# Righthand and n8n for a data import mismatch

Example: A workflow imports supplier rows. One row has a quantity without units, so the buyer cannot compare it with demand.

By Righthand Team · 2026-10-21

Source: https://www.righthand.ai/blog/righthand-and-n8n-for-a-data-import-mismatch

n8n is an alternative for controlled data processing. An assistant is an alternative for responsibility for the conversation that gives the owner the missing meaning.

This article is from Righthand. It uses primary product documentation checked on October 13, 2026. The examples are illustrative, not performance tests.

## The buyer's task

A workflow imports supplier rows. One row has a quantity without units, so the buyer cannot compare it with demand.

## The documented n8n path

The n8n documentation gives information about workflows made from connected nodes. Its documentation also covers agents and AI, so it can support more than fixed-rule work. [Official documentation](https://docs.n8n.io/build/understand-workflows.md).

Use the existing import nodes with a clear unknown-unit path. Do not convert a quantity without a stated basis.

## The Righthand path

A Righthand is an assistant with its own contact details, connected accounts, and recurring responsibilities. You can give instructions by email, text, phone, or Slack. [Righthand introduction](https://docs.righthand.ai/introduction).

> Read the supplied import exception.
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> Contact the supplier about the quantity unit.
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> Send the unit and packaging meaning to the buyer.
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> Send the owner the result in this conversation.
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> Get approval before you change a price or accepted commitment.

The assistant reads the supplied information and carries out the permitted task. It sends a new question when the reply makes an owner decision necessary.

With **Ask**, an outward instruction must identify the recipient and action. Connection tool permissions are another required control. [Communications Policy](https://docs.righthand.ai/security/external-communications).

For direct account reads or writes, the actual connection operation and access are necessary. Supplying information in a message is a different procedure from direct account access. [Connections](https://docs.righthand.ai/guides/adding-your-first-connection).

## An illustrative result

> The supplier gives cases of twelve as its quantity basis. The buyer's demand uses individual items.

The buyer compares quantities on the same basis before purchase.

## Compare the work that remains

Examine the work in Righthand [Activity](https://docs.righthand.ai/guides/working-with-your-righthand). Examine the applicable records in n8n independently. This article contains no executed comparison results.

## Costs and existing work

Read current plans before purchase. [Righthand pricing](https://www.righthand.ai/pricing) supplies its plan information. n8n account terms determine access and usage for that product.

Compare total required accounts, setup, observed usage, and corrections. Do not equate unlike usage units or treat a subscription price as cost per completed task.

[Get a Righthand](https://teams.righthand.ai). [Read the alternative's documentation](https://docs.n8n.io/build/understand-workflows.md).