
         var a = state.assignments[key];
-        if (a && !a.trackingNodeId && !a.transmittalNodeId && !a.mdlNodeId && !a.excluded && !a.titleOverride) {
+        if (a && !a.trackingNodeId && !a.transmittalNodeId && !a.excluded && !a.titleOverride) {
             delete state.assignments[key];
         }
     }
 
     // Place keys onto a node along one axis ('tracking' | 'transmittal').
-    // nodeId null clears that axis.
+    // nodeId null clears that axis. (The "From a list" tab also produces
+    // 'tracking' placements — see assignFromRow.)
     function place(keys, nodeId, axis) {
-        var field = axis === 'transmittal' ? 'transmittalNodeId' : axis === 'mdl' ? 'mdlNodeId' : 'trackingNodeId';
+        var field = axis === 'transmittal' ? 'transmittalNodeId' : 'trackingNodeId';
         keys.forEach(function (k) {
             var a = assignmentFor(k);
             a[field] = nodeId || null;
-            // Tracking and MDL are alternative NAME sources — placing on one
-            // clears the other so the file has a single name origin.
-            if (axis === 'mdl' && nodeId) a.trackingNodeId = null;
-            else if (axis === 'tracking' && nodeId) a.mdlNodeId = null;
             a.excluded = false;          // placing un-excludes
             cleanAssignment(k);
         });
@@ -7510,7 +7557,7 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
         keys.forEach(function (k) {
             var a = assignmentFor(k);
             a.excluded = !!excluded;
-            if (excluded) { a.trackingNodeId = null; a.transmittalNodeId = null; a.mdlNodeId = null; }
+            if (excluded) { a.trackingNodeId = null; a.transmittalNodeId = null; }
             cleanAssignment(k);
         });
         clearHashConflicts();
@@ -7550,9 +7597,8 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
                 });
             });
         });
-        (state.mdlList || []).forEach(function (row) {
-            nodeIndex[row.id] = { node: row, kind: 'mdl', parent: null };
-        });
+        // Scratch-list rows are NOT placement targets — drops materialize real
+        // tracking-tree nodes (assignFromRow), so the list isn't indexed here.
     }
     function getNode(id) { return nodeIndex[id] ? nodeIndex[id].node : null; }
     function infoFor(id) { return nodeIndex[id] || null; }
@@ -7685,26 +7731,10 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
         };
         if (out.excluded) return out;
 
-        // Axis 1 — NAME. An MDL deliverable (alternative to the tracking tree)
-        // supplies the tracking number + title; its revision comes from the
-        // classifier-local revision cell. Otherwise the tracking tree.
-        if (a.mdlNodeId) {
-            var mi = infoFor(a.mdlNodeId);
-            if (mi && mi.kind === 'mdl') {
-                var row = mi.node;
-                out.tracking = row.trackingNumber || '';
-                var ml = parseLeafLabel(row.revisionCell || '');
-                out.revision = ml.revision; out.status = ml.status;
-                out.trackingLeaf = true;
-                if (!a.titleOverride && a.titleFromDeliverable !== false && row.title) out.title = row.title;
-                if (!out.tracking) out.errors.push('deliverable has no tracking number');
-                if (!out.revision) out.errors.push('set a revision for this deliverable (e.g. "A (IFR)")');
-                else if (out.status && !zddc.isValidStatus(out.status)) out.errors.push('unknown status "' + out.status + '"');
-                else if (!out.status) out.errors.push('revision needs a "(STATUS)" — e.g. "A (IFR)"');
-            } else {
-                out.errors.push('deliverable no longer loaded');
-            }
-        } else if (a.trackingNodeId) {
+        // Axis 1 — NAME, always the tracking tree. The "From a list" tab drops
+        // also produce tracking-tree placements (assignFromRow), so there is a
+        // single name origin.
+        if (a.trackingNodeId) {
             var ti = infoFor(a.trackingNodeId);
             if (ti && ti.kind === 'tracking') {
                 var chain = trackingChain(ti);             // [root … node]
@@ -7804,10 +7834,33 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
         state.transmittalTree = obj.transmittalTree || [];
         state.outputName = obj.outputName || null;
         state.config = normalizeConfig(obj.config);
-        state.mdlList = Array.isArray(obj.mdlList) ? obj.mdlList : [];
+        state.mdlList = (Array.isArray(obj.mdlList) ? obj.mdlList : []).map(normalizeRow);
         rebuildIndex();
+        migrateLegacyMdl(obj.mdlList);   // BEFORE anything can prune; materializes old mdl placements
         notify();
     }
+    // Pre-"From a list" workspaces stored a separate `mdlNodeId` axis pointing at
+    // a row id. Materialize each into a real tracking placement so the
+    // classification survives the model change, then drop the dead fields.
+    function migrateLegacyMdl(rawRows) {
+        var byOldId = Object.create(null);
+        (rawRows || []).forEach(function (r) { if (r && r.id) byOldId[r.id] = r; });
+        Object.keys(state.assignments).forEach(function (k) {
+            var a = state.assignments[k];
+            if (!a) return;
+            if (a.mdlNodeId) {
+                var r = byOldId[a.mdlNodeId];
+                if (!a.trackingNodeId && r && r.trackingNumber) {
+                    var leaf = addTrackingPath(null, parseFolderLevels(r.trackingNumber + '_' + (r.revisionCell || PENDING_REV)));
+                    a.trackingNodeId = leaf;
+                    if (!a.titleOverride && r.title && a.titleFromDeliverable !== false) a.titleOverride = r.title;
+                }
+                delete a.mdlNodeId;
+            }
+            if ('titleFromDeliverable' in a) delete a.titleFromDeliverable;
+            cleanAssignment(k);
+        });
+    }
     // Reset clears the CLASSIFICATION but keeps the pattern config — it's a
     // per-project setting, not part of the data being cleared.
     function reset() {
@@ -7834,41 +7887,192 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
     function getTrackingFields() { return state.config.trackingFields; }
     function setConfig(c) { state.config = normalizeConfig(c); notify(); }
 
