What the data for this category looks like
Minor metals data is sourced primarily from domestic spot trading platforms, monthly industry association statistics, listed contracts on futures exchanges, and customs import and export declaration data. There are two update frequency categories: spot prices are updated daily, industry output and inventory data are updated monthly, and import and export data are updated weekly. Standard document structures include target grade, daily average price, weekly fluctuation range, monthly total inventory, and annual production capacity data. Most fields use units such as percentage, ton, and yuan/ton. Some segmented categories, such as rare earths, also include magnetic performance parameter indicators.
What constraints do these characteristics impose on workflow orchestration
The multi-source nature and varied update frequencies of minor metals data require workflows to be configured with multiple parallel nodes to pull data of different timeliness. This prevents single-source data lag from impacting report accuracy. Exclusive fields for different segmented categories (such as rare earth magnetic performance) require workflows to support dynamic matching of field templates, and cannot directly reuse general due diligence processes. Daily updated spot data needs a scheduled trigger node in the workflow to ensure the latest quotes are used during report generation. Monthly inventory data only needs to trigger a pull on the first day of each month. Additionally, customs data interface call frequencies are restricted, so a current-limiting node must be configured to avoid interface ban.
How to set the configurations
| Configuration Item | Recommended Setting | Rationale |
|---|---|---|
Scheduled Trigger Configuration | Split by data timeliness: set spot data to trigger at 09:00 daily, set monthly data to trigger at 08:00 on the first day of each month | Matches the multi-update frequency of minor metals data to avoid redundant pulls |
Parallel Execution Node Count | Set to 3–5 | Adapts to multi-source data pulls (spot, inventory, import and export) and avoids single-node timeouts |
Dynamic Field Mapping Rules | Bind category-specific field templates | Covers special parameters of minor metals segmented categories (such as rare earth magnetic performance) and adapts to fields not covered by general due diligence processes |
API Request Current Limiting Threshold | Set to 10 requests per minute | Complies with call frequency limits of customs and exchange interfaces to avoid interface ban |
Output Content Filtering | Only retain the output of the final aggregation node | Blocks redundant output from intermediate AI nodes, meeting the requirement of only needing final aggregation results |
Node Timeout Duration | Set to 600 seconds | Adapts to the total time required for multi-source data pulls and avoids workflow interruptions |
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, and it is recommended to test on your own samples before finalizing settings.
Three common mistakes
- Phenomenon: The workflow returns redundant content from intermediate AI nodes after running, and the final aggregation result is not output as expected. Cause: The
Output Content Filteringconfiguration is not enabled, and the output content from intermediate nodes is not blocked. - Phenomenon: An error
Import failed: incompatible formatoccurs when trying to import a workflow file from version v4.6.7 to version v4.8.10. Cause: The export format compatible with the target version is not used. The v4.8.10 version adjusted the JSON structure of workflow configurations. - Phenomenon: For workflows published via API calls, the user selection or form input component does not pop up interactive prompts. Cause: The
Interactive Modeswitch is not enabled in the API request parameters. Front-end interactive pop-ups are not automatically triggered by default API calls.
How to confirm the configuration is correct
- Manually trigger the workflow once, and check that the returned result only contains the content of the final aggregation node, with no redundant output from intermediate AI nodes.
- View the workflow running logs to confirm that data nodes of different timeliness trigger pulls at the preset times.
- Call the API test interface to confirm that the front end normally pops up interactive prompts when submitting a form or selecting a component.
- Check the interface call frequency statistics to confirm that the preset current limiting threshold is not exceeded, and there are no prompts related to interface ban.
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.