What the data for this category looks like
Data for this category comes from three main sources: public quotes from regional natural gas trading centers, industry monitoring data from local regulatory bodies of the National Energy Administration, and daily settlement data from upstream natural gas suppliers. Updates follow a fixed daily schedule, syncing full data from the previous trading day. Single update data volume is moderate. The document uses a structured table format, with the following fields: statistical date, natural gas category name, listed benchmark price, daily price change amount, daily trading volume, and regional supply and demand annotation field. Unified units are yuan/cubic meter, ton, and ten thousand cubic meter. No percentage-based indicators are included.
Constraints for Forms and Interactions Workflows
Natural gas data sources are scattered, and field naming varies across sources. Forms must support field alias mapping configuration for multiple data sources. This prevents data extraction failures caused by mismatched field names. Data updates once daily. Forms must set their automatic update cycle to once per day. This avoids resource consumption from high-frequency requests. Multiple unit types exist for natural gas data. The interaction link must include built-in unit conversion logic. It must support user-configurable target display units to prevent unit mismatches during data reference. Natural gas has many detailed categories. Forms must support dropdown option configuration for category filtering, plus regional dimension filter parameters. This ensures broadcast content matches target use cases.
How to Configure Settings
| Configuration Item | Recommended Value | Rationale |
|---|---|---|
field_mapping_mode | custom mapping | Natural gas data source field naming is inconsistent. Manual matching between data source fields and broadcast required fields is needed |
update_cron | 0 2 * * * | Natural gas data updates on a T+1 basis. This cron schedule allows retrieval of the latest complete data |
unit_conversion_enabled | enabled | Multiple unit types exist for natural gas data, such as yuan/cubic meter and ton. Unified display units are required to avoid confusion |
recall_count | top 3-5 entries | Single-batch natural gas data volume is moderate. Too many recalled entries will lead to redundant broadcast content |
category_filter | preset categories by scenario | Many natural gas detailed categories exist. Filtering non-target category data focuses broadcast content |
data_source_whitelist | configure official compliant data sources | Natural gas data must use authoritative sources. Non-compliant data sources must be excluded to avoid data errors |
The parameter values provided on this page are common recommended starting points for configuration. Actual values are affected by material form, data volume, and business rules. Specific issues require case-by-case analysis. Testing on local samples is recommended before finalizing settings.
Three Common Misconfigurations
- Symptom: Knowledge base variable references return the
quote type errorerror. Cause: No field mapping rules for natural gas data are configured. This causes variable references to fail to recognize field format types, which does not meet the platform's variable reference format requirements. - Symptom: Custom data source configuration fails on call, returning the
400 Bad Requeststatus code. Cause: Compliant natural gas data sources are not added to thedata_source_whitelistconfiguration item. The platform blocks unauthorized data source requests. - Symptom: Unit confusion appears in broadcast content generated by the form. Both yuan/cubic meter and ton are displayed simultaneously. Cause: The
unit_conversion_enabledconfiguration is not enabled. No unified conversion of natural gas data display units is performed, leading to inconsistent interactive display.
How to Verify Successful Configuration
- Manually trigger a data sync task. Check if the returned structured data includes preset natural gas-related fields. Confirm that field display units are unified.
- Configure variable reference test cases. Verify that the
quote type errorno longer appears, and that variables can correctly extract target natural gas data fields. - View scheduled task run logs. Confirm that data sync completes successfully during the fixed daily time window, with no timeout or abnormal error records.
- Preview broadcast content generated by the form. Confirm that only preset natural gas categories and regional data are included, with no unrelated fields or mixed units.
Question material comes from public community discussions. Configuration values are common starting points and should be measured against your own samples. Verified on 2026-09-14.