Skill inputs for Now Assist for Sourcing and Procurement Operations (SPO)

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Inputs identify the data used for a skill. Inputs include the table and fields used to generate a record summary.

You can modify inputs, but you can't modify a skill's data source. The data source contains the tables and fields that the skill relies on.

Now Assist skills for Now Assist for SPO

The Now Assist for SPO includes the following skills:

Email response for acknowledgement task
Email response for negotiation
Email response for procurement case
Email response for procurement task
Email response for purchase requisition
Email response for sourcing event
Email response for sourcing request
Email response for sourcing task
Negotiation summarization for fulfillers
Procurement case summarization for fulfillers
Purchase order summarization for requesters
Purchase requisition summarization for fulfillers
Purchase requisition summarization for requesters
Sentiment analysis for procurement case
Sourcing event summarization for fulfillers
Sourcing request summarization for fulfillers
Sourcing request summarization for requesters

Email response for acknowledgement task skill

Generates clear, context-aware email responses and ready-to-use acknowledgement templates that help fulfillers draft emails quickly while maintaining concise and effective communication.

The following table lists the inputs for Email response for acknowledgement task from Choose input for email response page in the Now Assist Admin console.

Tabela 1. Email response for acknowledgement task skill input
Input	Description
Base input table	sn_shop_acknowledgement_task
Base input fields	Short description Description Emails Additional comments Work notes Activity

Email response for negotiation skill

Generates context-aware email responses and provides ready-to-use negotiation templates to help fulfillers draft emails quickly while maintaining clear, professional communication.

The following table lists the inputs for Email response for negotiation skill from Choose input for email response page in the Now Assist Admin console.

Tabela 2. Email response for negotiation skill skill input
Input	Description
Base input table	sn_shop_negotiation
Base input fields	Short description Description Emails Additional comments Work notes Activity

Email response for procurement case skill

Generates context-aware email responses and provides ready-to-use templates for procurement scenarios, enabling fulfillers to draft emails quickly while ensuring clear and professional communication.

The following table lists the inputs for Email response for procurement case from Choose input for email response page in the Now Assist Admin console.

Tabela 3. Email response for procurement case skill input
Input	Description
Base input table	sn_spend_psd_procurement_request
Base input fields	Short description Description Emails Additional comments Work notes Activity

Email response for procurement task skill

Generates context-aware email responses and provides ready-to-use templates for procurement tasks, helping fulfillers draft emails quickly while maintaining clear and professional communication.

The following table lists the inputs for Email response for procurement task from Choose input for email response page in the Now Assist Admin console.

Tabela 4. Email response for procurement task skill input
Input	Description
Base input table	sn_spend_psd_procurement_task
Base input fields	Short description Description Emails Additional comments Work notes Activity

Email response for purchase requisition skill

Generates context-aware email responses and provides ready-to-use templates for purchase requisitions, enabling fulfillers to draft emails quickly while ensuring clear and professional communication.

The following table lists the inputs for Email response for purchase requisition from Choose input for email response page in the Now Assist Admin console.

Tabela 5. Email response for purchase requisition skill input
Input	Description
Base input table	sn_shop_purchase_requisition
Base input fields	Short description Description Emails Additional comments Work notes Activity

Email response for sourcing event skill

Generates context-aware email responses and provides ready-to-use templates for sourcing events, enabling fulfillers to draft emails quickly while ensuring clear and professional communication.

The following table lists the inputs for Email response for sourcing event from Choose input for email response page in the Now Assist Admin console.

Tabela 6. Email response for sourcing event skill input
Input	Description
Base input table	sn_shop_negotiation_event
Base input fields	Short description Description Emails Additional comments Work notes Activity

Email response for sourcing request skill

Generates context-aware email responses and provides ready-to-use templates for sourcing requests, helping fulfillers draft emails quickly while maintaining clear and professional communication.

The following table lists the inputs for Email response for sourcing request from Choose input for email response page in the Now Assist Admin console.

Tabela 7. Email response for sourcing request skill input
Input	Description
Base input table	sn_shop_sourcing_activity
Base input fields	Short description Description Emails Additional comments Work notes Activity

Email response for sourcing task skill

Generates context-aware email responses and provides ready-to-use templates for sourcing tasks, enabling fulfillers to draft emails quickly while ensuring clear and professional communication.

The following table lists the inputs for Email response for sourcing task from Choose input for email response page in the Now Assist Admin console.

Tabela 8. Email response for sourcing task skill input
Input	Description
Base input table	sn_shop_sourcing_task
Base input fields	Short description Description Emails Additional comments Work notes Activity

Negotiation summarization for fulfillers skill

Inputs for the Negotiation summarization for fulfillers skill identify the table and fields that are used when the summary is generated for a negotiation.

