Sub-Dialogs - Avaya SAB User Manual

Sub-dialogs

A dialog flow can be inserted into another dialog flow as a sub-dialog.
Any data to be passed into the sub-dialog from the calling dialog flow must be specified in the
Required Data window, and then assigned in the Sub Dialog step; any data to be passed out of the
sub-dialog to the calling dialog must be specified in the Output Data window, and then assigned in the
Sub Dialog step.
The Required Data window
Data to be passed from a dialog flow to a sub-dialog flow must be specified in the Required Data
window.
To define an input variable:
1. With the sub-dialog flow open in the Dialog Modeler window, click on the Required Data tab. SAB
displays the Required Data window.
2. Click Add. Voice Runner displays the Add Data Type wizard.
3. Select the data type required.
4. Click Next
5. Enter a variable name and set the maximum and minimum occurrences (set values of 1 for a
variable or set the appropriate values for an array).
6. Click Finish.
The variable is listed in the Required Data window.
Variable names must not
• start with a number or punctuation
• start with "xml" or "XML"
• contain spaces.
See Appendix B, page 113 for a complete list of data types.
The Output Data window
Data to be passed from a sub-dialog flow back to the calling dialog flow must be specified in the
Output Data window, and then declared in the Sub Dialog step.
To define an output variable:
1. With the sub-dialog flow open in the Dialog Modeler window, click on the Output Data tab.
2. Click Add Assignment. SAB displays the New Datatype wizard, which lists the data items
associated with the current dialog flow.
3. Select the data item required.
4. Click Next.
5. Enter a variable name.
6. Click Finish.
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