What this category's data looks like
This category's data involves three types of materials: submitted manuscripts, author information forms, and plagiarism check reports. Submitted manuscripts come from the author submission system and are updated on a rolling basis by batch; their fields include title, author attribution, affiliation, funding information, manuscript number, and receipt date. Author information forms are submitted by the corresponding author and are synchronized with the manuscript version; their fields include all authors' names, ordering, affiliations, contribution statements, and signatures. Plagiarism check reports are issued by the plagiarism check system and backfilled by manuscript number; their fields include similarity rate, comparison sources, detection time, and receipt number. When the materials enter the authorized access and external services function, the submitted manuscript serves as the main record carrying the number and date, the author information form serves as the basis for determining identity and visibility scope, and the plagiarism check report serves as a verification attachment that may be included in external services. The three are linked by manuscript number as the association key, and versions are aligned by receipt date and detection time.
Configuration and implementation checks
This step is executed by the HTTP node in the workflow, outputting the response body, status code, and returned fields. The externally available entry point and authorization scope are determined by subsequent nodes parsing the response, or are completed by an external system according to the agreement. The HTTP module sends requests to the target address; path parameters, request body, and request headers can all use variable placeholders, and the variables come from global variables, system variables, or outputs of preceding nodes.
| Object | Check | Verification action |
|---|---|---|
| Submitted manuscript | The manuscript number, title, and receipt date are consistent across the two materials, and the version is synchronized with the current batch | Check the request body fields against the external interface agreement, and compare the manuscript number and receipt date |
| Author information form | Author names, ordering, affiliations, and signatures are complete, and the visibility scope matches the visitor's identity | Check the source of the Authorization value in the request header, and confirm that the authentication information is passed in as required by the external system |
| Plagiarism check report | The similarity rate, detection time, and receipt number are traceable; if the signature or receipt is missing, it must not be exposed externally | In the variables panel, check each placeholder source, and confirm that variables and responseData can be traced to specific origins |
| Request address and path parameters | Placeholder variables can be resolved into actual values, and unauthorized identities cannot see them | View the fully rendered address in the request preview, and access it once with a restricted identity |
Three common errors
- Symptom: The title, author count, and receipt date of the same manuscript do not match across the two materials. Cause: The version is not synchronized, and the author information form has not been updated with the manuscript.
- Symptom: The plagiarism check report is missing the receipt number or signature, but the external service still returns that attachment. Cause: The receipt field has not been included in the visibility scope determination.
- Symptom: The request returns 401, and the external system receives empty fields. Cause: The authentication information is not passed in as required by the external system, and the placeholder variables are not resolved.
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 a sample to confirm that the responseData fields match the agreement.
Business test: access once with a restricted identity to see whether the visibility scope matches the setting
- Check the request header name and value source, and confirm that
Authorizationmatches the external system's requirements - In the variables panel, check each placeholder source, record the origin of
variables, and compare it against the sample request response