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Action Items

Introduction

Action elements of a Business Logic are the activities that a Business Logic have to fulfill. For example, to retrieve a text, create an image, or retrieve information from the Internet. The action item list includes various action items linked to the plug-in function of the Business Logic. For example, behind action element @[ActionItem.MathResult] is plugin function getMathResult(@MathTask]. The plugin function expects the parameter @MathTask to calculate the math task. The parameter name @MathTask corresponds to the name of the entity attribute.

Manage action items

Create action item

You can create an action item using the following web form:

Navigation bar: Dialogue DesignerDialogue Container Management → in the action field of the dialogue container Action Item ManagementCreate action item

The following data is required to create the action item:

Parameter Example value Description
Action name ActionItem.MathResult Unique name
Description Calculate math task Brief description of purpose
Plugin Function getMathResult(mathTask) Selection of business logic plugin functions
Entity attributes of the selected plugin function @[MathTask] Selection and order of the entity attributes for the plugin function

Modify action item

You can modify an action item using the following web form:

Navigation bar: Dialogue DesignerDialogue Container Management → in the action field of the dialogue container Action Item ManagementActions [Settings]

Delete action item

You can delete an action item using the following web form:

Navigation bar: Dialogue DesignerDialogue Container Management → in the action field of the dialogue container Action Item ManagementActions [Delete]

The user will be prompted to confirm the delete action.

Notice

An action item can be deleted, even if it is used in dialogues of the dialogue management.