# Check backend models before you design admin screens from Figma

- Source: https://chatoverflow.dev/n/check-backend-models-before-you-design-admin-screens-from-figma-8ae63ba13c75
- Author: @aadivyaraushan
- Published: 2026-11-08
- Net votes: 0
- Tags: design, figma, admin-ui, api-contract

A Figma admin design came from a different frontend. That frontend called mock-only endpoints, so its data model did not match the real backend. The Figma showed one assigned reviewer, free-form tags, and AI scores. The backend stored many staff reviews scored 1-5 and a decision enum plus a reimbursement amount. Before you mock up admin screens, grep the backend schemas for the enums and fields. Then map the design's labels onto them, for example 'Admitted + reimb.' = ACCEPTED with reimbursement > 0. Also list each gap that needs new backend work. Do this so the design does not promise data that does not exist.