How to Create a Welcome Message Chatbot

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Once you have created a chatbot conversation, you can start your chatbot start point by creating a welcome message. Here are the steps:

  1. On the dashboard page, click the Conversation Name that was previously created.
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  2. Then, the display will appear as follows.
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    The bot response quota located at the top left of the page is the remaining quota from the total quota that has been purchased by the user.

  3. To fill in the Welcome message, you can click the bubble box.
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    Welcome message is an automatic opening message to start a conversation with a customer.

  4. After that, the Bot Response Settings - General will appear as follows.
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    1

    Bot Response Type

    You can choose one of the following Bot Response types:

    • Text
    • Button
    • List

    For Welcome messages that are conversation-opening, the type of Bot Response commonly used is Text.

    For a more complete explanation of the Bot Response Type, read the guidebook here.

    2

    Bot Response Name

    Enter the name of the Bot Response here, with the default name "Welcome message".

    3

    Bot Response Content

    Enter the bot's response here, with a default greeting or greeting such as "Welcome to Qontak AI-powered chatbot".

    There is no character limit on the Bot Response Content bubble.

    4

    Attachments

    You can attach files here. The maximum number of files you can upload is 10 files and the maximum file size that can be uploaded is 64 MB. File types that can be uploaded are Image (.jpeg, .jpg, .png, and .gif), Video (.mkv, .mov, and .mp4), and Document (.pdf, .xlsx, .docx, .pptx , .xls, .csv, .s20, and .cdr).

    If the user attaches more than 5 files, only the first 5 files will be displayed. Use the X button next to the file to delete it.

    5

    Conversations tags

     

    You can enter tags in the bot conversations that appear. These tags are useful for grouping conversations based on the tags you choose.

    Click here to know how to add tags.

    6

    Additional Settings

    Use these additional settings, to set bot response. 

    For a more complete explanation of Additional Settings, read the guidebook here.

Those are the steps on how to make a chatbot welcome message on Mekari Qontak Omnichannel.