{"id":17958,"date":"2016-12-09T14:43:35","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T14:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer.kore.com\/?post_type=docs&p=9233"},"modified":"2024-02-18T16:03:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T16:03:57","slug":"working-with-the-service-node","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer.kore.ai\/v10-1\/docs\/bots\/bot-builder-tool\/dialog-task\/working-with-the-service-node\/","title":{"rendered":"Service Node"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Service Node is a component type in a dialog task that you can use to add an API service to make REST or SOAP requests to third-party web services. You can use this node when you have the parameters needed for the API request using an entity or other nodes to capture the user input.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Add the Node<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

Service Nodes can only be added as part of a Bot Action node. Therefore, before you can add a Service Node, you need to add a Bot Action node. <\/span>Read more about Bot Action Nodes<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note<\/em><\/strong>: Post v9.0 of the XO )Platform, the Service node is categorized under the Bot Action node. For details on the Bot Action node, <\/span><\/em>click here<\/span><\/em><\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Keeping this in mind, the setup of a Service node in a dialog task involves the following steps:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Open the dialog task to add the Service node.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Create and\/or expand a Bot Action node.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Add a Service node in the designated place. For steps related to adding nodes, <\/span>refer here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The Service window is displayed with the <\/span>Component Properties<\/strong> tab selected by default.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. To connect a Service node to a node outside of its containing Bot Action node, please read our article about the <\/span>Bot Action Node<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Configure the Node<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

    Component Properties<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    Note<\/em><\/strong>: All changes made to the Component Properties tab will affect all instances of the Service node, across Dialog Tasks.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    To configure the Component Properties tab, please follow the steps below:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. On the <\/span>Component Properties<\/strong> tab, under the <\/span>General Settings<\/strong> section, enter the <\/span>Name<\/strong> and <\/span>Display Name<\/strong> of your Service node.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Choose a <\/span>Service Type<\/strong> from the drop-down list:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n