QuestionQ25

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Four draft system prompts are presented for an “invoice-approval” agent. Based on UiPath guidance on context, instructions, output format, and constraints, which draft is the most robust option?

  • A You are an invoice approver. After processing, output exactly the following JSON template:{ “id”: “ABC-123”, “status”: “approved”, “amount”: 9999.99 }1 Extract {{Invoice_ID}} from the email text.2 When an {{Invoice_ID}} is found, run the LookupInvoice tool to retrieve invoice amount and supplier name.3 If the total ≥ $10 000, escalate the case to Finance in Action Center, sending {{Invoice_ID}}, amount, and supplier.4 If the total < $10 000, approve the invoice.Populate the fields above with real data.
  • B You are an invoice-approval agent who deals only with supplier invoices and rejects any other request.1 Extract Invoice_ID from the email text.2 When an Invoice_ID is found, run the LookupInvoice tool to retrieve invoice amount and supplier name.3. If the total ≥ $10 000, escalate the case to Finance in Action Center, sending Invoice_ID, amount, and supplier.4 If the total < $10 000, approve the invoice.5 Return a reply wrapped inside <invoice_status> tags: use <approved> or <awaiting_review> as appropriate.Follow a concise, professional tone and refuse tasks outside invoice approval.
  • C You are an invoice-approval agent who deals only with supplier invoices and rejects any other request.1 Extract {{Invoice_ID}} from the email text.2 When an {{Invoice_ID}} is found, run the LookupInvoice tool to retrieve invoice amount and supplier name.3 If the total ≥ $10 000, escalate the case to Finance in Action Center, sending {{Invoice_ID}}, amount, and supplier.4 If the total < $10 000, approve the invoice.5 Return a reply wrapped inside <invoice_status> tags: use <approved> or <awaiting-review> as appropriate.Follow a concise, professional tone and refuse tasks outside invoice approval.
  • D You are an invoice approver. After processing, output exactly the following JSON template:{ “id”: “ABC-123”, “status”: “approved”, “amount”: 9999.99 }1 Extract Invoice_ID from the email text.2 When an Invoice_ID is found, run the LookupInvoice tool to retrieve invoice amount and supplier name.3 If the total ≥ $10 000, escalate the case to Finance in Action Center, sending Invoice_ID, amount, and supplier.4 If the total < $10 000, approve the invoice.Populate the fields above with real data.
Explanation

A robust UiPath agent prompt defines the agent’s role and constraints, provides an ordered workflow with conditions for tool use and human escalation, specifies output formatting, and references runtime input arguments using the exact {{argumentName}} syntax. The complete invoice-only guardrail, clear approval/escalation threshold, required tool action, constrained tagged output, and {{Invoice_ID}} reference satisfy those requirements together.

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