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Auto-tag orders with UTM parameters

This task automatically tags incoming orders with the UTM campaign, content, medium, source, and/or term associated with the customer's visit. Run this task manually to tag your existing orders.

Runs Occurs whenever an order is created, with a 2 minute delay, Occurs when a user manually triggers the task, and Occurs when a bulk operation is completed. Configuration includes tag with utm campaign, tag with utm content, tag with utm medium, tag with utm source, and tag with utm term.

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Subscriptions
shopify/orders/create+2.minutes
mechanic/user/trigger
mechanic/shopify/bulk_operation
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Options
tag with utm campaign (boolean), tag with utm content (boolean), tag with utm medium (boolean), tag with utm source (boolean), tag with utm term (boolean)
Code
{% comment %}
  {{ options.tag_with_utm_campaign__boolean }}
  {{ options.tag_with_utm_content__boolean }}
  {{ options.tag_with_utm_medium__boolean }}
  {{ options.tag_with_utm_source__boolean }}
  {{ options.tag_with_utm_term__boolean }}
{% endcomment %}

{% assign orders = array %}

{% if event.topic contains "shopify/orders/" %}
  {% capture query %}
    query {
      order(id: {{ order.admin_graphql_api_id | json }}) {
        id
        name
        tags
        customerJourneySummary {
          moments(first: 250) {
            edges {
              node {
                ... on CustomerVisit {
                  utmParameters {
                    campaign
                    content
                    medium
                    source
                    term
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  {% endcapture %}

  {% assign result = query | shopify %}

  {% if event.preview %}
    {% capture result_json %}
      {
        "data": {
          "order": {
            "id": "gid://shopify/Order/1234567890",
            "name": "#1234",
            "tags": [],
            "customerJourneySummary": {
              "moments": {
                "edges": [
                  {
                    "node": {
                      "utmParameters": {
                        "campaign": "Google Shopping",
                        "content": "shoppingcontent",
                        "medium": "cpc",
                        "source": "google",
                        "term": "shoppingterm"
                      }
                    }
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    {% endcapture %}

    {% assign result = result_json | parse_json %}
  {% endif %}

  {% assign orders[orders.size] = result.data.order %}

{% elsif event.topic == "mechanic/user/trigger" %}
  {% capture bulk_operation_query %}
    query {
      orders {
        edges {
          node {
            __typename
            id
            name
            tags
            customerJourneySummary {
              moments {
                edges {
                  node {
                    __typename
                    ... on CustomerVisit {
                      utmParameters {
                        campaign
                        content
                        medium
                        source
                        term
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  {% endcapture %}

  {% action "shopify" %}
    mutation {
      bulkOperationRunQuery(
        query: {{ bulk_operation_query | json }}
      ) {
        bulkOperation {
          id
          status
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }
  {% endaction %}
{% elsif event.topic == "mechanic/shopify/bulk_operation" %}
  {% if event.preview %}
    {% capture bulkOperation_objects_jsonl %}
      {"__typename":"Order","id":"gid:\/\/shopify\/Order\/1234567890","name":"#1234","tags":[],"customerJourneySummary":{}}
      {"__typename":"CustomerVisit","utmParameters":{"campaign":"New Campaign 001","content":null,"medium":"email","source":"newsletter","term":null},"__parentId":"gid:\/\/shopify\/Order\/1234567890"}
      {"__typename":"CustomerVisit","utmParameters":{"campaign":"New Campaign 001","content":"cta_link","medium":"email","source":"drip","term":"automation+shopify"},"__parentId":"gid:\/\/shopify\/Order\/1234567890"}
    {% endcapture %}

    {% assign bulkOperation = hash %}
    {% assign bulkOperation["objects"] = bulkOperation_objects_jsonl | parse_jsonl %}
  {% endif %}

  {% assign orders = bulkOperation.objects | where: "__typename", "Order" %}
{% endif %}

{% assign parameter_names = "campaign,content,medium,source,term" | split: "," %}

{% for order in orders %}
  {% assign tags_to_add = array %}

  {% if event.topic contains "shopify/orders/" %}
    {% assign parameter_sets = order.customerJourneySummary.moments.edges | map: "node" | map: "utmParameters" %}
  {% elsif event.topic == "mechanic/shopify/bulk_operation" %}
    {% assign parameter_sets = bulkOperation.objects | where: "__typename", "CustomerVisit" | where: "__parentId", order.id | map: "utmParameters" %}
  {% endif %}

  {% for parameter_set in parameter_sets %}
    {% for parameter_name in parameter_names %}
      {% assign key = "tag_with_utm_" | append: parameter_name | append: "__boolean" %}

      {% if options[key] == false or parameter_set[parameter_name] == blank %}
        {% continue %}
      {% elsif order.tags contains parameter_set[parameter_name] %}
        {% log message: "Order already has this parameter value as a tag", order_id: order.id, order_name: order.name, order_tags: order.tags, parameter_name: parameter_name, parameter_value: parameter_set[parameter_name] %}
        {% continue %}
      {% endif %}

      {% assign tags_to_add[tags_to_add.size] = parameter_set[parameter_name] %}
    {% endfor %}
  {% endfor %}

  {% if tags_to_add != blank %}
    {% action "shopify" %}
      mutation {
        tagsAdd(
          id: {{ order.id | json }}
          tags: {{ tags_to_add | uniq | json }}
        ) {
          userErrors {
            field
            message
          }
        }
      }
    {% endaction %}
  {% endif %}
{% endfor %}
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