What this category's data looks like
In self-funded study abroad application services, the study abroad service contract, school application form, and personal statement are the three core types of materials. The contract contains the scope of services, fee terms, signatures of both parties, and dates; the application form contains personal information, educational history, application program, and submission date; the personal statement contains narrative text, word count, submitted version, and date. The sources of materials are consultant drafting, student confirmation, and legal review, and the update cadence rolls with application rounds and deadlines. When entering workflow orchestration, the contract and application form play the role of field anchoring, while the personal statement plays the role of narrative and version, and together the three form the issuable material draft and handover record.
Configuration and implementation checks
This stage is executed by workflow nodes (user selection and branching), outputting branch direction and interaction state records. The "issuable material draft and handover record" is then completed by subsequent nodes continuing execution according to the branch.
| Object | Check | Verification action |
|---|---|---|
| Study abroad service contract | Fields complete, dates and signatures consistent | Check the scope of services, fee terms, signatures of both parties, and signing dates, and compare in variables whether the name, program name, and dates in the contract and application form are consistent |
| School application form | Fields complete, dates and signatures consistent | Check personal information, educational history, application program, and submission date, reference the selection result variable in the node corresponding to nodeId, and run a trial once to see the branch direction |
| Personal statement | Fields complete, version and date consistent | Check the narrative text, word count, submitted version, and date, confirm that the version number references the same record as the contract and application form, and record the interaction state when a signature or receipt is missing |
| Handover record | Responsible person clear, version and date consistent | Check the handover person, receiving person, handover date, and receipt, record missing items in variables, and continue execution according to the option branch |
Three common errors
- Phenomenon: The name, quantity, and date of the same record do not match between the contract and the application form. Cause: Fields are not uniformly anchored, each is filled in separately during drafting, and no cross-material comparison is done before handover.
- Phenomenon: The personal statement version is not synchronized, and an old version is treated as an issuable draft. Cause: The version number and date are not updated with the branch direction, and the interaction state record does not reflect the latest selection.
- Phenomenon: A signature or receipt is missing, but the material still enters the next stage. Cause: The handover record does not enforce verification of signatures and receipts, and missing items are not blocked.
How to verify the setup
Acceptance of this feature: run trials option by option, check the branch direction and interaction state in the run record, and confirm that variables and nodeId references are correct.
Business test: draft one according to the template and complete one handover, and see whether missing items are blocked.
- In the node, check the options and branch connections one by one, confirm that each option corresponds to one branch, and after the trial run check whether the interaction state is recorded.
- Reference the selection result variable in a subsequent node and run a trial once, check
variablesandnodeId, and confirm that selecting a certain option will not still follow the default branch.