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AI Path Pro · 20 minutes
Design a recurring job that can be described with rules. Make its trigger, validation, successful completion and exception route clear.
The method
Define the trigger
Does a new record, incoming file or schedule start the work? Define the case identifier and mandatory fields. The same event may arrive again; give that situation a rule.
Write the decision table
Give every condition an action and a result. Incomplete, invalid and previously processed items need distinct routes. Use a formula or code for known calculations.
Plan the restart
What happens after an unavailable system or interrupted run? Record completed steps, define retry limits and name the person who receives unresolved failures.
The same order arrives twice
Illustrative example. A form passes order R-104 to a central table. The connection drops and the form sends the same order ID again.
Rule: create a record only if that ID does not already exist. Save the state of the first successful write. The second arrival returns “already processed”; it does not create another order. An item with no ID waits for clarification. The trial includes an interrupted connection and repeated submission.
Your worksheet
- Trigger and identity
What starts the flow, what uniquely identifies the case, and which missing fields must stop processing?
- Rules and outputs
Write three rows: condition, action and expected result. Include a normal, incomplete and repeated case.
- Exceptions and retries
When does processing stop, which actions must not run twice, and who receives an unresolved error?
- Log and acceptance
Which identifier, status and error detail remain after a run? How will you prove that duplicate processing is prevented?
Review checks
- A repeated trigger does not create a second business result.
- Missing data and system failures have defined routes.
- The overall control flow stays explicit even when one task uses AI.
Rehearse a bad day
Use sample data to submit a normal, incomplete and repeated case. Interrupt processing, then check the restart. Only move verified behaviour into the next trial.