Tool Calls and Plugins for Journal Publication Licensing and Annual Verification: Handle Questions and Collect Missing Information

Journal Licensing: review tool calls for question intake. Check source versions, input mappings and the values received by downstream nodes.

What this category's data looks like

This page addresses the journal publication license and annual verification scenario. The materials include three types: the journal publication license, the annual verification form, and the rectification report. The license states the name, publication number, sponsoring organization, and validity period, and is the basis for subject qualification; the annual verification form records annual publication data, personnel, and operating conditions, and must be aligned item by item with the license; the rectification report addresses issues found in verification and includes rectification items, completion dates, and signed receipts. Materials are updated on an annual cycle; the verification form and rectification report are often submitted in batches along with notices, and fields contain cross-material references. After entering this function, the license serves as the identity baseline, the verification form as the comparison subject, and the rectification report as supplementary evidence. Together they support the generation of intake records and follow-up questions for completion, and both missing-item identification and follow-up questions are based on these material fields.

Configuration and implementation checks

This step is executed by the tool calling node in the workflow (the model decides whether to call it, and the node executes it), outputting the tool call result (the input parameters and return in the call record). The "intake record and follow-up questions for completion" are then completed by a subsequent AI node or manual review. Based on the tool description, parameter descriptions, and whether parameters are required, the model determines whether to call the tool this time; when there are no required parameters, the model may fabricate parameter values on its own, and when there are required parameters but no suitable value in the context, it may not call the tool.

ObjectCheckVerification action
Journal publication licenseWhether the name, publication number, sponsoring organization, and validity period fields are consistent with the annual verification formCompare the name, publication number, and dates in the two materials item by item, mark inconsistencies, and generate items to be followed up
Annual verification formWhether the publication data, number of personnel, dates, and signed receipts are completeCheck the quantities and dates in the form, inspect the signature fields and receipts, and write missing items into the follow-up list
Rectification reportWhether the rectification items, completion dates, signatures, and receipts correspond to the issues in the verification formCheck the rectification items and dates one by one against the issues in the verification form, and list those missing signatures or receipts as follow-up questions
Tool calling nodeWhether the description, parameter descriptions, and whether parameters are required correspond to the material fieldsOpen the node description and parameter configuration, run a trial with a question missing a required parameter, and check toolChoice, functionCall, and the diamond connector status

Three common errors

  • Symptom: the name, quantity, or date of the same record does not match between the license and the verification form. Cause: the two materials are submitted in batches, no cross-material field comparison is performed, and differences are not identified as missing items.
  • Symptom: the rectification report version is not synchronized, and it references issues from an old version of the verification form. Cause: after the materials are updated, they are not re-associated, and the input parameters returned by the tool call still point to the old record.
  • Symptom: the verification form or rectification report is missing a signature or receipt but is still accepted as complete material. Cause: required parameters do not correspond to the signature and receipt fields, and the model answers directly without follow-up questions.

How to verify the setup

Acceptance of this function: run a trial with a question missing a required parameter, check the input parameters and return in the call record, and confirm whether it asks a follow-up question or calls according to the description; at the same time, check toolChoice, functionCall, and the diamond connector status.

Business test: ask a question missing key information and see whether it asks a follow-up question before answering, rather than directly fabricating values that do not exist in the materials.

  • Open the tool node description field, check whether the description can be understood on its own, and verify each parameter's description and whether it is required.
  • On the canvas, check the connection between the diamond interface and the target tool, run a trial with a question missing that field, and confirm that it asks a follow-up question first rather than answering directly.