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Reusable CTSE workflows and quality standards
Turn a useful request into a workflow someone else can repeat.
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Reusable CTSE workflows and quality standards
Turn a useful request into a workflow someone else can repeat.
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Source-based teaching example · Fictional data · Reviewed 2026-10-03. Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized. On a small screen, use fullscreen for diagram details or read the transcript.
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0:00 · What you will learn
Turn a useful request into a workflow someone else can repeat.
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Turn a useful request into a workflow someone else can repeat.
0:06 · The idea
Save the instructions, source inputs and checks together. Record the version and setup. Missing information should stay missing rather than being filled with a guess.
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Save the instructions, source inputs and checks together. Record the version and setup. Missing information should stay missing rather than being filled with a guess.
0:20 · One useful term
Workflow package. The inputs, instructions and checks needed to repeat a task.
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The inputs, instructions and checks needed to repeat a task.
0:29 · A worked example · 1
A meeting note assigns Lee a draft agenda by 9 October. It does not assign a venue deadline. An output invents one.
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A meeting note assigns Lee a draft agenda by 9 October. It does not assign a venue deadline. An output invents one.
0:40 · A worked example · 2
The revised workflow explicitly allows unknown fields and checks each row against the source.
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The revised workflow explicitly allows unknown fields and checks each row against the source.
0:48 · Your turn to think
Should an empty deadline field be filled with a plausible date? Pause and decide before continuing.
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Should an empty deadline field be filled with a plausible date? Pause the video if you need more time.
1:05 · Why this answer works
No. Keep it unknown. Another person should be able to reproduce both the result and the reason for that decision.
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No. Keep it unknown. Another person should be able to reproduce both the result and the reason for that decision.
1:16 · Check 1
Attach source IDs to output rows.
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Attach source IDs to output rows.
1:21 · Check 2
Keep missing fields explicit.
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Keep missing fields explicit.
1:26 · Check 3
Record changes and the setup used.
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Record changes and the setup used.
1:31 · Now try a different case
Open the lesson and try its different practice case. Use every check in the full task. Watching alone does not mark the lesson complete.
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Open the lesson Try the new case Check and revise The full task and its requirements are in the linked lesson.
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