Citations and Source Traceability for Degree Awards and Certificate Information Reporting: Find Supporting Evidence

Degree Certificates: review citations for evidence lookup. Check source versions, input mappings and the values received by downstream nodes.

What this category's data looks like

This page focuses on the business basis query in degree conferral and certificate information reporting, involving three types of materials: degree application forms, thesis review forms, and defense resolutions. The degree application form records the applicant's identity, discipline, and training unit fields; the thesis review form carries review comments, review date, and reviewer signature; the defense resolution records the defense conclusion, voting result, defense date, and defense committee signature. When these three types of materials enter the knowledge base retrieval node, each is vector-indexed as an independent source, and after a retrieval hit, the cited snippet points back to the original paragraph. Materials are updated by batch, the version is based on the current archived document, and historical versions should be distinguishable. In terms of field characteristics, names, quantities, dates, signatures, and receipts are the key points for verification, and the same record across materials must correspond item by item in the cited sources.

Configuration and implementation checks

The citation output of the knowledge base retrieval node outputs only an array of cited content, each item containing the original text snippet and source identifier; the length can be 0, and the basis entries that can point back to the original text must be handled subsequently by AI nodes, code nodes, or humans. Even if no content is found, the output chain still runs through.

ObjectCheckVerification action
Degree application formFields must include applicant name, discipline, training unit, application date, and signature, and must match the same record's name and date in the thesis review form and defense resolutionOpen the citation marker, compare against the original paragraph of the application form, and check names, quantities, dates, and signatures item by item
Thesis review formReview comments, review date, and reviewer signature must be complete, and must be consistent with the review conclusion and date in the defense resolutionCheck whether the cited snippet points back to the original paragraph of the review form, check whether signatures and receipts are missing, and whether the recorded version is current
Defense resolutionDefense conclusion, voting result, defense date, and defense committee signature must be complete, and must match the same record in the application form and review formCheck that the number of items in the citation array matches the hit materials, use quoteList to view the source identifier, and confirm version synchronization
Knowledge base retrieval nodeThe selected knowledge base must use the same vector model, the search parameters must be consistent with the values in the knowledge base retrieval section, and the cited content is output as an array whose length can be 0Open the search parameter panel and check item by item, and use responseData (non-streaming module results returned with detailed output enabled) and quoteMaxToken to distinguish the number of citation items from the content budget

Three common errors

  • Symptom: The name, quantity, and date of the same record do not match between the degree application form and the defense resolution. Cause: Cross-material entry was not aligned to the same record, and after a retrieval hit, the original text was not pointed back to item by item.
  • Symptom: The versions of the thesis review form and the defense resolution are not synchronized, and the cited snippet points to an old version. Cause: The knowledge base was not updated with the current archived document by batch, and historical versions were not distinguished.
  • Symptom: The defense resolution is missing a signature or receipt, but the citation array still returns a snippet. Cause: Signature and receipt fields were not validated when the material was ingested, and retrieval only matches by text.

How to verify the setup

This feature's acceptance: ask a question with an original-text basis, and check whether the citation array and citation markers can point back to the original text; then ask a question with no matching material, and confirm that the array is empty while the chain still runs through.

Business test: ask a cross-material basis question, see whether the answer gives a traceable source, and check the quoteList source identifier and the responseData return structure.

  • Open the search parameter panel, check item by item the vector model and values of the associated knowledge base, and confirm they are consistent with the knowledge base retrieval section.
  • In the conversation, open the citation markers, compare against the source documents, check whether each cited snippet can point back to the original paragraph, and separately record the number of citation items and the quoteMaxToken budget.

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