What This Type of Data Looks Like
Competitor quote data sources typically include public bidding platforms, compliance disclosure documents released by industry associations, and project archive materials from partner channels. Update cadence follows real-time updates corresponding to bidding project releases, or periodic synchronization of industry benchmark information. Documents mostly take the form of structured tables, containing fields such as bidder name, corresponding project ID, quote amount, quote validity period, and qualification requirements. Field units are mostly currency units. Some entries include unitless text fields such as project cycle and service scope.
Constraints Imposed on Reference Sources and Traceability by These Characteristics
The structured table format of competitor quote data requires accurate binding of unique fields such as bidder name and project ID during reference traceability, to avoid mixing quote data from different projects. The real-time updated data source characteristic requires the traceability link to record the data release time and update nodes simultaneously, to prevent referencing expired or invalid quote information. The multi-channel source characteristic requires traceability to be associated with the unique identifier of the original publishing platform or archive document, to ensure traceability back to the original disclosure entity. The unified currency unit field requires unit standardization during the preprocessing stage, to avoid reference errors caused by unit deviations during traceability.
Configuration Settings
| Configuration Item | Recommended Value | Rationale |
|---|---|---|
Recall Count | Top 3-5 entries | Competitor quote data mostly consists of structured short entries. Too many recalled entries will introduce irrelevant projects, while too few will fail to cover valid quote information |
Similarity Threshold | 0.75-0.85 | Competitor quotes have high keyword matching requirements. A threshold that is too low will introduce quotes from non-corresponding projects, while a threshold that is too high may miss quotes from different bidders for the same project |
PARSE_FILE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS | 300 seconds | Parsing batch structured quote documents takes significant time. 300 seconds covers most single-batch parsing requirements and avoids parsing interruptions |
maxContext | 800-1200 characters | Individual competitor quote entries have short length. This range fully preserves core quote fields and traceability information, and avoids truncating critical content |
Reference Source Display Format | Original document path + field name | Clear display of the specific document location and corresponding field for traceability, to meet compliance traceability requirements in financial scenarios |
The parameter values provided on this page are conventional recommendations used as a starting point 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.
Three Common Mistakes
- Phenomenon: After a workflow calls the knowledge base to query competitor quotes, the generated answer does not display corresponding traceability information. Reason: The
Reference Source Displayconfiguration item is not enabled, or the configuration is set to only display the document name without showing the full traceability path. - Phenomenon: Non-corresponding project entries appear in the recalled competitor quote data, leading to confusing traceability information. Reason: The
Similarity Thresholdis set too low, introducing redundant data that matches keywords but does not correspond to the target project. - Phenomenon: After batch uploading competitor quote documents, some documents fail to parse without clear error prompts. Reason: The
PARSE_FILE_TIMEOUT_SECONDSconfiguration is set too short, causing the task to terminate before the structured table document completes parsing.
How to Confirm Proper Configuration
- Upload a single competitor quote document, trigger parsing, then check the completeness of the parsed fields to confirm that the structured parsing configuration is compatible with this category's data format.
- Initiate a test query, verify that the returned results' reference source includes the original document path and corresponding field to confirm that the traceability display configuration is effective.
- Adjust the
Similarity Thresholdand run multiple tests, observe the matching accuracy of the recalled results, and determine the appropriate threshold range based on actual business requirements. - Batch upload multiple competitor quote documents, check the execution status of the task queue to confirm that the parsing timeout configuration covers the parsing duration of most documents.
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.