5 of these workflows come from what this
role does day to day. The whole role accounts for
16.1% 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 transaction records with mismatched data
Done by about 6.1 million people across 17 job roles, several times a day.
When a financial transaction record is submitted
→ then Flag the transaction for review
Acts when the amount variance is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that the recorded amount matches the expected amount, and stops.
- Reads
transaction id, recorded amount, expected amount, account name, submitted at- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1174, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 649 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 1174
- rule does not apply — execution 1175
- missing field halts — execution 1176
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
Send approved purchase orders to suppliers
Done by about 1.3 million people across 2 job roles, several times a day.
When a purchase order or bid is approved
→ then Send purchase order to supplier
Acts when the is approved is true. Otherwise it logs that the purchase order has not been approved, and stops.
- Reads
po id, supplier email, is approved, po total, po document url- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1557, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 516 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 1557
- rule does not apply — execution 1558
- missing field halts — execution 1559
Found by reading the published duties of Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, Procurement Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Flag data entries that don’t match source
Done by about 3.2 million people across 9 job roles, several times a day.
When a data record is entered or updated
→ then Flag entry for source mismatch
Acts when the values match is False. Otherwise it logs that the recorded value matches the source document, and stops.
- Reads
record id, recorded value, source value, entered by, entered at- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1141, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 629 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 1141
- rule does not apply — execution 1142
- missing field halts — execution 1143
Found by reading the published duties of Social Science Research Assistants, Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Flag inventory items when stock falls low
Done by about 14.5 million people across 13 job roles, several times a day.
When an inventory quantity record is updated
→ then Flag item below reorder threshold
Acts when the stock gap is less than 0. Otherwise it logs that stock is at or above the reorder threshold, and stops.
- Reads
item id, item name, quantity on hand, reorder threshold, location- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1528, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 524 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 1528
- rule does not apply — execution 1529
- missing field halts — execution 1530
Found by reading the published duties of Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers, Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Update goods tracking status on scan
Done by about 515,000 people across 5 job roles, several times a day.
When a goods or materials scan or status update occurs
→ then Update tracking record
Acts every time the trigger fires.
- Reads
item id, scan status, location, scan timestamp, previous status- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1457, 9 of 11 nodes ran in 443 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 1457
- missing field halts — execution 1458
Found by reading the published duties of Procurement Clerks, File Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.