-    // ── MDL deliverables (the "By MDL" drop-target axis) ─────────────────────
-    function setMdlList(rows) {
-        state.mdlList = (rows || []).map(function (r) {
-            return {
-                id: r.id || uid(), party: r.party || '',
-                trackingNumber: r.trackingNumber || '', title: r.title || '',
-                inMdl: !!r.inMdl,
-                archiveRevisions: Array.isArray(r.archiveRevisions) ? r.archiveRevisions : [],
-                revisionCell: r.revisionCell || '',
-            };
+    // ── "From a list" scratch worklist ───────────────────────────────────────
+    // A temporary list of known/typed tracking numbers (from the archive/MDL, a
+    // paste, or a name-match). Dropping a file on a row MATERIALIZES a real
+    // tracking-tree placement (assignFromRow) — the list is pure input, so it can
+    // be cleared without losing any classification. `placed` is a transient
+    // row→keys hint (not the source of truth, not serialized) used to re-stamp a
+    // row's files when its tracking number / revision is edited.
+    function rowSource(r) {
+        if (r && r.source) return { mdl: !!r.source.mdl, archive: !!r.source.archive, pasted: !!r.source.pasted };
+        return { mdl: !!(r && r.inMdl), archive: !!(r && Array.isArray(r.archiveRevisions) && r.archiveRevisions.length), pasted: false };
+    }
+    function normalizeRow(r) {
+        r = r || {};
+        return {
+            id: r.id || uid(), party: r.party || '',
+            trackingNumber: (r.trackingNumber || '').trim(), title: r.title || '',
+            revisionCell: r.revisionCell || '',
+            source: rowSource(r),
+            archiveRevisions: Array.isArray(r.archiveRevisions) ? r.archiveRevisions : [],
+            placed: Object.create(null),
+        };
+    }
+    function setMdlList(rows) { state.mdlList = (rows || []).map(normalizeRow); notify(); }
+    function appendMdlRows(rows) {
+        var byTn = Object.create(null);
+        state.mdlList.forEach(function (r) { if (r.trackingNumber) byTn[r.trackingNumber] = r; });
+        (rows || []).forEach(function (raw) {
+            var r = normalizeRow(raw), ex = r.trackingNumber ? byTn[r.trackingNumber] : null;
+            if (ex) {
+                if (!ex.revisionCell && r.revisionCell) ex.revisionCell = r.revisionCell;
+                if (!ex.title && r.title) ex.title = r.title;
+                ex.source.mdl = ex.source.mdl || r.source.mdl;
+                ex.source.archive = ex.source.archive || r.source.archive;
+                ex.source.pasted = ex.source.pasted || r.source.pasted;
+                if (r.archiveRevisions.length && !ex.archiveRevisions.length) ex.archiveRevisions = r.archiveRevisions;
+            } else {
+                state.mdlList.push(r);
+                if (r.trackingNumber) byTn[r.trackingNumber] = r;
+            }
         });
-        // Drop placements pointing at deliverables no longer loaded.
-        var valid = Object.create(null);
-        state.mdlList.forEach(function (r) { valid[r.id] = true; });
-        Object.keys(state.assignments).forEach(function (k) {
-            var a = state.assignments[k];
-            if (a.mdlNodeId && !valid[a.mdlNodeId]) { a.mdlNodeId = null; cleanAssignment(k); }
-        });
-        rebuildIndex();
         notify();
     }
+    function clearMdlList() { state.mdlList = []; notify(); }   // rows only — assignments survive
     function getMdlList() { return state.mdlList; }
-    function getMdlRow(id) { var i = infoFor(id); return (i && i.kind === 'mdl') ? i.node : null; }
+    function getMdlRow(id) { return state.mdlList.filter(function (r) { return r.id === id; })[0] || null; }
+
+    // Build (creating folders as needed) the tracking-tree leaf a row points at:
+    // "<tracking>_<rev (status)>". A tracking number's last segment is an
+    // ancestor and the revision is ALWAYS the leaf, so a blank revision gets a
+    // PENDING_REV placeholder leaf (the file shows incomplete until set; the
+    // placeholder is pruned when the real revision lands).
+    var PENDING_REV = 'pending';
+    function leafForRow(row) {
+        var tn = (row.trackingNumber || '').trim();
+        if (!tn) return null;
+        var rev = (row.revisionCell || '').trim() || PENDING_REV;
+        return addTrackingPath(null, parseFolderLevels(tn + '_' + rev));
+    }
+    function assignFromRow(keys, row) {
+        var leaf = leafForRow(row);
+        if (!leaf || !keys || !keys.length) return;
+        place(keys, leaf, 'tracking');
+        keys.forEach(function (k) {
+            row.placed[k] = true;
+            if (row.title && row.title.trim()) {
+                var a = state.assignments[k];
+                if (a && !a.titleOverride) setTitleOverride(k, row.title);
+            }
+        });
+        notify();
+    }
+    function nodeHasFiles(nodeId) {
+        for (var k in state.assignments) { if (state.assignments[k].trackingNodeId === nodeId) return true; }
+        return false;
+    }
+    // Delete a now-empty tracking leaf and any ancestors it leaves empty (so a
+    // re-stamp doesn't litter the By-tracking tree with stale folders).
+    function pruneEmptyTrackingChain(nodeId) {
+        var info = infoFor(nodeId);
+        while (info && info.kind === 'tracking') {
+            if ((info.node.children || []).length || nodeHasFiles(info.node.id)) break;
+            var parent = info.parent;            // parent NODE (or null)
+            deleteNode(info.node.id);            // rebuilds the index
+            info = parent ? infoFor(parent.id) : null;
+        }
+    }
+    // Re-point a row's already-dropped files at the row's current leaf (after its
