Publisher match review - Triggers and inputs

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Configure the triggers and inputs to determine how and when a skill is used. An input identifies the data that is used for a skill, such as the table and fields that are used to normalize spend transactions. A trigger initiates an action, such as when the system normalizes spend transactions.

Triggers for the Publisher match review skill

The following table lists the trigger for the Publisher match review skill.

Trigger	Description
Auto-triggered	Candidate publisher matches are reviewed automatically once the matching logic creates them in SAM Publisher Mapping Results table. The skill accepts or rejects each match.

Inputs for the Publisher match review skill

The following table lists the input for the Publisher match review skill.

Input	Description
SAM Publisher Mapping Result [samp_publisher_mapping_result]	The skill reads each candidate match: the raw publisher name and its sample products, and the SAM publisher's name, webpage and sample products [samp_sw_publisher] and responds if its a match or not.

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title: Publisher match review - Triggers and inputs
description: Configure the triggers and inputs to determine how and when a skill is used. An input identifies the data that is used for a skill, such as the table and fields that are used to normalize spend transactions. A trigger initiates an action, such as when the system normalizes spend transactions.
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# Publisher match review - Triggers and inputs

Configure the triggers and inputs to determine how and when a skill is used. An input identifies the data that is used for a skill, such as the table and fields that are used to normalize spend transactions. A trigger initiates an action, such as when the system normalizes spend transactions.

## Triggers for the Publisher match review skill

The following table lists the trigger for the Publisher match review skill.

|Trigger|Description|
|-------|-----------|
|Auto-triggered|Candidate publisher matches are reviewed automatically once the matching logic creates them in SAM Publisher Mapping Results table. The skill accepts or rejects each match.|

## Inputs for the Publisher match review skill

The following table lists the input for the Publisher match review skill.

|Input|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|SAM Publisher Mapping Result \[samp\_publisher\_mapping\_result\]|The skill reads each candidate match: the raw publisher name and its sample products, and the SAM publisher's name, webpage and sample products \[samp\_sw\_publisher\] and responds if its a match or not.|

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