What this category's data looks like
In the self-funded study abroad application service category, materials come from study abroad service contracts, school application forms, and personal statements, and the update cadence rolls with application batches and supplementary-document milestones. The contract carries the scope of services, fees, and signatures of both parties; the school application form carries the institution, program, intake term, and quantity; the personal statement carries the applicant's signature and version date. When the materials enter the Q&A intake and missing-item follow-up function, the contract and application form are used to check whether fields are complete, whether dates connect, and whether signatures and receipts are in place; the personal statement is used to check the version and signature. The three materials each play a different role, and both missing-item identification and follow-up questioning are based on these fields, from which the intake record and the completed follow-up items are formed.
Configuration and implementation checks
This step is executed by the HTTP node in the workflow, which outputs the response body, status code, and returned fields. The intake record and the completed follow-up items are parsed from the response by subsequent nodes, or handled by an external system according to the agreement to finish the rest. The HTTP node does not replace the external system in writing to the database or approving.
| Object | Check | Verification action |
|---|---|---|
| Study abroad service contract | Whether the name, quantity, date, and signature are complete, and whether the receipt is in place | Check item by item against the contract field checklist; when a signature or receipt is missing, record it as a pending follow-up item |
| School application form | Whether the institution, program, intake term, and quantity are consistent with the contract | Compare the returned fields using one sample request; when the name and quantity do not match, ask a follow-up question first |
| Personal statement | Whether the version date and signature are in sync, and whether they are consistent with the application form version | Check the source of each placeholder in the variables panel; when the version is not in sync, mark it as pending completion |
| Request URL and path parameters | Whether the placeholder variables can be resolved into actual values | View the fully rendered URL in the request preview to confirm the path parameters have been replaced |
Three common errors
- Symptom: the name and quantity for the same application record do not match between the contract and the application form. Cause: the two materials were entered separately, without field-level comparison and receipt verification.
- Symptom: the personal statement version is not in sync, and the signature date is later than the application form submission date. Cause: after the version was updated, it was not written back to the intake record, and the follow-up questioning still used the old version.
- Symptom: the contract is missing a signature or receipt, and the missing item was not identified. Cause: the intake step only checked whether fields exist, and did not list the signature and receipt as follow-up questioning conditions.
How to verify the setup
Acceptance of this function: preview the rendered request, check the status code and returned fields, then compare the result against one sample.
Business test: submit a question missing key information and see whether it asks a follow-up question before answering.
- In the request preview, check the fully rendered URL to confirm the path parameter placeholders have been resolved into actual values.
- In the variables panel, check the source of each placeholder to confirm that
Authorization,variables, andresponseDataare all traceable.