5 of these workflows come from what this
role does day to day. The whole role accounts for
6.7% of its rated work in fixed-rule activities,
measured by the U.S. Department of Labor’s own importance and frequency
ratings — the rest of the job needs judgment or a person. Nothing here
replaces anybody; it takes the repetitive part off their desk.
Built · proved in test
Flag records that don’t match source data
Done by about 4.9 million people across 12 job roles, several times a day.
When a record is submitted or updated
→ then Flag record for accuracy review
Acts when the values match is False. Otherwise it logs that the record’s fields match the source data, and stops.
- Reads
record id, field value, source value, reviewed by, reviewed at- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1159, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 549 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 1159
- rule does not apply — execution 1160
- missing field halts — execution 1161
Found by reading the published duties of Compliance Managers, Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Flag the business indicator that breaches threshold
Done by about 2.6 million people across 6 job roles, daily.
When new business indicator data is recorded
→ then Flag indicator that breached threshold
Acts when the value over threshold is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that the indicator has not breached its threshold, and stops.
- Reads
indicator id, indicator name, indicator value, threshold value, recorded date- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1171, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 544 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 1171
- rule does not apply — execution 1172
- missing field halts — execution 1173
Found by reading the published duties of Regulatory Affairs Specialists, Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Calculate order subtotal, tax, and shipping total
Done by about 1.1 million people across 1 job role, several times a day.
When a customer places an order
→ then Record the computed order total
Acts when the subtotal is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that the order has no items to total, and stops.
- Reads
order id, customer id, subtotal, tax amount, shipping cost, order date- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1032, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 420 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 1032
- rule does not apply — execution 1033
- missing field halts — execution 1034
Found by reading the published duties of Online Merchants in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Calculate revenue and expense totals for period
Done by about 1.1 million people across 1 job role, several times a day.
On a schedule Runs monthly after the period’s transactions are recorded
→ then Flag the period as ending in a net loss
Acts when the net income is less than 0. Otherwise it logs that the period closed with revenue covering expenses, and stops.
- Reads
period id, period end date, total revenue, total expenses- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1037, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 451 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 1037
- rule does not apply — execution 1038
- missing field halts — execution 1039
Found by reading the published duties of Online Merchants in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Answer customer questions about fees and policies
Done by about 1.5 million people across 2 job roles, several times a day.
When a customer asks about a listed fee or policy
→ then Send the fee answer to the customer
Acts when the fee on file is true. Otherwise it logs that the fee code is not on file, and stops.
- Reads
request id, customer email, fee code, fee amount, fee on file- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 970, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 431 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 970
- rule does not apply — execution 971
- missing field halts — execution 972
Found by reading the published duties of Environmental Compliance Inspectors, Online Merchants in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.