Workflow Orchestration for Power Sector Yield Calculation

Power yield data comes primarily from public APIs of provincial power trading centers and structured operational data submitted by grid dispatch

What the data for this category looks like

Power yield data comes primarily from public APIs of provincial power trading centers and structured operational data submitted by grid dispatch teams. Data updates follow a daily T+1 cadence, with full transaction information for the prior trading day released each day. The document structure is a JSON array grouped by trading entities. Core fields include trading entity code, trading period, settlement electricity price, marginal cost, and calculated yield. Settlement electricity price and marginal cost use the unit yuan/megawatt-hour. Calculated yield is a dimensionless value. Data is categorized by generation type, including thermal power, wind power, photovoltaic, and other subtypes, with each subtype containing independent transaction record entries.

Constraints on workflow orchestration

The multi-source, heterogeneous nature of power data requires workflows to include multiple API pull nodes. Each node connects to interfaces of different trading entities, and unifies field naming and units. The daily T+1 update cadence requires workflows to use scheduled trigger rules, to avoid running tasks before data updates. The specialized attributes of fields require workflows to add validation nodes. These nodes filter abnormal settlement electricity price and yield values, preventing invalid data from entering subsequent calculations. Different generation types use distinct calculation logic. Workflows must include branch nodes to split traffic by transaction type, and run different yield accounting rules for each type.

How to Set Configurations

Configuration ItemRecommended ValueRationale
Scheduled Trigger ConfigurationTrigger daily at 02:00, set retry count to 2Power yield daily reports use T+1 data, so execution must run after trading center data updates. The retry mechanism handles temporary interface fluctuations
Multi-source API Node Mapping RuleUnify the settlement electricity price fields returned by different interfaces to trade_price, and unify units to yuan/megawatt-hourPower data comes from multiple trading entity interfaces with inconsistent field naming, so standardization processing is required
Field Validation ThresholdFilter entries where trade_price is less than 0, set the value range of calculated yield to 0-2Power transaction settlement electricity prices cannot be negative, and yields fall within a reasonable range to avoid invalid data entering subsequent processes
Knowledge Base Associated datasetIDFill in the datasetID of the corresponding power trading rules knowledge base, reference via the global variable {{dataset_id}}`Resolves issues with direct global variable references, requires binding variable mapping in node configuration
Node Output Hide ConfigurationSet the output of the data cleaning node to not be publicly displayedOnly retain the output of the final broadcast node, meeting the information simplification requirements of internal workflows
User-level Variable ScopeEnable the user-level variable switch for the workflow, bind user_id as a scope variableConfigurations of different users must be isolated to avoid global variable conflicts

The parameter values provided on this page are common starting points for configuration. Actual values are affected by material form, data volume and business rules. Specific issues require specific analysis. It is recommended to test on your own samples before finalizing settings.

Three Common Misconfigurations

  • Phenomenon: Knowledge base retrieval node returns empty results, log shows dataset_id field not found. Cause: Global variable was not correctly mapped to the node's datasetID configuration item, only set in the global variable panel without binding to a specific node.
  • Phenomenon: When testing a workflow based on question classification, only the first question triggers the knowledge base reference, subsequent questions return no results. Cause: Context reset rule for the loop trigger node was not set, residual context from previous retrieval blocks subsequent requests.
  • Phenomenon: After configuring multiple AI dialogue nodes, the output of one node still appears in the final result. Cause: The Hide Output configuration item for that node was not enabled, all node outputs are retained by default.

How to Confirm Proper Configuration

  • Check the workflow's scheduled trigger logs to confirm execution records exist at the specified daily time, with no interface errors or timeout prompts.
  • Manually trigger the workflow, check the output of the field validation node to confirm abnormal data has been filtered, and standardized fields match the expected format.
  • Trigger the workflow using different user IDs to confirm user-level variable values are isolated from each other, with no cross-user data sharing.
  • Check the output of the final broadcast node to confirm only the required display information is retained, and outputs from hidden nodes do not appear in the results.

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.