diff --git a/extralit-frontend/components/base/base-render-table/RenderTable.vue b/extralit-frontend/components/base/base-render-table/RenderTable.vue
index 0a17be224..af30e6bf5 100644
--- a/extralit-frontend/components/base/base-render-table/RenderTable.vue
+++ b/extralit-frontend/components/base/base-render-table/RenderTable.vue
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ export default {
       type: Array as () => Question[],
       default: () => [],
     },
+    // Allows parent components to specify formatters, cellClick handlers, frozen, etc.
+    columnConfigs: {
+      type: Array as () => Array<Record<string, any>>,
+      default: () => [],
+    },
   },
 
   model: {
@@ -194,10 +199,22 @@ export default {
     columnsConfig() {
       if (!this.tableJSON?.schema) return [];
 
+      // Create a map of custom column configs by field name for quick lookup
+      const customConfigMap = new Map<string, Record<string, any>>();
+      if (this.columnConfigs && this.columnConfigs.length > 0) {
+        this.columnConfigs.forEach((config: Record<string, any>) => {
+          if (config.field) {
+            customConfigMap.set(config.field, config);
+          }
+        });
+      }
+
       var configs = this.tableJSON.schema.fields.map((column: DataFrameField) => {
         const commonConfig = this.generateColumnConfig(column.name);
         const editableConfig = this.generateColumnEditableConfig(column.name);
-        return { ...commonConfig, ...editableConfig, ...column };
+        // Merge with custom config if provided (custom config takes precedence)
+        const customConfig = customConfigMap.get(column.name) || {};
+        return { ...commonConfig, ...editableConfig, ...column, ...customConfig };
       });
 
       if (!this.editable) {
diff --git a/extralit-frontend/components/base/base-simple-table/BaseSimpleTable.vue b/extralit-frontend/components/base/base-simple-table/BaseSimpleTable.vue
index a05df91f7..cf8014eea 100644
--- a/extralit-frontend/components/base/base-simple-table/BaseSimpleTable.vue
+++ b/extralit-frontend/components/base/base-simple-table/BaseSimpleTable.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
       :editable="editable"
       :hasValidValues="hasValidValues"
       :questions="questions"
+      :columnConfigs="columns"
       :validation="validation || validators"
       @table-built="$emit('table-built')"
       @row-click="(e, row) => $emit('row-click', e, row)"
diff --git a/extralit-frontend/components/features/import/ImportFlow.vue b/extralit-frontend/components/features/import/ImportFlow.vue
index ff4e66670..8aca28089 100644
--- a/extralit-frontend/components/features/import/ImportFlow.vue
+++ b/extralit-frontend/components/features/import/ImportFlow.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 
       <!-- Step 2: Import Analysis -->
       <ImportAnalysisTable v-if="stepIndex === 1" ref="analysisTableComponent" :dataframe-data="bibData.dataframeData"
-        :pdf-data="pdfData" :workspace="workspace" :loading="isAnalyzing" @update="handleAnalysisUpdate"
+        :pdf-data="pdfData" :workspace="workspace" :loading="isAnalyzing"
+        :initial-document-actions="uploadData.documentActions"
+        @update="handleAnalysisUpdate"
         @analysis-complete="handleAnalysisComplete" />
 
       <!-- Step 3: Upload Progress -->
diff --git a/extralit-frontend/components/features/import/analysis/ImportAnalysisTable.vue b/extralit-frontend/components/features/import/analysis/ImportAnalysisTable.vue
index 989cb67ee..8e7015366 100644
--- a/extralit-frontend/components/features/import/analysis/ImportAnalysisTable.vue
+++ b/extralit-frontend/components/features/import/analysis/ImportAnalysisTable.vue
@@ -116,17 +116,33 @@ export default {
       type: Boolean,
       default: false,
     },
+    initialDocumentActions: {
+      type: Object as () => Record<string, ImportStatus>,
+      default: () => ({}),
+    },
   },
 
   emits: ["update", "analysis-complete"],
 
   data() {
     return {
-      localDocumentActions: {} as Record<string, ImportStatus>,
+      // Initialize from prop to persist state when navigating back/forward
+      localDocumentActions: { ...this.initialDocumentActions } as Record<string, ImportStatus>,
       editableTableData: [] as any[],
     };
   },
 
+  mounted() {
+    // Restore document actions from parent state when component is remounted
+    if (this.initialDocumentActions && Object.keys(this.initialDocumentActions).length > 0) {
+      this.localDocumentActions = { ...this.initialDocumentActions };
+      // Emit update to sync state with parent
+      this.$nextTick(() => {
+        this.emitUpdate();
+      });
+    }
+  },
+
   computed: {
     summaryData() {
       if (this.analysisResult) {
@@ -447,8 +463,11 @@ export default {
     analysisResult: {
       handler(newData: ImportAnalysisResponse) {
         if (newData) {
-          // Reset local document actions when new analysis data arrives
-          this.localDocumentActions = {};
+          // Only reset local document actions if there are no persisted actions from parent
+          // This preserves user modifications when navigating back/forward between steps
+          if (!this.initialDocumentActions || Object.keys(this.initialDocumentActions).length === 0) {
+            this.localDocumentActions = {};
+          }
           // Emit the analysis complete event
           this.$emit('analysis-complete', newData);
           // Emit initial update