Publisher search tags generation skill - Triggers and inputs

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title: Publisher search tags generation skill - 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 search tags generation skill - 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 search tags generation skill

The following table lists the trigger for the Publisher search tags generation skill.

|Trigger|Description|
|-------|-----------|
|Auto-triggered|Search tags are generated automatically for a raw publisher, as the first step when an entitlement import error with unresolved publisher error is created. For custom publishers \(samp\_custom\_sw\_publisher\) created, the daily SAM - Generate Search Tags for custom Publishers and Products job generates them for new or updated records.|

## Inputs for the Publisher search tags generation skill

The following table lists the input for the Publisher search tags generation skill.

|Input|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|Software Raw Publisher \[samp\_raw\_publisher\]|The skill reads the raw publisher name and a few sample product names taken from the publisher's raw products \[samp\_raw\_product\].|
|Custom Publisher \[samp\_custom\_sw\_publisher\]|For custom publishers, the skill reads the publisher name, webpage and sample product names from the publisher's custom products \[samp\_custom\_sw\_product\].|

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