Creating a Bot

The Bot Builder provides a web-based tool with a repeatable process to design, develop, test and deploy smart chatbots at enterprise scale. You can do all this even without the code, custom software, significant server space, or major changes to your infrastructure.
A typical Bot development lifecycle includes the following steps:

• Create tasks using GUI based dialog builder;
• Train the bot to improve its performance;
• Publish the bot.

This section describes how our Bot Builder enables you to easily build chatbots for any use case or channel.

The Chatbot Building Process

The following table lists the key steps in building chatbots along with links to useful documentation.

Define & Build	Train	Enable
Select a Bot type as per your requirements: Bot Types Create a task that closely represents your bot Overview Dialog Tasks Knowledge Graph	Refine your bot’s natural language using a step-by-step approach Optimizing your Bot for Natural Language Processing	Connect with major Enterprise systems and channels; Adding Channels to your Bot customize the bot for web and mobile SDKs and APIs
Test	Publish	Analyze
Test your bot configuration and settings, from request chaining to intent recognition, conversation flow, and more. Testing your bot Batch Testing	Publish your bot to the desired users and groups Publishing Tasks	Manage updates centrally and measure ongoing performance. Analyzing your Bot