{"id":19597,"date":"2019-04-25T09:43:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T09:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer.kore.ai\/v8-0\/?p=19597"},"modified":"2021-03-25T17:17:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T17:17:43","slug":"talk-to-bot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer.kore.ai\/v8-0\/docs\/bots\/test-your-bot\/talk-to-bot\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk to Bot"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After you have defined your bot and configured one or more tasks, you should test your settings before you publish your NLP-enabled bot. Bot owners and developers can chat with the bot in real-time to test recognition, performance, and flow as if it were a live session.<\/p>\n

Testing a Bot<\/span><\/h2>\n

To test your tasks in a messaging window,\u00a0click the Talk to Bot<\/strong>\u00a0\"Run icon located on the lower right corner on the Bot Builder.<\/p>\n

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A\u00a0messaging window for the bot is displayed and connected to the NLP interpreter as shown in the following illustration for the Flight Management Bot<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> The Talk to Bot\u00a0\"Run<\/strong> icon is not enabled until and unless at least one task is created.<\/div>\n

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When you first open the window, the Bot Setup Confirmation Message<\/strong>\u00a0field definition for the bot is displayed, if defined. In the Message<\/strong> section, enter text to begin interacting and testing your bot, for example, Book a flight.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The NLP interpreter begins processing the task, verifying authentication with the user and the web service, and then prompting for required task field information. When all the required task fields are collected, it executes the task.<\/p>\n

While testing your bot, try different variations of user prompts and ensure the NLP interpreter is processing the synonyms (or lack of synonyms) properly. If the bot returns unexpected results, consider adding or modifying synonyms for your tasks and task field names as required. For more information, see Natural Language Processing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n

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Troubleshooting<\/span><\/h2>\n

You can open a debug<\/strong> window to view the natural language processing, logs, and session context and variables of the chat. To open the debug, click the Debug icon \u00a0\"\" located on the top right-hand side of the Talk to Bot chat window. The Debug window consists of the following tabs: Debug Log<\/strong>, NL Analysis<\/strong>, Session Context & Variables<\/strong>.<\/p>\n