HTTP Integrations for Graduate Admissions Interviews and Selection: Manage Authorized Access and External Services

Graduate Admissions: review HTTP for authorized access. Compare the source records, required inputs and downstream results before handing the task over.

What this category's data looks like

Graduate admissions re-examination and admission materials include the re-examination plan, candidate score sheets, and adjustment lists, with fields covering candidate number, major, preliminary total score, re-examination score, weight, date, and signature column. The re-examination plan defines the rules and timing, the score sheet provides the basis for ranking, and the adjustment list enumerates the candidates eligible for adjustment. Materials are updated by batch: the plan is issued before the re-examination, scores are recorded after the re-examination, and the list is supplemented after adjustment. When entering the authorized access and external services function, the plan serves as the rule source, while the score sheet and adjustment list serve as the data sources; together the three determine the scope visible to visitors and the external entry point.

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 external entry point and authorization scope are parsed from the response by subsequent nodes, or handled by an external system according to the agreement to complete the rest. The HTTP node does not replace the external system in writing to the database or approving.

ObjectCheckVerification action
Re-examination planThe major, date, and signature in the plan match the score sheet and adjustment list item by itemCheck whether the major name, date, and signature column in the plan match those in the score sheet and adjustment list
Candidate score sheetThe candidate numbers, counts, and dates in the score sheet match the adjustment listExtract one record and compare the names, counts, and dates in the two materials
Adjustment listThe list version is in sync with the current batch, and receipts are completeCheck the list version number and receipts to confirm there are no missing signatures
Request URL and path parametersPlaceholder variables can be resolved into actual valuesView the rendered full URL in the request preview and check the source of variables

Three common errors

  • Symptom: The name, count, and date for the same candidate do not match between the score sheet and the adjustment list. Cause: The two materials were entered separately without cross-comparison.
  • Symptom: The re-examination plan version is not in sync, and the old version's date is still being referenced. Cause: After the plan was updated, the version referenced by the external system was not replaced.
  • Symptom: The adjustment list is missing signatures or receipts, yet the external entry point is still visible. Cause: The authorization scope was not tightened along with the material status.

How to verify the setup

Acceptance for this function: preview the rendered request, check the status code and returned fields, then compare the result against one sample; check the Authorization request header and the responseData returned fields.

Business test: access once with a restricted identity and see whether the visible scope matches the setting.

  • In the variables panel, check the source of each placeholder and confirm that variables can be traced to a global variable, system variable, or the output of a preceding node.
  • Check the request header name and the source of its value, and confirm that Authorization is passed in as required by the external system.