+    // tracking number or revision was edited). Skips keys the user has since
+    // un-placed elsewhere; prunes the leaves it empties.
+    function restampRow(row) {
+        var keys = Object.keys(row.placed || {});
+        if (!keys.length) return;
+        var leaf = leafForRow(row);
+        if (!leaf) return;
+        var old = Object.create(null);
+        keys.forEach(function (k) {
+            var a = state.assignments[k];
+            if (a && a.trackingNodeId) { if (a.trackingNodeId !== leaf) old[a.trackingNodeId] = true; a.trackingNodeId = leaf; }
+            else delete row.placed[k];   // user un-placed it elsewhere — don't resurrect
+        });
+        clearHashConflicts();
+        Object.keys(old).forEach(pruneEmptyTrackingChain);
+        notify();
+    }
+    function unassignRowFile(row, key) {
+        var a = state.assignments[key], old = a ? a.trackingNodeId : null;
+        if (row && row.placed) delete row.placed[key];
+        place([key], null, 'tracking');
+        if (old) pruneEmptyTrackingChain(old);
+    }
+    function setRowTracking(rowId, tn) {
+        var r = getMdlRow(rowId); if (!r) return;
+        r.trackingNumber = (tn == null ? '' : String(tn)).trim();
+        restampRow(r); notify();
+    }
+    function setRowTitle(rowId, title) {
+        var r = getMdlRow(rowId); if (!r) return;
+        r.title = (title == null ? '' : String(title));
+        Object.keys(r.placed || {}).forEach(function (k) { if (state.assignments[k]) setTitleOverride(k, r.title); });
+        notify();
+    }
     function setRevisionCell(rowId, value) { setRevisionCells([rowId], value); }
     function setRevisionCells(rowIds, value) {
         var set = Object.create(null); (rowIds || []).forEach(function (i) { set[i] = true; });
         var changed = false;
-        state.mdlList.forEach(function (r) { if (set[r.id]) { r.revisionCell = (value == null ? '' : String(value)); changed = true; } });
+        state.mdlList.forEach(function (r) {
+            if (set[r.id]) { r.revisionCell = (value == null ? '' : String(value)); restampRow(r); changed = true; }
+        });
         if (changed) notify();
     }
-    function setTitleFromDeliverable(key, fromDeliverable) {
-        var a = assignmentFor(key);
-        a.titleFromDeliverable = !!fromDeliverable;
-        cleanAssignment(key);
-        notify();
+
+    // ── paste parsing + name matching (pure helpers, unit-tested) ─────────────
+    // Parse Excel/TSV text into scratch rows. Columns: Tracking ⇥ Rev(Status) ⇥
+    // Title; a 4th bare-status column merges into the revision; a lone cell that
+    // parses as a full ZDDC filename is split; a header row is skipped.
+    function parsePastedRows(text) {
+        function unq(s) {
+            s = (s == null ? '' : String(s)).trim();
+            if (s.length >= 2 && s.charAt(0) === '"' && s.charAt(s.length - 1) === '"') s = s.slice(1, -1).replace(/""/g, '"');
+            return s.trim();
+        }
+        var lines = String(text == null ? '' : text).replace(/\r\n?/g, '\n').split('\n');
+        var rows = [], skipped = [], sawData = false;
+        lines.forEach(function (raw, i) {
+            if (!raw.trim()) return;
+            var cells = raw.split('\t').map(unq);
+            var c0 = cells[0] || '';
+            if (!sawData && cells.length > 1 && /^(tracking|number|no\.?|doc(ument)?|drawing|item)\b/i.test(c0) && c0.indexOf('-') === -1) {
+                return;   // header row
+            }
+            var tracking = '', rev = '', title = '';
+            if (cells.length === 1) {
+                var p = window.zddc.parseFilename(c0);
+                if (p && p.valid && p.trackingNumber) { tracking = p.trackingNumber; rev = p.revision + (p.status ? ' (' + p.status + ')' : ''); title = p.title || ''; }
+                else tracking = c0;
+            } else {
+                tracking = c0;
+                if (cells.length >= 4 && cells[2] && window.zddc.isValidStatus(cells[2])) { rev = (cells[1] + ' (' + cells[2] + ')').trim(); title = cells[3] || ''; }
+                else { rev = cells[1] || ''; title = cells[2] || ''; }
+            }
+            if (!tracking) { skipped.push({ line: i + 1, reason: 'no tracking number', text: raw }); return; }
+            sawData = true;
+            rows.push({ trackingNumber: tracking, revisionCell: rev.trim(), title: title, source: { pasted: true } });
+        });
+        return { rows: rows, skipped: skipped };
+    }
+    function normTok(s) { return String(s == null ? '' : s).toUpperCase().replace(/[^A-Z0-9]/g, ''); }
+    // Propose row matches for source files by finding a row whose tracking number
+    // appears in the filename. opts.fuzzy also matches on the digit-run.
+    function proposeMatches(files, rows, opts) {
+        opts = opts || {};
+        var out = [];
+        (files || []).forEach(function (f) {
+            var full = zddc.joinExtension(f.originalFilename, f.extension);
+            var nameNorm = normTok(full), nameDigits = nameNorm.replace(/[^0-9]/g, ''), best = null;
+            (rows || []).forEach(function (r) {
+                var tn = r.trackingNumber || ''; if (!tn) return;
+                var tnNorm = normTok(tn), conf = 0;
+                if (full.indexOf(tn) !== -1) conf = 1;
+                else if (tnNorm && nameNorm.indexOf(tnNorm) !== -1) conf = 0.8;
+                else if (opts.fuzzy) { var d = tnNorm.replace(/[^0-9]/g, ''); if (d && nameDigits.indexOf(d) !== -1) conf = 0.5; }
+                if (conf && (!best || conf > best.confidence)) best = { row: r, confidence: conf };
+            });
+            if (best) out.push({ file: f, row: best.row, confidence: best.confidence });
+        });
+        return out;
     }
 
