Begin

The starting point of a script.

Dependencies

  • Begin must be the first action in the script.
  • Every Studio script must have one Begin action. If a script has more than one Begin, the script may not work as intended.

Supported Script Types

The icon for a Generic script type - a rectangle with < and > symbols inside it. The icon for the Email script type - a large @ symbol in a diamond. The icon for the Chat script type - a chat bubble with an ellipsis inside (...), in a diamond shape. The icon for the Phone script type - an old-style phone handset with curved lines indicating sound coming out of it. The icon for the Voicemail script type - a symbol that looks like a cassette tape - two circles sitting on a horizontal line. The icon for the Work Item script type-a piece of paper with one corner folded down and a bullet list on it. The icon for the SMS script type - a smart phone with a chat bubble coming out of it. The icon for the Digital script type - a computer monitor with a smartphone next to it.
Generic Email Chat Phone Voicemail Work Item SMS Digital

Properties

Property Details
Caption

Best practice for this action is to change the Caption to something that uniquely identifies it. IVR Press Path reports include the name and caption of this action. Descriptive, unique captions make the reports easier to read and understand. For example, you could change it to include name of the script.

Application

This property is not used.

Parameters

Click the ellipsis icon in the field and add a variable for each parameter that's passed to this script. Enter one variable per line in the editor window. Use meaningful variable names. Variable names do not have to match the name of the corresponding variable used in the source that passes the parameters. You can add ___ number__ variables.

Parameters can come from sources such as API calls or another script that spawned the current script. Parameters that are passed into a script appear in that script's trace output in the Begin action.

Branches

Branch Details
Default The path taken unless the script meets a condition that requires it to take one of the other branches. It is also taken if the other branches are not defined. Begin can only have one branch and it is always Default.

Tips & Tricks

If your script randomly starts in the middle instead of where you expect it to, check for a second Begin action that may have accidentally been added. Scripts start at last Begin action that was added.