Workflow Orchestration for Academic Misconduct Reports and Investigations: Coordinate Operations and Application Handover

Research Misconduct: review workflows for operational handover. Check source versions, input mappings and the values received by downstream nodes.

What this category's data looks like

This page focuses on the category of investigation and handling of academic misconduct reports. The materials come from three types of case files: report materials, investigation reports, and expert appraisal opinions. The update cadence advances with case milestones and is synchronized with review receipts. Report materials provide the original leads, submission date, and submitter signature; investigation reports carry the investigation process, conclusions, and handler signature; expert appraisal opinions provide professional judgments, appraisal date, and expert signature. When the three types of materials enter workflow orchestration, they respectively serve as inputs for the trigger branch, decision branch, and review branch. Their field characteristics center on name, quantity, date, signature, and receipt number. Any mismatch in any one of these will affect the subsequent handover.

Configuration and implementation checks

This step is executed by workflow nodes (user selection and branching), outputting branch direction and interaction state records. "Handover-ready deployment status and operation records" are then completed by subsequent nodes continuing execution according to the branch. When a node is triggered, the conversation enters an interactive state and records the workflow state. After the user completes the selection, execution continues along the branch corresponding to the selected option.

ObjectCheckVerification action
Report materialsThe name, quantity, date, and submission signature must match the header of the investigation report. If the signature or receipt is missing, it is suspended.In the node, check the options and branch connections one by one, and check whether the report material fields match the header of the investigation report.
Investigation reportThe version number, handler signature, and appraisal date of the expert appraisal opinion must be synchronized. If the version is not synchronized, it does not enter the next branch.In a subsequent node, reference the selection result variable and run a trial once, checking the investigation report version and appraisal opinion date.
Expert appraisal opinionThe expert signature, appraisal date, and receipt number must correspond to the conclusion of the investigation report. If the receipt is missing, it does not proceed.Trigger a user selection node once, and check the node status and expert appraisal opinion receipt number in the run records.
User selection nodeEach option corresponds to one branch, the interaction state is recorded, and the selection result variable has been passed to subsequent nodes.In the node, check the options and branch connections one by one, and in a subsequent node reference variables and nodeId to run a trial once.

Three common errors

  • Symptom: after selecting an option, it still follows the default branch. Cause: the options and branch connections were not checked item by item, and the interaction state record was not compared with the branch direction.
  • Symptom: the name, quantity, and date of the same record do not match between the report materials and the investigation report. Cause: the two materials were not aligned field by field, and missing signatures or receipts were not suspended.
  • Symptom: the process stops after the interaction is completed. Cause: the selection result variable was not passed to subsequent nodes, or the versions of the investigation report and expert appraisal opinion were not synchronized.

How to verify the setup

Feature acceptance: run a trial for each option one by one, check the branch direction and interaction state in the run records, and confirm that each option corresponds to one branch and that the selection result variable has been passed to subsequent nodes.

Business testing: check item by item once according to the handover form, see which record is missing, and focus on checking the name, quantity, date, and signature of the report materials, investigation report, and expert appraisal opinion.

  • In the node, check the options and branch connections one by one, and trigger a user selection node once to view the node status in the run records.
  • In a subsequent node, reference variables and nodeId to run a trial once, and check whether the investigation report version, expert appraisal opinion date, and receipt number are synchronized.