     // ── add-folder pattern expansion ─────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -8045,9 +8249,12 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
         transmittalRecord: transmittalRecord,
         findOrAddParty: findOrAddParty, findOrAddTransmittalBin: findOrAddTransmittalBin,
         getConfig: getConfig, setConfig: setConfig, getTrackingFields: getTrackingFields,
-        setMdlList: setMdlList, getMdlList: getMdlList, getMdlRow: getMdlRow,
+        setMdlList: setMdlList, appendMdlRows: appendMdlRows, clearMdlList: clearMdlList,
+        getMdlList: getMdlList, getMdlRow: getMdlRow,
+        assignFromRow: assignFromRow, unassignRowFile: unassignRowFile,
+        setRowTracking: setRowTracking, setRowTitle: setRowTitle,
         setRevisionCell: setRevisionCell, setRevisionCells: setRevisionCells,
-        setTitleFromDeliverable: setTitleFromDeliverable,
+        parsePastedRows: parsePastedRows, proposeMatches: proposeMatches,
         getNode: getNode, getTrackingTree: function () { return state.trackingTree; },
         getTransmittalTree: function () { return state.transmittalTree; },
         // derive + reverse
@@ -9717,6 +9924,17 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
 (function() {
     'use strict';
 
+    // ── Sorting ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Render the tree in a stable, human order: case-insensitive, natural
+    // (so "Rev 2" sorts before "Rev 10"). Non-mutating — sort copies at render.
+    function cmpName(a, b) { return String(a).localeCompare(String(b), undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: 'base' }); }
+    function sortedFolders(list) { return (list || []).slice().sort(function (a, b) { return cmpName(a.name, b.name); }); }
+    function sortedFiles(list) {
+        return (list || []).slice().sort(function (a, b) {
+            return cmpName(window.zddc.joinExtension(a.originalFilename, a.extension), window.zddc.joinExtension(b.originalFilename, b.extension));
+        });
+    }
+
     // ── Classify & Copy helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────
     function classifyOn() {
         var c = window.app.modules.classify;
@@ -9770,8 +9988,8 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
         var tt = window.app.modules.targetTree;
         return (tt && tt.activeAxis) ? tt.activeAxis() : 'tracking';
     }
-    function axisField(ax) { return ax === 'transmittal' ? 'transmittalNodeId' : ax === 'mdl' ? 'mdlNodeId' : 'trackingNodeId'; }
-    // Bucket a file relative to the active axis (tracking | transmittal | mdl):
+    function axisField(ax) { return ax === 'transmittal' ? 'transmittalNodeId' : 'trackingNodeId'; }
+    // Bucket a file relative to the active axis (tracking | transmittal):
     //   'excluded' | 'assigned' (on this axis) | 'partial' (assigned on a DIFFERENT
     //   axis only — the to-do for this tab) | 'unassigned' (no axis).
     function fileCategory(file) {
@@ -9780,7 +9998,7 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
         if (a && a.excluded) return 'excluded';
         var ax = activeAxis();
         if (a && a[axisField(ax)]) return 'assigned';
-        var others = ['tracking', 'transmittal', 'mdl'].filter(function (x) { return x !== ax; });
+        var others = ['tracking', 'transmittal'].filter(function (x) { return x !== ax; });
         var any = a && others.some(function (x) { return a[axisField(x)]; });
         return any ? 'partial' : 'unassigned';
     }
@@ -9887,7 +10105,7 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
             return;
         }
 
-        window.app.folderTree.forEach(folder => {
+        sortedFolders(window.app.folderTree).forEach(folder => {
             if (!folderShown(folder)) return;
             const element = createFolderElement(folder);
             container.appendChild(element);
@@ -10072,7 +10290,7 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
         if ((folder.expanded || autoOpen(folder)) && folder.children && folder.children.length > 0) {
             const childrenDiv = document.createElement('div');
             childrenDiv.className = 'folder-children';
-            folder.children.forEach(child => {
+            sortedFolders(folder.children).forEach(child => {
                 if (!folderShown(child)) return;
                 const childElement = createFolderElement(child, level + 1);
                 childrenDiv.appendChild(childElement);
@@ -10085,7 +10303,7 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
         if (classifyOn() && (folder.expanded || autoOpen(folder)) && folder.files && folder.files.length > 0) {
             const filesDiv = document.createElement('div');
             filesDiv.className = 'folder-children folder-files';
-            folder.files.forEach(function (file) {
+            sortedFiles(folder.files).forEach(function (file) {
                 if (!fileShown(file)) return;
                 filesDiv.appendChild(createFileElement(file, level + 1));
             });
@@ -10792,8 +11010,10 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
     var openForm = null;           // { partyId, slot } when a bin form is open
     var initialized = false;
     var currentTab = 'tracking';   // 'tracking' | 'existing' | 'transmittal' — active tab
-    var mdlTable = null;           // the seltable controller for the catalog
-    var mdlPlaced = {};            // latest placed.mdl map (read by the placed-file cell)
+    var mdlTable = null;           // the seltable controller for the "From a list" tab
+    var mdlPlaced = {};            // trackingNumber -> placed files (read by the Files cell)
+    var hideAssigned = false;      // "Hide assigned" toggle in the From-a-list toolbar
+    var listScanned = false;       // a Load has run this session (drives the "new" badge)
 
