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Auto-tag new orders with product SKUs

This task watches for new orders, and tags each order with all line item SKUs found in that order.

Runs Occurs whenever an order is created.

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Code
{% if event.preview %}
  {% capture order_json %}
    {
      "admin_graphql_api_id": "gid://shopify/Order/12345",
      "line_items": [
        {
          "sku": "ABC123"
        },
        {
          "sku": null
        },
        {
          "sku": "DEF456"
        }
      ]
    }
  {% endcapture %}

  {% assign order = order_json | parse_json %}
{% endif %}

{% assign skus = order.line_items | map: "sku" | compact %}

{% if skus != empty %}
  {% action "shopify" %}
    mutation {
      tagsAdd(
        id: {{ order.admin_graphql_api_id | json }}
        tags: {{ skus | json }}
      ) {
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }
  {% endaction %}
{% endif %}
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