BotTemplate

Represents the configuration details for a specific Einstein Bot template, including dialogs and variables.

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Important

Parent Type

This type extends the Metadata metadata type and inherits its fullName field.

File Suffix and Directory Location

BotTemplate components have the suffix .botTemplate and are stored in the botTemplates folder.

Version

BotTemplate components are available in API version 55.0 and later.

Special Access Rules

BotTemplate is available only if Chat and Einstein Bots are enabled in your org.

Fields

Field Name	Description
botDialogGroups	Field Type BotDialogGroup[] Description The list of dialog groups in this bot template.
botDialogs	Field Type BotDialog[] Description The list of dialogs in this bot template.
conversationLanguages	Field Type string Description Required. Specifies the language of the bot template.
contextVariables	Field Type ConversationContextVariable[] Description Represents the context variables that enable your bot to gather customer information regardless of channel.
conversationGoals	Field Type ConversationDefinitionGoal[] Description The list of goals in this bot template. Available in API version 57.0 and later.
conversationSystemDialogs	Field Type ConversationSystemDialog[] Description A system function assigned to a dialog.
conversationVariables	Field Type ConversationVariable[] Description A container that stores a specific piece of data collected from the customer. You can use variables within dialog actions as both inputs and outputs.
description	Field Type string Description A description of the bot template.
entryDialog	Field Type string Description A reference to the first dialog that the bot presents to your customer. For example, `Welcome`.
icon	Field Type string Description The icon used to identify the template.
mainMenuDialog	Field Type string Description A reference to the dialog identified as the main menu dialog. For example, `Main Menu`.
masterLabel	Field Type string Description Required. A user-friendly label for BotTemplate, which is defined when the BotTemplate is created.
mlDomain	Field Type LocalMlDomain Description Required. Represents the Einstein Intent Set that groups intents, entities, and variables associated with a template.
permissionSet	Field Type string Description The permission set associated with the bot template. Available in API version 59.0 and later.
richContentEnabled	Field Type boolean Description Indicates whether the template is available for enhanced bots (`true`) or for standard bots (`false`). The default is `false`.

Declarative Metadata Sample Definition

The following is an example of a BotTemplate component.

The following is an example package.xml that references the previous definition.

Wildcard Support in the Manifest File

This metadata type supports the wildcard character * (asterisk) in the package.xml manifest file. For information about using the manifest file, see Deploying and Retrieving Metadata with the Zip File.

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