Knowledge Base Retrieval for Self-Study Exam Records and Graduation Review: Coordinate Operations and Application Handover

Self-Study Exams: review retrieval for operational handover. Check source versions, input mappings and the values received by downstream nodes.

What this category's data looks like

Self-taught examination records and graduation review materials include examination registration archives, course qualification certificates, and graduation application forms. Examination registration archives record the candidate's basic information and all previously registered courses; course qualification certificates reflect individual subject scores and dates of attainment; graduation application forms carry the completion status of the professional plan and signed receipts. When the materials enter the knowledge base retrieval and recall function, examination registration archives and course qualification certificates serve as sources of candidate snippets, while graduation application forms serve as sources of review-basis snippets; together, the three constitute the retrieval corpus. The update rhythm follows the examination session cycle, with new qualification certificates and application forms entering the database in batches. Field characteristics include name, examination registration number, course name, credits, qualification date, signature, and receipt status. The name, quantity, and date of the same record in two materials must be aligned item by item. When versions are not synchronized or signed receipts are missing, candidate snippets and scores can still be returned, but the business output still requires manual verification.

Configuration and implementation checks

This step is executed by the knowledge base retrieval service (retrieval node and search test), outputting candidate snippets and similarity scores (after mode, merging, reranking, filtering, and upper-limit trimming). The handover-ready deployment status and operation records are completed by subsequent nodes or manually.

ObjectCheckVerification action
Examination registration archivesName, examination registration number, course name, qualification date, and signed receipt must be consistent item by item with the course qualification certificatesIn the search test, switch searchMode, test once each with synonymous questions, record the number of candidate snippets and the similarity score, and check whether the archive fields are aligned with the qualification certificates
Course qualification certificatesIf the course name, quantity, and qualification date do not match the examination registration archives and graduation application forms, they are inconsistentCompare the order of the top few results before and after enabling reranking, check the usingReRank status, record the number of candidate snippets and scores, and check the qualification certificate dates against the signatures on the application forms
Graduation application formsThe completion status of the professional plan, signature, and receipt must be consistent with the examination registration archives and course qualification certificatesCheck item by item according to the handover sheet, check whether the signatures and receipts on the application forms are complete, record the number of candidate snippets and scores, and check whether the versions are synchronized
Retrieval node and search testCandidate snippets and similarity scores are output after mode, merging, reranking, filtering, and upper-limit trimmingTest once each with synonymously rewritten questions, compare candidate snippets and scores, toggle reranking to observe the ordering of the top few results, and record limit and the tokens of the cited text

Three common errors

  • Phenomenon: The same course name is written differently in the examination registration archives and the course qualification certificates, and the dates also do not match. Cause: The two materials were not entered according to a unified field specification when recorded, and the versions were not synchronized.
  • Phenomenon: The graduation application form lacks a signature or receipt, yet retrieval still returns candidate snippets. Cause: The signature and receipt status were not verified when the materials were entered into the database, and the handover sheet was not checked item by item.
  • Phenomenon: The same question phrased differently cannot be recalled, and although there are many candidate snippets, the ones ranked at the top are all irrelevant. Cause: The retrieval mode does not match the material form, reranking is not enabled, or the similarity filtering is too strict.

How to verify the setup

Acceptance of this function: test once each with synonymously rewritten questions, compare candidate snippets and similarity scores, then toggle reranking to observe the ordering of the top few results, and record the number of candidate snippets and the tokens of the cited text.

Business test: check item by item once according to the handover sheet, see which item is missing from the records, and check whether the version, connection, and task records are consistent.

  • In the search test, switch searchMode, compare the number of candidate snippets and scores across the semantic, full-text, and hybrid modes, and record limit and the usingReRank status.
  • Check item by item according to the handover sheet the fields, dates, and signatures of the examination registration archives, course qualification certificates, and graduation application forms, and check whether the version, connection, and task records are consistent.