     function init() {
         if (initialized) return;
@@ -10809,6 +11029,10 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
             transmittalTree: document.getElementById('transmittalTree'),
             mdlTree: document.getElementById('mdlTree'),
             loadMdlBtn: document.getElementById('loadMdlBtn'),
+            pasteRowsBtn: document.getElementById('pasteRowsBtn'),
+            matchNamesBtn: document.getElementById('matchNamesBtn'),
+            clearListBtn: document.getElementById('clearListBtn'),
+            hideAssignedToggle: document.getElementById('hideAssignedToggle'),
             addTrackingRootBtn: document.getElementById('addTrackingRootBtn'),
             addPartyBtn: document.getElementById('addPartyBtn'),
             stats: document.getElementById('classifyStats'),
@@ -10818,6 +11042,25 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
         if (els.existingTab) els.existingTab.addEventListener('click', function () { showTab('existing'); });
         els.transmittalTab.addEventListener('click', function () { showTab('transmittal'); });
         if (els.loadMdlBtn) els.loadMdlBtn.addEventListener('click', loadMdl);
+        if (els.pasteRowsBtn) els.pasteRowsBtn.addEventListener('click', function () { openPasteDialog(''); });
+        if (els.matchNamesBtn) els.matchNamesBtn.addEventListener('click', openMatchDialog);
+        if (els.clearListBtn) els.clearListBtn.addEventListener('click', function () {
+            if (!C().getMdlList().length) return;
+            C().clearMdlList();
+            window.zddc.toast('List cleared — every assignment is kept (see By tracking number).', 'info');
+        });
+        if (els.hideAssignedToggle) els.hideAssignedToggle.addEventListener('change', function () {
+            hideAssigned = !!els.hideAssignedToggle.checked;
+            if (mdlTable) mdlTable.renderBody();
+        });
+        // Ctrl-V anywhere on the From-a-list panel opens the paste dialog prefilled.
+        if (els.mdlPanel) els.mdlPanel.addEventListener('paste', function (e) {
+            if (currentTab !== 'existing') return;
+            if (e.target && e.target.closest('input, textarea')) return;   // let real inputs paste
+            var t = (e.clipboardData || window.clipboardData);
+            var text = t ? t.getData('text') : '';
+            if (text) { e.preventDefault(); openPasteDialog(text); }
+        });
         els.addTrackingRootBtn.addEventListener('click', function () {
             var name = prompt('Root folder name (a tracking-number segment, e.g. "ACME-PROJ").\n'
                 + 'Brace patterns expand: BMB-{PM,EL}-{0001-0002,0005}_A (IFR)', '');
@@ -10858,15 +11101,20 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
     }
     // One pass: group files by the node they're placed in, per axis.
     function buildPlaced(files) {
-        var c = C(), byT = {}, byX = {}, byM = {};
+        var c = C(), byT = {}, byX = {}, byTn = {};
         files.forEach(function (f) {
             var a = c.getAssignment(c.srcKeyForFile(f));
             if (!a) return;
-            if (a.trackingNodeId) (byT[a.trackingNodeId] = byT[a.trackingNodeId] || []).push(f);
+            if (a.trackingNodeId) {
+                (byT[a.trackingNodeId] = byT[a.trackingNodeId] || []).push(f);
+                // Also index by tracking NUMBER so a "From a list" row can show
+                // the files placed under it (a row is a tracking number, not a node).
+                var tn = c.deriveTarget(f).tracking;
+                if (tn) (byTn[tn] = byTn[tn] || []).push(f);
+            }
             if (a.transmittalNodeId) (byX[a.transmittalNodeId] = byX[a.transmittalNodeId] || []).push(f);
-            if (a.mdlNodeId) (byM[a.mdlNodeId] = byM[a.mdlNodeId] || []).push(f);
         });
-        return { tracking: byT, transmittal: byX, mdl: byM };
+        return { tracking: byT, transmittal: byX, byTracking: byTn };
     }
 
     function showTab(which) {
@@ -10882,8 +11130,8 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
         // with the active tab — re-render the left tree.
         reRenderSource();
     }
-    // The active axis is the catalog ('mdl') on the "By existing" tab, else the tab's.
-    function activeAxis() { return currentTab === 'existing' ? 'mdl' : (currentTab === 'transmittal' ? 'transmittal' : 'tracking'); }
+    // "From a list" drops materialize tracking placements, so its axis is 'tracking'.
+    function activeAxis() { return currentTab === 'transmittal' ? 'transmittal' : 'tracking'; }
     function reRenderSource() { if (window.app.modules.tree && window.app.modules.tree.render) window.app.modules.tree.render(); }
 
     // Expand a brace pattern into folder names and create them (confirming a
@@ -10909,7 +11157,7 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
         var placed = buildPlaced(files);
         renderTrackingInto(els.trackingTree, C().getTrackingTree(), placed.tracking);
         renderTransmittalInto(els.transmittalTree, C().getTransmittalTree(), placed.transmittal);
-        renderMdlInto(placed.mdl);
+        renderMdlInto(placed.byTracking);
         renderStats(files);
     }
 
@@ -11243,47 +11491,43 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
         return form;
     }
 
