Variable capabilities

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Feature details

Variables are used to store customer information that can be referenced later in a conversation, saving the bot author time when creating complex interactions and communicating with other systems.

The system can parse a user’s natural language response, extracting the appropriate customer information and assigning it to a variable for use in the conversation. Variables enable complex and rich conversations with a customer and are powerful tools in helping the bot to resolve a customer’s inquiry or problem.

Key capabilities for variables:

  • Use variables in conversations
  • Use variables for Power Automate inputs and outputs
  • Debug variables with powerful tools
  • Custom variable types and synonyms
  • System-supplied variable types

See also

Work with variables (docs)