Start

Use to assign initial variable values.

• If you plan to publish or export this task, identify the values you don't want to publish or export.

• While testing the call flow, assign values to System Variables and XSIP Variables. Delete these variable configuration rows when testing is complete.

For ChatBot tasks, supply sample JSON to receive incoming data.

The start icon is dependent on the task type.

Variables

Configuration	Description
Variable	Select a variable from the Studio account. To create a variable, type the name of the variable in the field.
Configuration Value	Assign an initial value to the variable.
Description	Enter a description for your records.
Configurable?	Use this checkbox before you publish or export the task. When selected, your initial value is not published or exported. The Studio user of the task template or import supplies the initial value.
	Delete the row. Remove the configuration value, description, and configurable status for the variable. Hover over the row to see the icon.

Advanced (Chatbot Tasks only)

For Chatbot Tasks, supply sample JSON to receive incoming data.

Use name-value pairs only. The schema does not support array values.

You can access incoming data from start.response or the sys.MESSAGE_JSON system variable whether or not you supply sample JSON. When you supply sample JSON, the schema is available to the expression builder with start.response. For more information, see Evaluating JSON Objects and Arrays.