-    // ── By MDL (deliverables as drop targets via the shared seltable) ───────
-    function renderMdlInto(placedMdl) {
-        mdlPlaced = placedMdl || {};
+    // ── "From a list" (scratch worklist via the shared seltable) ────────────
+    function renderMdlInto(placedByTracking) {
+        mdlPlaced = placedByTracking || {};
         if (!C().getMdlList().length) {
             mdlTable = null;
             els.mdlTree.textContent = '';
-            els.mdlTree.appendChild(el('div', 'target-empty', 'Nothing loaded yet — “Load…”, tick the directories to scan, and their existing files + MDL deliverables appear here (one row per tracking number, latest revision).'));
+            els.mdlTree.appendChild(el('div', 'target-empty', 'Empty — “Load…” numbers from the archive/MDL, “Paste rows…” from Excel, or “⚡ Match names”. Then drag files onto a row to name them. The list is a scratch pad — clearing it keeps every assignment (see By tracking number).'));
             return;
         }
         ensureMdlTable();
         mdlTable.renderBody();
     }
+    function rowPlaced(r) { var f = mdlPlaced[r.trackingNumber]; return f && f.length ? f : null; }
     function ensureMdlTable() {
         if (mdlTable) return mdlTable;
         var c = C();
-        // One column per configured tracking-number field (split positionally),
-        // then Title, MDL (✓), Archive revisions (informational), and the editable
-        // classifier-local Revision. Each column has its own autofilter.
-        var cols = c.getTrackingFields().map(function (f, i) {
-            return { key: 'f' + i, title: f.name, get: function (r) { return (r.trackingNumber || '').split('-')[i] || ''; } };
-        });
-        cols.push({ key: 'title', title: 'Title', get: function (r) { return r.title || ''; } });
-        cols.push({ key: 'mdl', title: 'MDL', cls: 'catalog-mdl', get: function (r) { return r.inMdl ? '✓' : ''; } });
-        cols.push({ key: 'latest', title: 'Latest rev', get: function (r) { return latestRevOf(r.archiveRevisions); } });
-        cols.push({
-            key: 'rev', title: 'Revision', cls: 'mdl-rev', get: function (r) { return r.revisionCell; },
-            render: function (r, td) {
-                var inp = document.createElement('input');
-                inp.type = 'text'; inp.className = 'mdl-rev__input'; inp.value = r.revisionCell || '';
-                inp.placeholder = 'A (IFR)'; inp.setAttribute('data-no-select', '');
-                inp.addEventListener('change', function () { c.setRevisionCell(r.id, inp.value.trim()); });
-                td.appendChild(inp);
-            },
-        });
+        var cols = [
+            { key: 'tn', title: 'Tracking number', cls: 'fromlist-tn', get: function (r) { return r.trackingNumber || ''; },
+              render: function (r, td) { editCell(td, 'fromlist-tn__input', r.trackingNumber, 'ACME-…-0001', function (v) { c.setRowTracking(r.id, v); }, tnWarn(r)); } },
+            { key: 'title', title: 'Title', cls: 'fromlist-title', get: function (r) { return r.title || ''; },
+              render: function (r, td) { editCell(td, 'fromlist-title__input', r.title, 'title', function (v) { c.setRowTitle(r.id, v); }); } },
+            { key: 'src', title: 'Source', cls: 'fromlist-src', get: function (r) { var s = r.source || {}; return [s.mdl ? 'mdl' : '', s.archive ? 'arch' : '', s.pasted ? 'pasted' : ''].filter(Boolean).join(' '); },
+              render: function (r, td) { renderSource(r, td); } },
+            { key: 'latest', title: 'Latest rev', get: function (r) { return latestRevOf(r.archiveRevisions); } },
+            { key: 'rev', title: 'Revision', cls: 'mdl-rev', get: function (r) { return r.revisionCell; },
+              render: function (r, td) { editCell(td, 'mdl-rev__input', r.revisionCell, 'A (IFR)', function (v) { c.setRevisionCell(r.id, v); }); } },
+        ];
         mdlTable = window.app.modules.seltable.create({
             container: els.mdlTree,
             extraTitle: 'Files',
-            rows: function () { return c.getMdlList(); },
+            rows: function () {
+                var list = c.getMdlList();
+                return hideAssigned ? list.filter(function (r) { return !rowPlaced(r); }) : list;
+            },
             rowId: function (r) { return r.id; },
             columns: cols,
-            onRowDrop: function (rowId, keys) { c.place(keys, rowId, 'mdl'); },
+            onRowDrop: function (rowId, keys) { var row = c.getMdlRow(rowId); if (row) c.assignFromRow(keys, row); },
             onActivate: function (ids) {
                 if (!ids.length) return;
                 var v = prompt('Set the revision on ' + ids.length + ' selected row(s) (e.g. "A (IFR)"):', '');
@@ -11294,8 +11538,37 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
         mdlTable.render();
         return mdlTable;
     }
+    // An editable seltable cell: an <input> that commits on change. `warn` is an
+    // optional tooltip that flags (without blocking) a questionable value.
+    function editCell(td, cls, value, placeholder, onCommit, warn) {
+        var inp = document.createElement('input');
+        inp.type = 'text'; inp.className = cls + (warn ? ' is-warn' : ''); inp.value = value || '';
+        inp.placeholder = placeholder || ''; inp.spellcheck = false; inp.setAttribute('data-no-select', '');
+        if (warn) inp.title = warn;
+        inp.addEventListener('change', function () { onCommit(inp.value.trim()); });
+        td.appendChild(inp);
+    }
+    function tnWarn(r) {
+        var tn = (r.trackingNumber || '').trim(); if (!tn) return '';
+        var n = tn.split('-').length, want = C().getTrackingFields().length;
+        return n < want - 1 || n > want ? ('Has ' + n + ' segments; the pattern expects ' + want + '.') : '';
+    }
+    function renderSource(row, td) {
+        var s = row.source || {};
+        if (s.mdl) td.appendChild(el('span', 'src-badge src-badge--mdl', 'MDL'));
+        if (s.archive) td.appendChild(el('span', 'src-badge src-badge--arch', 'arch'));
+        if (s.pasted && !s.mdl && !s.archive) {
+            // A pasted number matching nothing known: a likely typo / a brand-new number.
+            var isNew = listScanned;
+            var b = el('span', 'src-badge src-badge--new', isNew ? 'new' : 'unverified');
+            b.title = isNew ? 'This tracking number isn’t in the scanned archive/MDL — you’re inventing it.' : 'Not checked against the archive/MDL — Load a directory to verify.';
+            td.appendChild(b);
+        } else if (s.pasted) {
+            td.appendChild(el('span', 'src-badge src-badge--pasted', 'pasted'));
+        }
+    }
     function renderMdlPlaced(row, td) {
-        var c = C(), files = mdlPlaced[row.id] || [];
+        var c = C(), files = rowPlaced(row) || [];
         files.forEach(function (f) {
             var d = c.deriveTarget(f);
             var a = c.getAssignment(d.key) || {};
@@ -11305,13 +11578,14 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
             var nm = el('span', 'mdlfile__name', d.filename || '(set a revision)');
             nm.title = 'from ' + f.originalFilename + (f.extension ? '.' + f.extension : '');
             line.appendChild(nm);
-            var tgl = el('button', 'tnode__act', a.titleFromDeliverable === false ? 'Title: file' : 'Title: MDL');
-            tgl.title = 'Use the deliverable’s title or the file’s own';
-            tgl.addEventListener('click', function () { c.setTitleFromDeliverable(d.key, a.titleFromDeliverable === false); });
+            var usingRow = a.titleOverride != null && row.title && a.titleOverride === row.title.trim();
+            var tgl = el('button', 'tnode__act', usingRow ? 'Title: row' : 'Title: file');
+            tgl.title = 'Use the row’s title or the file’s own';
+            tgl.addEventListener('click', function () { c.setTitleOverride(d.key, usingRow ? '' : row.title); });
             line.appendChild(tgl);
             var rm = el('button', 'tnode__act tfile__remove', '✕');
-            rm.title = 'Remove from this deliverable';
-            rm.addEventListener('click', function () { c.place([d.key], null, 'mdl'); });
+            rm.title = 'Remove this file from the row';
+            rm.addEventListener('click', function () { c.unassignRowFile(row, d.key); });
             line.appendChild(rm);
             td.appendChild(line);
         });
@@ -11414,13 +11688,123 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
         }
     }
     function finishLoad(rows) {
-        C().setMdlList(rows);
+        listScanned = true;
+        C().appendMdlRows(rows);   // APPEND — the list accumulates across batches
         showTab('existing');
         window.zddc.toast(rows.length
-            ? ('Catalog: ' + rows.length + ' tracking number' + (rows.length === 1 ? '' : 's') + ' from the selected directories. Drag files on, set revisions.')
+            ? ('Added ' + rows.length + ' tracking number' + (rows.length === 1 ? '' : 's') + ' from the selected directories. Drag files on, set revisions.')
             : 'No files or deliverables in the selected directories.', rows.length ? 'success' : 'warning');
     }
 