The following table lists the inputs for the Negotiation summarization for fulfillers from the Choose input for negotiation page in the Now Assist Admin console.

Tabela 9. Negotiation summarization for fulfillers skill input
Input	Description
Base input table	Negotiation [sn_shop_negotiation]
Base input fields	Short description Description Supplier Negotiation type Negotiation objectives Third party sourcing tool integration Third party sourcing record State Work notes Additional comments

Procurement case summarization for fulfillers skill

Inputs for the Procurement case summarization for fulfillers skill identify the table and fields that are used when the summary is generated for a procurement case.

The following table lists the inputs for the Procurement case summarization for fulfillers from the Choose input for procurement case page in the Now Assist Admin console.

Tabela 10. Procurement case summarization for fulfillers skill input
Input	Description
Base input table	Procurement Case [sn_spend_psd_procurement_request]
Base input fields	State Short description Description Due date Case type Related case Requested by Supplier Assigned to Work notes Additional comments

Purchase order summarization for requesters skill

Inputs for the Purchase order summarization for requesters skill identify the table and fields used when the summary is generated for a purchase order.

The following table lists the inputs for the Purchase order summarization skill for requesters from the Choose input for purchase order page in the Now Assist Admin console.

Tabela 11. Purchase order summarization skill input
Input	Description
Base input table	Purchase Order [sn_shop_purchase_order]
Base input fields	Supplier Total amount Status ERP number

Purchase requisition summarization for fulfillers skill

Inputs for the Purchase requisition summarization for fulfillers skill identify the table and fields that are used when the summary is generated for a purchase requisition.

The following table lists the inputs for the Purchase requisition summarization for fulfillers from the Choose input for purchase requisition page in the Now Assist Admin console.

Tabela 12. Purchase requisition summarization fulfillers skill input
Input	Description
Base input table	Purchase Requisition [sn_shop_purchase_requisition]
Base input fields	Number Short description Description State Business owner Order type Requisition type Supplier

Purchase requisition summarization for requesters skill

Inputs for the Purchase requisition summarization for requesters skill identify the table and fields used when the summary is generated for a purchase requisition.

The following table lists the inputs for the Purchase requisition summarization skill for requesters from the Choose input for purchase requisition page in the Now Assist Admin console.

Tabela 13. Purchase requisition summarization skill input
Input	Description
Base input table	Purchase Requisition [sn_shop_purchase_requisition]
Base input fields	Number State Short description Business owner Order type Requisition type Supplier Total amount Due date

Sentiment analysis for procurement case skill

Analyzes requester sentiment across procurement cases to help fulfillers prioritize urgent issues and make informed decisions. This capability delivers sentiment assessments, trend analysis, and AI-generated summaries that clearly explain the rationale behind each evaluation based on the scheduler frequency.

The following table lists the inputs for Sentiment analysis for procurement case from Choose input for sentiment analysis page in the Now Assist Admin console.

Tabela 14. Sentiment analysis for procurement case skill input
Input	Description
Base input table	Procurement Case [sn_spend_psd_procurement_request]
Base input fields	Short description Description Priority State Additional comments Work notes Activity

Sourcing event summarization for fulfillers skill

Inputs for the Sourcing event summarization for fulfillers skill identify the table and fields that are used when the summary is generated for a sourcing event.

The following table lists the inputs for the Sourcing event summarization for fulfillers from the Choose input for sourcing event page in the Now Assist Admin console.

Tabela 15. Sourcing event summarization for fulfillers skill input
Input	Description
Base input table	Sourcing event [sn_shop_negotiation_event]
Base input fields	Short description Negotiation type Description Negotiation objectives Third party sourcing record Third party sourcing tool integration Supplier responses close State

Sourcing request summarization for fulfillers skill

Inputs for the Sourcing request summarization for fulfillers skill identify the table and fields used when the summary is generated for a sourcing request.

The following table lists the inputs for the Sourcing request summarization for fulfillers skill from the Choose input for sourcing request page in the Now Assist Admin console.

Tabela 16. Summarization for fulfillers skill input
Input	Description
Base input table	Sourcing Request [sn_shop_sourcing_activity]
Base input fields	Business owner Short description Request type Product category Product name Max budget Purchased quantity Product type Status

Sourcing request summarization for requesters skill

Inputs for the Sourcing request summarization for requesters skill identify the table and fields used when the summary is generated for a sourcing request.

The following table lists the inputs for the Sourcing request summarization skill for requesters from the Choose input for sourcing request page in the Now Assist Admin console.

Tabela 17. Sourcing request summarization skill input
Input	Description
Base input table	Sourcing Request [sn_shop_sourcing_activity]
Base input fields	Assigned to Product category Status Supplier responses close Short description Max budget Purchased quantity Request type Product type Product name Business owner