The GC bot builder consists of three components:
1. Blocks
2. Paths
3. Variables
What are the GC Blocks?
Blocks are the basic units of a bot builder. For example, a text message you want to show, a set of options you want the customer to choose from, the step where you collect the email address or phone number, etc., are added to the flow using appropriate blocks.
Uses of GC Blocks
• If you want to display a welcome message to the user at the beginning of the conversation, you must use a message block.
• Likewise, if you want the user to share an image or photo as part of the conversation, you must use an image block.
There are a variety of blocks in the builder that one can choose depending on the output they want to show the end user.
Supported Blocks in the WhatsApp channel
Build your bot in minutes using the Guided Conversations (GC) builder to address simple customer questions and issues in your configured WhatsApp channel. First, make a note of the blocks supported in WhatsApp for leveraging the Blended Conversations feature in Zoho Desk.
Types of blocks:
1 Response blocks
2 Action blocks
3 Zoho Desk blocks
Response Blocks
The response blocks can receive input or display a message to the user.
1. Message Blocks
Type | WhatsApp Channel |
Text | Yes - Max message length = 4096 characters (only text)
|
Info Card | No |
2. Question Blocks
Type | WhatsApp Channel
|
Text | Yes |
Image | Yes (only jpg, jpeg, png) |
Video | Yes (only mp4,3gpp) |
Audio | Yes |
File | Yes (only PDF) |
Slider | No |
Email | Yes |
URL | Yes |
Currency | Yes |
Calendar | Yes |
Number | Yes |
Location
| Yes |
3. Choice Blocks
The choice block allows users to choose one or more options from an available list.
Type | WhatsApp Channel
|
Text | Yes - A total of 10 buttons with a max of 20 characters each |
URL | No |
Image | No |
Video | No |
Audio | No |
Smiley | No |
Feedback | No |
Button selection type - Only the single select option is supported in WhatsApp.
Type | WhatsApp Channel
|
Text | No
|
Button selection type - Only the single select option is supported in WhatsApp.
Choice Card
Type | WhatsApp Channel
|
Static card | No |
Dynamic card | No |
Action Blocks
The action blocks help perform a range of actions in the back-end, generally altering the course of a conversation.
Type | WhatsApp Channel
|
Jump | Yes |
Fork | Yes |
Operation | Yes |
Webhook | Yes |
Zoho Desk Blocks
Transfer to Agent
This block is used to transfer chats from a bot to a live agent at any instructed point in a conversation.