{"id":131,"date":"2018-03-15T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kindsonthegenius.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/15\/bot-framework-tutorial-2-create-your-first-chat-bot-in-azurestep-by-step\/"},"modified":"2020-11-05T14:07:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T13:07:57","slug":"bot-framework-tutorial-2-create-your-first-chat-bot-in-azurestep-by-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kindsonthegenius.com\/blog\/bot-framework-tutorial-2-create-your-first-chat-bot-in-azurestep-by-step\/","title":{"rendered":"Bot Framework Tutorial 2: Create Your First Chat Bot in Azure(Step by Step)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this Demo, we are going to build and test a complete bot created in Azure in just few steps!
\nWatch the video lessons here. <\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. What is Bot Framework? <\/a><\/li>\n
  2. What you need for this Demo<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Step-by-Step Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Final Notes<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Next Steps<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. What is Bot Framework?<\/b><\/h3>\n

    read more…<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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    Bot Framework is a set of tools provided by Microsoft to help you build full functional interactive bots very easily. The Bot Framework was announce just less than two years ago. But somehow, many developer either don’t know about it, or they don’t know what they can accomplish with it.
    \nTo learn more about Bot Frame work read     Introduction to MS Bot Framework by Kindson The Genius<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    How It Works<\/b>
    \nBot Framework is based on the Bot Builder SDK and Bot Framework Connectors<\/p>\n

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    2. What you need for this Demo<\/b><\/h3>\n
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    You will need the following to complete this demo. Interestingly all you need for this demo is free! You don’t need to spend a dime!.<\/p>\n

    Microsoft Live ID<\/i>
    \nYou can create a Microsoft Account and recieve the ID for free. To create an account if you don’t already have one, please visit this link:     Create Microsoft Account<\/a><\/p>\n

    An Azure Subscription<\/i>
    \nYou can create an free 30 days trial subscription in Azure. You can create a subscription from here:     Create and Azure Subcription<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    3. Step-by-step Procedure<\/b><\/h3>\n
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    This 3-step procedure would take about 7 minutes to complete, depending on your internet\u00a0 connetion speed.<\/p>\n

    Step 1:<\/b> Create an Free MS Azure Subcription
    \nIf you have not already created the subscription, you can create a subscription from here:     Create and Azure Subcription<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Step 2:<\/b> Create a Bot using Bot Service
    \nLog in the Microsoft Azure, by visiting     portal.azure.com<\/a>
    \nIn the Search box Type Bot Service. Bot Service shows up
    \nClick on Bot Service. The windows is show a in Figure 1<\/p>\n

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    Figure 1: Open Bot Services<\/div>\n
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    (A second way to get here is to visit dev.botframework.com and then click on Create Bot, the window is shown as in Figure 2)<\/p>\n

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    Figure 2: dev.botframework.com Window<\/div>\n

    When you click on Bot Service. The next window would open which displays a list of all the bots you have previously created.<\/p>\n

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    Figure 3: Bot Service showing existing bots<\/div>\n

    To Create a new bot, click on Add Service (Close to the + sign under Bot Services). The next window opens<\/p>\n

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    Figure 4:\u00a0 Create a Web App Bot<\/div>\n

    Click on Web App Bot under Bot Services. Then you will see a Create button<\/p>\n

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    Figure 5: Bot Creation Page<\/div>\n
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    Click on the Create button. It would open the Bot creation form so you can fill in the needed information for the new bot.<\/p>\n

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    Figure 6: Bot Creation Form<\/div>\n

    Fill in the data and click Create<\/p>\n