10 workflows in
this area, grouped into 8 builds. Each one is built and has run; none of them is running
for a business yet. Pick the ones that match how your office works and see
what it takes to deploy.
Built · proved in test
Flag credit applications that mismatch bureau records
Done by about 1.7 million people across 4 job roles, several times a day.
When a customer submits a credit application
→ then Flag credit application for bureau mismatch
Acts when the score mismatch is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that the reported score matches bureau records, and stops.
- Reads
application id, customer name, reported credit score, bureau credit score, submitted at
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1138, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 612 ms.
What it does, step by step
- Trigger
- Normalize
- Required Fields?
- Load Recent
- Dedupe Gate
- First Time?
- Applies?
- Notify Owner
- Pair Result
- Delivered?
- Wait Before Retry
- Retry (once)
- Pair Retry Result
- Retry Delivered?
- Record Seen
- Log: Done
- Log: Missing Fields
- Log: Duplicate
- Log: Not Applicable
- Log: Delivery Failed
Checked in test:
- acts on it — execution 1138
- rule does not apply — execution 1139
- missing field halts — execution 1140
Found by reading the published duties of Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers, Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Calculate total cost for items and quantity
3 builds of this one. The same workflow, fitted to what each business calls it and the field it checks — listed in the teardown below.
Done by about 19.4 million people across 26 job roles, several times a day.
When a cost calculation request is submitted with item and quantity data
→ then Log the calculated total cost
Acts every time the trigger fires.
- Reads
request id, item name, quantity, unit price, submitted by
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1046, 9 of 11 nodes ran in 368 ms.
What it does, step by step
- Trigger
- Normalize
- Required Fields?
- Load Recent
- Dedupe Gate
- First Time?
- Store Record
- Record Seen
- Log: Done
- Log: Missing Fields
- Log: Duplicate
Checked in test:
- acts on it — execution 1046
- missing field halts — execution 1047
The other builds:
- Calculate and display total purchase price — reads
order id, item subtotal, tax amount, customer name, item count · execution 1024, 419 ms - Calculate order subtotal, tax, and shipping total — reads
order id, customer id, subtotal, tax amount, shipping cost, order date · execution 1032, 420 ms
Found by reading the published duties of Fashion Designers, Cashiers in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Calculate price from item weight at checkout
Done by about 3.1 million people across 1 job role, several times a day.
When item placed on scale at checkout
→ then Record computed sale price
Acts every time the trigger fires.
- Reads
scale reading id, item name, weight, unit rate
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1035, 9 of 11 nodes ran in 467 ms.
What it does, step by step
- Trigger
- Normalize
- Required Fields?
- Load Recent
- Dedupe Gate
- First Time?
- Store Record
- Record Seen
- Log: Done
- Log: Missing Fields
- Log: Duplicate
Checked in test:
- acts on it — execution 1035
- missing field halts — execution 1036
Found by reading the published duties of Cashiers in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Generate a billing document from entered data
Done by about 1.8 million people across 2 job roles, several times a day.
When data is entered into the billing system
→ then Produce the billing document
Acts when the billed amount is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that the entered amount is zero, and stops.
- Reads
entry id, customer id, billed amount, entry date, document type
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1188, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 421 ms.
What it does, step by step
- Trigger
- Normalize
- Required Fields?
- Load Recent
- Dedupe Gate
- First Time?
- Applies?
- Store Record
- Record Seen
- Log: Done
- Log: Missing Fields
- Log: Duplicate
- Log: Not Applicable
Checked in test:
- acts on it — execution 1188
- rule does not apply — execution 1189
- missing field halts — execution 1190
Found by reading the published duties of Billing and Posting Clerks, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Generate invoices or purchase orders from transactions
Done by about 1.8 million people across 2 job roles, daily.
When transaction amount data becomes available
→ then Generate the invoice or purchase order document
Acts when the transaction amount is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that the transaction amount is zero, and stops.
- Reads
transaction id, customer id, transaction amount, transaction date, document type
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1203, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 1278 ms.
What it does, step by step
- Trigger
- Normalize
- Required Fields?
- Load Recent
- Dedupe Gate
- First Time?
- Applies?
- Store Record
- Record Seen
- Log: Done
- Log: Missing Fields
- Log: Duplicate
- Log: Not Applicable
Checked in test:
- acts on it — execution 1203
- rule does not apply — execution 1204
- missing field halts — execution 1205
Found by reading the published duties of Billing and Posting Clerks, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Generate periodic accounting statements for clients
Done by about 13,000 people across 1 job role, more than weekly.
On a schedule On the 1st of each month after period close
→ then Notify client of new period statement
Acts every time the trigger fires.
- Reads
client id, client name, period end date, period total, statement email
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1206, 11 of 18 nodes ran in 522 ms.
What it does, step by step
- Trigger
- Normalize
- Required Fields?
- Load Recent
- Dedupe Gate
- First Time?
- Notify Owner
- Pair Result
- Delivered?
- Wait Before Retry
- Retry (once)
- Pair Retry Result
- Retry Delivered?
- Record Seen
- Log: Done
- Log: Missing Fields
- Log: Duplicate
- Log: Delivery Failed
Checked in test:
- acts on it — execution 1206
- missing field halts — execution 1207
Found by reading the published duties of Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Calculate and return shipping costs automatically
Done by about 1.7 million people across 6 job roles, several times a day.
When a shipment’s weight, dimensions, and destination are entered
→ then Log the calculated shipping cost
Acts every time the trigger fires.
- Reads
shipment id, weight lb, length in, width in, height in, destination zip
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1027, 9 of 11 nodes ran in 465 ms.
What it does, step by step
- Trigger
- Normalize
- Required Fields?
- Load Recent
- Dedupe Gate
- First Time?
- Store Record
- Record Seen
- Log: Done
- Log: Missing Fields
- Log: Duplicate
Checked in test:
- acts on it — execution 1027
- missing field halts — execution 1028
Found by reading the published duties of Parts Salespersons, Billing and Posting Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Generate a loan repayment schedule automatically
Done by about 569,000 people across 3 job roles, several times a day.
When a loan’s principal, interest rate, and term are entered
→ then Generate loan repayment schedule record
Acts every time the trigger fires.
- Reads
loan id, borrower name, principal amount, interest rate, term months
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1194, 9 of 11 nodes ran in 348 ms.
What it does, step by step
- Trigger
- Normalize
- Required Fields?
- Load Recent
- Dedupe Gate
- First Time?
- Store Record
- Record Seen
- Log: Done
- Log: Missing Fields
- Log: Duplicate
Checked in test:
- acts on it — execution 1194
- missing field halts — execution 1195
Found by reading the published duties of Personal Financial Advisors, Credit Counselors in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.