+    // ── paste + match dialogs (reuse the .copy-choice modal shell) ──────────
+    function scratchModal(titleText, hintText) {
+        var done = false;
+        function close() { if (done) return; done = true; document.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey); back.remove(); }
+        function onKey(e) { if (e.key === 'Escape') close(); }
+        var back = el('div', 'copy-choice__backdrop');
+        var box = el('div', 'copy-choice copy-choice--wide');
+        box.appendChild(el('h3', null, titleText));
+        if (hintText) box.appendChild(el('p', null, hintText));
+        var body = el('div', 'scratch-modal__body'); box.appendChild(body);
+        var foot = el('div', 'copy-choice__btns'); box.appendChild(foot);
+        back.appendChild(box);
+        back.addEventListener('click', function (e) { if (e.target === back) close(); });
+        document.addEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+        document.body.appendChild(back);
+        return { body: body, foot: foot, close: close };
+    }
+    function openPasteDialog(prefill) {
+        var c = C();
+        var m = scratchModal('Paste rows from Excel', 'Columns: Tracking · Rev (Status) · Title — tab-separated, as Excel copies. A header row is skipped; a pasted full filename is split.');
+        var ta = document.createElement('textarea');
+        ta.className = 'scratch-paste__ta'; ta.rows = 6; ta.spellcheck = false;
+        ta.placeholder = 'ACME-AR-DWG-0001\tA (IFR)\tFloor plan';
+        ta.value = prefill || '';
+        m.body.appendChild(ta);
+        var preview = el('div', 'scratch-paste__preview'); m.body.appendChild(preview);
+        var add = el('button', 'btn btn-primary', 'Add rows'); add.disabled = true;
+        var cancel = el('button', 'btn btn-secondary', 'Cancel'); cancel.addEventListener('click', m.close);
+        m.foot.appendChild(add); m.foot.appendChild(cancel);
+        var parsed = { rows: [], skipped: [] };
+        function refresh() {
+            parsed = c.parsePastedRows(ta.value);
+            preview.textContent = '';
+            if (parsed.rows.length) {
+                var tbl = el('table', 'scratch-preview__table');
+                var head = el('tr'); ['Tracking number', 'Revision', 'Title'].forEach(function (h) { head.appendChild(el('th', null, h)); }); tbl.appendChild(head);
+                parsed.rows.slice(0, 50).forEach(function (r) {
+                    var tr = el('tr');
+                    tr.appendChild(el('td', null, r.trackingNumber));
+                    tr.appendChild(el('td', null, r.revisionCell || ''));
+                    tr.appendChild(el('td', null, r.title || ''));
+                    tbl.appendChild(tr);
+                });
+                preview.appendChild(tbl);
+                if (parsed.rows.length > 50) preview.appendChild(el('div', 'scratch-preview__more', '…and ' + (parsed.rows.length - 50) + ' more'));
+            }
+            parsed.skipped.forEach(function (s) { preview.appendChild(el('div', 'scratch-preview__skip', 'Line ' + s.line + ' skipped — ' + s.reason)); });
+            add.disabled = !parsed.rows.length;
+            add.textContent = parsed.rows.length ? ('Add ' + parsed.rows.length + ' row' + (parsed.rows.length === 1 ? '' : 's')) : 'Add rows';
+        }
+        add.addEventListener('click', function () {
+            var n = parsed.rows.length;
+            c.appendMdlRows(parsed.rows);
+            m.close(); showTab('existing');
+            window.zddc.toast('Added ' + n + ' pasted row' + (n === 1 ? '' : 's') + '.', 'success');
+        });
+        ta.addEventListener('input', refresh);
+        refresh(); ta.focus();
+    }
+    function openMatchDialog() {
+        var c = C();
+        var rows = c.getMdlList();
+        if (!rows.length) { window.zddc.toast('Load or paste some tracking numbers first.', 'warning'); return; }
+        var files = allFiles().filter(function (f) {
+            var a = c.getAssignment(c.srcKeyForFile(f));
+            return !(a && (a.trackingNodeId || a.excluded));
+        });
+        if (!files.length) { window.zddc.toast('No unassigned files to match.', 'info'); return; }
+        var m = scratchModal('Match names', 'Files whose name contains a known tracking number. Review, then assign the checked matches.');
+        var opts = { fuzzy: false };
+        var fuzzyLbl = el('label', 'scratch-match__fuzzy');
+        var fuzzy = document.createElement('input'); fuzzy.type = 'checkbox';
+        fuzzyLbl.appendChild(fuzzy); fuzzyLbl.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' Looser matching (digits only)'));
+        m.body.appendChild(fuzzyLbl);
+        var list = el('div', 'scratch-match__list'); m.body.appendChild(list);
+        var accept = el('button', 'btn btn-primary', 'Assign');
+        var cancel = el('button', 'btn btn-secondary', 'Cancel'); cancel.addEventListener('click', m.close);
+        m.foot.appendChild(accept); m.foot.appendChild(cancel);
+        var proposals = [];
+        function refresh() {
+            proposals = c.proposeMatches(files, rows, opts);
+            list.textContent = '';
+            if (!proposals.length) { list.appendChild(el('div', 'scratch-preview__skip', 'No matches found.')); accept.disabled = true; accept.textContent = 'Assign'; return; }
+            proposals.forEach(function (p, i) {
+                var rowEl = el('label', 'scratch-match__row');
+                var cb = document.createElement('input'); cb.type = 'checkbox'; cb.checked = true; cb.dataset.i = i;
+                rowEl.appendChild(cb);
+                rowEl.appendChild(el('span', 'scratch-match__file', zddc.joinExtension(p.file.originalFilename, p.file.extension)));
+                rowEl.appendChild(el('span', 'scratch-match__arrow', '→'));
+                rowEl.appendChild(el('span', 'scratch-match__tn', p.row.trackingNumber));
+                rowEl.appendChild(el('span', 'scratch-match__conf', Math.round(p.confidence * 100) + '%'));
+                list.appendChild(rowEl);
+            });
+            accept.disabled = false; accept.textContent = 'Assign ' + proposals.length;
+        }
+        accept.addEventListener('click', function () {
+            var n = 0;
+            Array.prototype.forEach.call(list.querySelectorAll('input[type=checkbox]'), function (cb) {
+                if (!cb.checked) return;
+                var p = proposals[Number(cb.dataset.i)];
+                if (p) { c.assignFromRow([c.srcKeyForFile(p.file)], p.row); n++; }
+            });
+            m.close(); showTab('existing');
+            window.zddc.toast('Assigned ' + n + ' file' + (n === 1 ? '' : 's') + ' by name match.', n ? 'success' : 'info');
+        });
+        fuzzy.addEventListener('change', function () { opts.fuzzy = fuzzy.checked; refresh(); });
+        refresh();
+    }
+
     // ── events ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     function closestNodeId(target) {
         var n = target.closest('[data-id]');
@@ -11622,10 +12006,7 @@ X.B(E,Y);return E}return J}())
     function reveal(key) {
         var a = C().getAssignment(key);
         if (!a) return;
-        if (a.mdlNodeId) {
-            showTab('existing');
-            if (mdlTable) { mdlTable.renderBody(); }
-        } else if (a.trackingNodeId) {
+        if (a.trackingNodeId) {
             showTab('tracking'); collapsed = {}; render();
             flashNode(els.trackingTree, a.trackingNodeId);
         } else if (a.transmittalNodeId) {

