File Clerks

File incoming documents in the right location

Done by about 6.2 million people across 17 job roles, several times a day.

When a document or record is received → then Log document filed to location

Acts every time the trigger fires.

Reads

document id, document type, received date, destination location, sender name

Evidence

Proved in test: n8n execution 1120, 9 of 11 nodes ran in 452 ms.

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.

Enter received document data into database

Done by about 3.9 million people across 24 job roles, several times a day.

When a source document or record is received → then Enter document data into database

Acts when the data verified is true. Otherwise it logs that the document data has not been verified yet, and stops.

Reads

document id, document type, received date, data verified, page count

Evidence

Proved in test: n8n execution 1100, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 427 ms.

Display an archived record on request

2 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 7.1 million people across 18 job roles, several times a day.

When a request to view an archived record arrives → then Notify staff to display requested record

Acts every time the trigger fires.

Reads

request id, record id, requested by, record format, request date

Evidence

Proved in test: n8n execution 1087, 11 of 18 nodes ran in 457 ms.

Update inventory records when quantities change

Done by about 5.8 million people across 8 job roles, several times a day.

When an item’s quantity is received, shipped, or counted → then Update inventory record

Acts when the quantity diff is anything but 0. Otherwise it logs that the counted quantity matches the recorded quantity, and stops.

Reads

item id, new quantity, recorded quantity, location, update timestamp

Evidence

Proved in test: n8n execution 1465, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 349 ms.

File finalized records into storage

Done by about 3.2 million people across 7 job roles, several times a day.

When a record is finalized for storage → then File record into storage

Acts when the finalized is true. Otherwise it logs that the record has not been finalized yet, and stops.

Reads

record id, record type, finalized, storage location

Evidence

Proved in test: n8n execution 1117, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 463 ms.

Convert submitted dictation into typed document

Done by about 815,000 people across 8 job roles, several times a day.

When a document draft or dictation recording is submitted → then Notify typist that dictation is ready to type

Acts when the recording complete is true. Otherwise it logs that the recording is not yet complete, and stops.

Reads

dictation id, author name, audio length minutes, recording complete, submitted at

Evidence

Proved in test: n8n execution 1074, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 525 ms.

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.