Answer Flows Builder
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The Answer Flows Builder provides the tools to create text Conversations capable of not only conversing with users but also redirecting them to call center agents or other external chat management systems. This is the Builder you'll use to define the branching logic that powers Answer Flows. For a more detailed guide on how to test Answer Flows and connect them to your external systems, see and .
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Like most Builders, the layout of the Answer Flows Builder maps comfortably onto the general structure of the Studio: to the immediate right of the Builder Bar is the Tree, to the right of which is the Stage, to the right of which is the Inspector:
The Tree displays an expandable and collapsible breakdown of the components that have been built out as part of a Conversation experience, the structure of which is as follows:
Answer Groups are containers for
Answer Flows, which consist of
ordered Actions.
The Stage is where you'll see and build out the Actions that define Answer Flows. Actions will be performed in order from top to bottom, waiting for user input as required. New Actions can be added to an Answer Flow by clicking on the '+' icon at the bottom of the Stage. Actions can be deleted by clicking on the trash icon to their immediate right:
While the Actions that make up Conversations are edited and managed directly in the Stage, Answer Groups and Answer Flows must be managed by Inspecting them.
Answer Groups are a kind of Activity Group, while Answer Flows are a kind of Activity. is managed accordingly.
Once an Action has been has been added to an Answer Flow, the details of the Action can be edited directly within the Stage. There are many different types of Actions, and how each one appears and can be edited will differ according to functionality. While the Answer Flows Builder has access to the same accessible in every Builder, such as the Action and the Action, it also has access to specialized , which are useful only within Conversations. These Actions are used to , , and , such as a call center agent or external chat management system.
Answer Group Events define can be initiated anywhere throughout a specific Answer Group. They are a kind of .
This is where you can create and manage Answer Group Variables that will be accessible throughout the Answer Group and only the Answer Group. Answer Group Variables are a kind of Variable.
This is where you can define the Answer Flow that the Answer Group will lead with. Navigate from that Answer Flow to other must then be done by incorporating a Action into the initial Answer Flow.
This is where you can create and manage Answer Flow Variables that will be accessible throughout the Answer Flow and only the Answer Flow. Answer Flow Variables are a kind of Variable.