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/index.html

@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ body {
             </svg>
             <div class="header-title-group">
                 <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC</span>
-                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 02:15:36 · 93ed0d3</span></span>
+                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 16:07:31 · f66b9c5</span></span>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="header-right">

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/transmittal.html

@@ -2770,7 +2770,7 @@ dialog.modal--narrow {
             </svg>
             <div class="header-title-group">
                 <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Transmittal</span>
-                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 02:15:36 · 93ed0d3</span></span>
+                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 16:07:31 · f66b9c5</span></span>
             </div>
             <span id="no-js-notice" class="text-gray-400 text-xs italic">JavaScript not available</span>
             <!-- Publish split-button (Transmittal-specific primary action;

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/versions.txt

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Generated by build.sh — do not edit. One <app>=<build label> per line.
-archive=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 02:15:36 · 93ed0d3
-transmittal=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 02:15:36 · 93ed0d3
-classifier=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 02:15:36 · 93ed0d3
-landing=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 02:15:36 · 93ed0d3
-form=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 02:15:36 · 93ed0d3
-tables=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 02:15:36 · 93ed0d3
-browse=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 02:15:36 · 93ed0d3
+archive=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 16:07:31 · f66b9c5
+transmittal=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 16:07:31 · f66b9c5
+classifier=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 16:07:31 · f66b9c5
+landing=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 16:07:31 · f66b9c5
+form=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 16:07:31 · f66b9c5
+tables=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 16:07:31 · f66b9c5
+browse=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 16:07:31 · f66b9c5

zddc/internal/handler/tables.html

@@ -1252,7 +1252,8 @@ body.is-elevated::after {
 .seltable__bar { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; padding: 0.4rem 0.5rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); flex: 0 0 auto; }
 .seltable__count { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.78rem; white-space: nowrap; }
 .seltable__scroll { flex: 1; min-height: 0; overflow: auto; }
-.seltable__table { border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0; width: 100%; font-size: 0.82rem; }
+/* width:auto + nowrap cells → each column shrinks to fit its header/longest cell. */
+.seltable__table { border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0; width: auto; font-size: 0.82rem; }
 .seltable__table th, .seltable__table td { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; }
 .seltable__table thead th {
     position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 2; background: var(--bg-secondary, var(--bg));
@@ -1260,7 +1261,7 @@ body.is-elevated::after {
 }
 .seltable__table thead tr.seltable__filters th { top: 1.55rem; padding: 0.15rem 0.35rem; }
 .seltable__colfilter {
-    width: 100%; min-width: 5rem; padding: 0.15rem 0.35rem;
+    width: 100%; min-width: 2rem; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.15rem 0.35rem;
     border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius);
     background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); font-size: 0.74rem; font-weight: 400; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0;
 }
@@ -1769,7 +1770,7 @@ body.is-elevated::after {
             </svg>
             <div class="header-title-group">
                 <span class="app-header__title" id="table-title">ZDDC Table</span>
-                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 02:15:36 · 93ed0d3</span></span>
+                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-12 16:07:31 · f66b9c5</span></span>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="header-right">