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This page describes how to create media recommendation apps and media search
apps.
The processes for creating media recommendations apps and creating
media search apps are similar. Both apps can use the same media data
stores—although when you create a media recommendations app, you must choose a
recommendations type and a business objective for your app.
Before you begin
Make sure that you have created your media data store.
(Only for Recommended for you) Select a context event type. For more
information, see Recommended for you.
(Only for Most popular) Enter a time window in the Days field if you
selected the Most popular recommendations type.
Click Continue.
Select a media data store that you previously created.
Only media data stores are displayed for selection.
Optional: To see a list of unavailable data stores, click Learn why.
A table is displayed with a list of data stores and the reason why they are
unavailable.
On the Data Stores page, click Create. Your new app is created and
connected to the data store that you selected. The information page for your
data store appears.
Check the quality of the data in your data store:
Click Data quality. If you see the message Data requirements not met,
you have to import more data, usually in the form of more recent user events.
For information about importing user events, see About media user
events and Import historical user events,
and Record real-time user events. After importing
data, it can take some time for the Requirements tab to update its
status.
On the Create App page, under Media search, click
Create.
In the App name field, enter a name for your app. Your app ID,
also called the engine ID, appears under the field.
Optional: Click Edit to edit your app ID.
Click Continue.
Select a media data store that you previously created.
Only media data stores are displayed for selection.
Optional: To see a list of unavailable data stores, click Learn why.
A table is displayed with a list of data stores and the reason why they are
unavailable.
On the Data Stores page, click Create. Your new app is created and
connected to the data store that you selected. The information page for your
data store appears.
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Both apps can use the same media data\nstores---although when you create a media recommendations app, you must choose a\nrecommendations type and a business objective for your app.\n\nBefore you begin\n----------------\n\nMake sure that you have created your media data store.\n\nFor information about\ncreating a media data store, see [Create a media data\nstore](/generative-ai-app-builder/docs/create-data-store-media).\n\nCreate a media recommendations app\n----------------------------------\n\nTo use the Google Cloud console to create a media recommendations app, follow these\nsteps: \n\n### Console\n\n1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the **AI Applications** page.\n\n [AI Applications](https://console.cloud.google.com/gen-app-builder/engines)\n2. On the **Apps** page, click **Create app**.\n\n3. On the **Create app** page, under **Media recommendations** , click\n **Create**.\n\n4. In the **App name** field, enter a name for your app. Your app ID,\n also called the engine ID, appears under the field.\n\n5. Optional: Click **Edit** to edit your app ID.\n\n6. Select a recommendations type. For more information, see\n [Recommendations types](/generative-ai-app-builder/docs/about-media-recommendations-types).\n\n7. Select a business objective. For more information, see\n [Optimization for business objectives](/generative-ai-app-builder/docs/about-media-recommendations-types#opt-obj).\n\n8. (Only for Recommended for you) Select a context event type. For more\n information, see [Recommended for you](/generative-ai-app-builder/docs/about-media-recommendations-types#recommended-for-you).\n\n9. (Only for Most popular) Enter a time window in the **Days** field if you\n selected the **Most popular** recommendations type.\n\n10. Click **Continue**.\n\n11. Select a media data store that you previously created.\n Only media data stores are displayed for selection.\n\n12. Optional: To see a list of unavailable data stores, click **Learn why**.\n\n A table is displayed with a list of data stores and the reason why they are\n unavailable.\n13. On the **Data Stores** page, click **Create**. Your new app is created and\n connected to the data store that you selected. The information page for your\n data store appears.\n\n14. Check the quality of the data in your data store:\n\n 1. Click **Data quality** . If you see the message **Data requirements not met** ,\n you have to import more data, usually in the form of more recent user events.\n For information about importing user events, see [About media user\n events](/generative-ai-app-builder/docs/media-user-events) and [Import historical user events](/generative-ai-app-builder/docs/import-user-events),\n and [Record real-time user events](/generative-ai-app-builder/docs/record-user-events). After importing\n data, it can take some time for the **Requirements** tab to update its\n status.\n\n 2. To review additional quality metrics about your data, click\n **Optimization** . For more information, see [Check data quality\n for media recommendations](/generative-ai-app-builder/docs/check-media-data-quality).\n\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| **Note:** It can take two to five days for your app to train and be ready for queries.\n\nCreate a media search app\n-------------------------\n\nTo use the Google Cloud console to create a media search app, follow these\nsteps: \n\n### Console\n\n1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the **AI Applications** page.\n\n [AI Applications](https://console.cloud.google.com/gen-app-builder/engines)\n2. On the **Apps** page, click **Create app**.\n\n3. On the **Create App** page, under **Media search** , click\n **Create**.\n\n4. In the **App name** field, enter a name for your app. Your app ID,\n also called the engine ID, appears under the field.\n\n5. Optional: Click **Edit** to edit your app ID.\n\n6. Click **Continue**.\n\n7. Select a media data store that you previously created.\n Only media data stores are displayed for selection.\n\n8. Optional: To see a list of unavailable data stores, click **Learn why**.\n\n A table is displayed with a list of data stores and the reason why they are\n unavailable.\n9. On the **Data Stores** page, click **Create**. Your new app is created and\n connected to the data store that you selected. The information page for your\n data store appears.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\n- For search apps: [Configure search results for structured\n data](/generative-ai-app-builder/docs/configure-widget-attributes#configure_search_structured)\n\n- For recommendations apps: [Get media recommendations](/generative-ai-app-builder/docs/preview-recommendations#get-media-recommendations)"]]
