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Create Your First Bot In Microsoft Azure
Steps
- Log in to the Azure Portal
- Go to the "Bot Services"
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- On the home screen, click on the "Add" button
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- A list of the bot services will be displayed. Click on the option "Web App Bot"
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- The "Web App Bot" home screen will appear. Click on the "Create" button
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- In the add screen, enter the following information: -
- Bot Handle (Must be a unique name)
- Resource Group (You can use the existing group or create the new one)
- Application Service Plan/Location (In the next section, I will explain how to configure Service Plan/Location)
- Microsoft App ID and Password (The application provides you an option to auto-create the App ID and Password or you can enter your ID and password). Please note that App ID must be a unique GUID
- Once all the information is entered, click on the "Create" button
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- A message "Validation successful" will appear. Click on the "Create" button again
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Configure Service Plan/Location
- Click on the "Configure required settings"
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- A window will appear where you can create your App Service Plan. Click on the "Create New" button
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- In the add new screen, enter the "App service plan name" and the "Location". Click on the "Ok" button
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How To Test The Bot?
- Go to the bot detail screen (Our Bot name is "KG333")
- Go to the "Test in Web Chat"
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- A bot will appear on the right-hand side. Write the word "Hi" and the bot will respond
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