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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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