You are supporting a data pipeline used by a staffing workflow where users submit forms, upload files, and trigger downstream processing. When a request fails, the first step is to decide whether the problem started on the client side, in the network path, or inside the platform itself. The team needs a clear way to separate those cases so incidents are routed correctly and resolved quickly.
What are the key differences between a client-side issue, a network issue, and an internal platform issue when troubleshooting?