Scenario Elements
There are three component types in the Scenario Editor:
Conversational - Components that provide user interaction functionality, such as Prompts and Statements.
Flow Control - Components that control the conversation logic, such as, multi-case switch statements.
Advanced Functionality - Components used for integration with external data resources and advanced services, such as Action scripting steps and LUIS.
Element | Description |
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Conversational |
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Prompt
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Used to retreive input from the user. Allows configuration of the displayed message as well as input type (e.g. Boolean, String, Number, etc.) |
Yes/No Prompt
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Two-way split in the flow based on user input. |
Statement
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Standard output message with no expectation of a user response. Can also be used to display embedded content (e.g. Adaptive Cards). |
Flow control |
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Branch
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Two-way decision split, based on code and NOT on the user input. |
Switch
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Multi-optional split in the flow based on code. |
Begin Scenario
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Invoke a sub-scenario. Execution of the current scenario is resumed once the sub-scenario terminates. |
Replace Scenario
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Terminate the current scenario and invoke an alternative scenario. |
End Scenario With Result
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Terminates current scenario and returns result to the caller. |
Advanced Aunctionality |
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Data Connection
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Enables HTTPS calls to external services such as Restful and FHIR based APIs. |
Global
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Allows setting and getting global variables. |
Assign
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Assign value to variables. |
Invoke Skill
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Invoke a new conversational skill |
Action
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Allows execution of author defined JavaScript code scripts. |
Wait
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Temporarily pauses and suspends the scenario exection. Time period is cond |
LU
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HTTPS calls to the LUIS language understanding service. Interactions with LUIS automatically enforce a no-storage policy. |
Navigation
The are several auxiliary editing components that are aimed to help the author during edit and debug mode, and are not used at runtime.
Minimap
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Displays the scenario architecture and allows quick navigation and oreination. |
Zoom
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Increase and decreases the size of objects in the workspace. |