Developing Bots with Qna Maker Service: Integration with Azure Bot Service and Microsoft Bot Framework

ISBN-13: 9781484241844 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 178 str.

Kasam Shaikh

Opis

Learn to develop bots with zero coding knowledge using the Azure Cognitive QnA Maker service, a GUI cognitive service from Microsoft. This book shows you how to integrate QnA Maker with the Azure Bot Service and Microsoft Bot Framework, along with how to integrate your bot with social channels such as Web Chat, and Telegram.You will learn what QnA Maker is, why you should use this service in enterprise settings, when you should use this service, and how you should use the service. Developing Bots with QnA Maker Service takes you through the QnA Maker FAQ knowledge base with Azure Bot Service, where you will discover how to get started with a web app bot using Azure Portal. This section culminates in deploying your bot on Azure Web App, making your bot live.Next, you will learn QnA Maker with the .NET Framework and Visual Studio 2017 along with ways to manage QnA Maker service post deployment. Finally, you will learn how to add media content including videos and images to the QnA Maker knowledge base.After reading this book you will be able to develop bots using the latest .NET Framework, Visual Studio 2017, and the Microsoft online code editor. What You Will Learn Customize QnA Maker default components, using Azure portalWork with Microsoft Bot FrameworkDevelop and integrate FAQ bots with Azure Bot ServiceManage FAQ bots using the .NET Framework and Azure Portal Who This Book Is For Developers/architects with an interest in building chatbots.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 – Eagle eye view of Cognitive Services offering.

 

§            Overview of Microsoft Cognitive services

 

§            Short description of Cognitive services, Category specific.

 

§            Getting started with any one service using Azure Portal

 

 

 

•            Chapter 2 -  What, When, Why & How QnA Maker Service.

 

§            What is QnA Maker service all about.

 

§            When to use QnA Maker Service.

 

§            Why to use QnA service Service

 

§            How to create knowledgebase using QnA Maker service.

 

 

 

•            Chapter 3 -  Integration of QnA Maker FAQ knowledgebase with Azure Bot service.

 

§            Overview of Azure Bot Service – WebApp Bot.

 

§            Getting started with WebApp Bot using Azure Portal.

 

§            Integrating QnA Maker knowledgebase with Azure Bot service

 

§            Testing & Customization of Azure Bot using online code editor.

 

 

 

•            Chapter 4 – Integration of FAQ Bot with Social channels

 

§            Channel Setting using Azure Portal

 

§            Integrating FAQ Bot, with Web Chat channel.

 

§            Enabling Continuous Integration to App with web chat using GitHub & Azure portal.

 

§            Deploying Web Chat live on Azure Web App, making Bot live!

 

 

 

•            Chapter 5 – QnA Maker with, NET Framework and Visual Studio 2017

 

§            Setting up dev environment for Bot using .NET

 

§            Development using IDE Visual Studio 2017 v15.4

 

 

 

•            Chapter 6 – Managing QnA Maker service post deployment.

 

§            How to keep knowledgebase update with recent request.

 

§            How to read User request.

 

§            How to update Knowledgebase

 

 

 

•            Chapter 7 – Adding Media content to QnA Maker knowledgebase

 

§            Adding Rich Cards to QnA Maker knowledgebase.

 

§            Adding Image as Bot response.

 

§            Adding Videos as Bot response.

O autorze

Kasam Shaikh is a certified Azure architect, global AI speaker, technical blogger and a C# Corner MVP. He has more than 10 years of experience in the IT industry and is a regular speaker at various events on Azure. He is also a founder of DearAzure.net and Shaikh Academy. He leads the azINDIA online community for learning Microsoft Azure. He has a concrete technical background with good hands-on experience in various Microsoft .NET technologies such as the .NET Framework, ASP.NET, MVC, C#, WCF, Web APIs, and SQL. At DearAzure.net he has been organizing online webinars and live events for learning Microsoft Azure. He also takes sessions and speaks on developing bots with Microsoft Azure cognitive and QnA Maker service at International conference, online communities and local user groups. He owns a YouTube channel and shares his experience over his website https://www.kasamshaikh.com

Blurb

Learn to develop bots with zero coding knowledge using the Azure Cognitive QnA Maker service, a GUI cognitive service from Microsoft. This book shows you how to integrate QnA Maker with the Azure Bot Service and Microsoft Bot Framework, along with how to integrate your bot with social channels such as Web Chat, and Telegram.

 

You will learn what QnA Maker is, why you should use this service in enterprise settings, when you should use this service, and how you should use the service. Developing Bots with QnA Maker Service takes you through the QnA Maker FAQ knowledge base with Azure Bot Service, where you will discover how to get started with a web app bot using Azure Portal. This section culminates in deploying your bot on Azure Web App, making your bot live. 

 

Next, you will learn QnA Maker with the .NET Framework and Visual Studio 2017 along with ways to manage QnA Maker service post deployment. Finally, you will learn how to add media content including videos and images to the QnA Maker knowledge base.

 

After reading this book you will be able to develop bots using the latest .NET Framework, Visual Studio 2017, and the Microsoft online code editor. 

You will:

• Customize QnA Maker default components, using Azure portal
  
• Work with Microsoft Bot Framework
  
• Develop and integrate FAQ bots with Azure Bot Service
  
• Manage FAQ bots using the .NET Framework and Azure Portal