# Creating a Post {% hint style="info" %} A **Social Post** contains all of the details about the AI request, AI response, and social platform destination for a particular post. {% endhint %} The Social Post form is organized into sections to simplify configuration: * **Main Form**: Core information about post content, approval, and state * **AI Details**: Details about the AI request & configuration * **Social Details**: Details about the social platform configuration * **Log**: Activity occurring on the Social Post record throughout its lifecycle

{% hint style="info" %} A Social Post can be progressed through its stages via buttons in the form header. Here you can select to **Request Approval** for a post, **Generate Content** from your AI Provider, and **Post Now** to your Social Platform. {% endhint %} ### Main Form * **Approval group**: Group responsible for approving the Social Post & triggering a send to the appropriate Social Platform. * **State/Approval**: The state & approval status of the Social Post, respectively. * **Post content**: Content to be posted to the Social Platform. This is generally AI-generated, but can be edited prior to posting. Any images attached to the Social Post record will also be included with the post. ### AI Details {% hint style="info" %} You can always trigger a re-generation of Social Post content by clicking the **Generate Content** button in the form header. {% endhint %} #### Content Settings * **Prompt**: [**AI Prompt**](https://docs.yansalabs.com/tracy-social-ai/technical-docs/components-of-a-post/ai-prompts) used to generate the Social Post * **Persona**: [**AI Persona**](https://docs.yansalabs.com/tracy-social-ai/technical-docs/components-of-a-post/ai-personas) used to generate the Social Post * **Context statements**: One or more [**Context Statements**](https://docs.yansalabs.com/tracy-social-ai/technical-docs/components-of-a-post/context-statements) used to generate the Social Post * **Instruction statements**: One or more [**Instruction Statements**](https://docs.yansalabs.com/tracy-social-ai/technical-docs/components-of-a-post/instruction-statements) used to generate the Social Post #### Provider Settings * **AI connector**: [**AI Connector**](https://docs.yansalabs.com/tracy-social-ai/technical-docs/getting-started/setting-up-an-ai-connector) through which the AI request is being made * **AI model**: [**AI Model**](https://docs.yansalabs.com/tracy-social-ai/technical-docs/getting-started/setting-up-an-ai-connector/ai-models) against which the AI request is being made * **Temperature**: Temperature setting for AI request. Defaults to what is specified in [General Settings](https://docs.yansalabs.com/tracy-social-ai/technical-docs/general-settings) * **Max tokens**: Max tokens allowed for AI request. Defaults to what is specified in [General Settings](https://docs.yansalabs.com/tracy-social-ai/technical-docs/general-settings) #### Communication All data within the Communication section comes from the related **AI Request** record. All AI Request records can be viewed at **Tracy Social AI -> AI Connectors -> AI Requests** in the left nav. * **AI request**: The related AI Request in the **AI Request** table * **Status code**: Status code of the AI Request, such as 200/404/etc * **Created by**: If the Social Post was created by a [Scheduler](https://docs.yansalabs.com/tracy-social-ai/technical-docs/scheduling-posts), this indicates the Schedule that triggered the post * **Request**: The JSON payload of the request made to the [AI Provider](https://docs.yansalabs.com/tracy-social-ai/technical-docs/getting-started/setting-up-an-ai-connector/ai-providers) * **Response**: The JSON payload of the response received by the [AI Provider](https://docs.yansalabs.com/tracy-social-ai/technical-docs/getting-started/setting-up-an-ai-connector/ai-providers) ### Social Details {% hint style="info" %} You can test any 'Pre-Publish' [**Content Transformers**](https://docs.yansalabs.com/tracy-social-ai/technical-docs/getting-started/setting-up-a-social-platform/content-transformers) prior to publishing by clicking the **Test "Pre-Publish" Content Transformers** link at the bottom of the form. Results will be shown in the Activity Log. {% endhint %} #### Post Settings * **Social platforms**: The [Social Platforms](https://docs.yansalabs.com/tracy-social-ai/technical-docs/getting-started/setting-up-a-social-platform) to which the post will be sent * **Post schedule**: Details of when the post will be sent to the Social Platforms * **Immediately (Upon Approval)**: Send immediately upon approval of the Social Post. If no Approval Group is specified, the Social Post will be submitted immediately with no approval step. * **At Specific Time**: Send at the time specified * **Within Schedule**: Post at a random time within the provided Schedule * **On Demand**: Post only when the **Post Now** button in the form header is clicked #### Post Options * **Social options**: Optionally, a JSON object defining additional options to be added to the request payload sent to the [Social Platform](https://docs.yansalabs.com/tracy-social-ai/technical-docs/getting-started/setting-up-a-social-platform) ### Log The Activity Log contains a running list of all activity on the Social Post, including all AI communication, Social Platform, Approvals, etc.