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TIP - Before the detailed introduction of each step, let's take a look at what is field(variable) in NicoChat. It might take you a moment but this is essential to know more about the system.

 

Field, aka variable, is a container to hold a value.

Classification

Description

system field and custom field

system field is created by the system with pre-defined variable name and type, while custom field is defined by yourself

bot field and user field

bot field is shared in the whole bot, while each user has his/her own set of user fields

text field, number field, boolean field, date field, datetime field and JSON field

see variable type

 

User Field

User field belongs to users. For example, each user has their own name and email address. So "name" and "email" are user fields.

 

Bot Field

Bot field belongs to the bot. For example, a restaurant bot holds an address and contact number of the restaurant. So "restaurant_address" and "restaurant_contact" should be created as bot fields. Because you don't want to manage different addresses or contacts of your restaurant for every user.

 

System Field

System field is created by the system with pre-defined variable name and variable type. There are system bot field and system user field:

Some system fields only exist in the specific channel. Check the table below for how to edit system field:

Field Name

Field
Type

Variable
Type

Description

How to Edit

User Ns

user field

text

user identification in NicoChat

non-editable

User Id*

user field

text

user identification from the channel

non-editable

First Name

user field

text

profile info

in Question Step/Action Step

Last Name

user field

text

profile info

in Question Step/Action Step

User Name

user field

text

profile info

in Action Step

Gender

user field

text

profile info

in Action Step

Email

user field

text

profile info

in Question Step/Action Step

Phone

user field

text

profile info

in Question Step/Action Step

Profile Image

user field

text

profile info

in Question Step

Locale

user field

text

profile info

non-editable

Timezone

user field

text

profile info

non-editable

Language

user field

text

profile info

in Action Step

Subscribed

user field

datetime

subscribed time

non-editable

Last Text Input

user field

text

user's last input

edited by system

Last Interaction

user field

datetime

last action time

edited by system

Last Button Title

user field

text

last button pressed

edited by system

Flow Ns

bot field

text

flow(bot) identification in NicoChat

non-editable

Sub Flow Ns

bot field

text

sub flow identification in NicoChat

non-editable

Page Name

bot field

text

connected Facebook page name

non-editable

Page Id

bot field

text

connected Facebook page id

non-editable

Page User Name

bot field

text

username of the page in Facebook

non-editable

Last FB Comment

user field

text

user's last comment text in the Facebook page

edit by system

Last FB Comment Post Id

user field

text

post id of where user put the last comment

edit by system

Last FB Comment total tagged users

user field

number

tagged users amount in last comment

edit by system

Last FB Comment total new tagged users

user field

number

tagged but haven't subscribed(to bot) users amount

edit by system

Last FB Comment is existing users

user field

number

before this comment, is he/she an existing user? yes=1,no=0

edit by system

Live Chat Url

user field

text

(for agent) visit to talk to user in live chat

edit by system

NOW

user field

datetime

current time in user's timezone*

edited by system

TODAY

user field

date

current date in user's timezone*

edited by system

BOT_CURRENT_TIME

bot field

datetime

current datetime in workspace's timezone

edited by system

ITEM

user field

array (JSON)

each item in a JSON

in "For Each" message

SELECT

user field

array (JSON)

selected item

in "Select" new step

SHOP

bot field

array (JSON)

store information

in Ecommerce Integration

CART

user field

array (JSON)

user shopping cart

in Action Step

ORDER

user field

array (JSON)

user's last order

edited by system

User

user field

array (JSON)

user's profile

edited by system according to other profile values

DialogFlow

user field

array (JSON)

DialogFlow response

edited by DialogFlow agent

 

Note - If the channel doesn't support timezone in user's profile, or, the channel supports but the user don't have a timezone value, workspace timezone will be used instead.

 

User Id in Different Channels:

Channel

Meaning

Example Value

Facebook

Unique Id in your Facebook page

6288386817841812

Instagram

Unique Id in your Instagram bot

6570462892993643

Telegram

Unique Id in your Telegram bot

1173717756

Slack

Unique Id in your Slack workspace

U017MKNENH

WeChat

Unique Id in your WeChat account

oNzS3wpEjnA3tXmOcNxpqtAnBwWg

WhatsApp

User's phone number without +

61412345678

SMS

User's phone number

+61412345678

Voice

User's phone number

+61412345678

Google

Conversation Id from Google

8095938e-90cf-4347-ab94-9224308672b0

Line

Unique Id in your Line bot

Ub02c77c69c59c5be5597d58ce2701ebe

Viber

Unique Id in your Viber bot

mdY9hOWdeQC6J/Sl19Qh8A==

Vk

Unique Id in your Vk bot

705862439

 

Note - The unique id from the channel is only unique in your Facebook page, Telegram bot, Slack workspace or WeChat account, not the unique id in the whole Facebook, Slack, etc.

 

Variable Type

There are 6 types of variable in NicoChat:

Type

Storage

Example

Operations Supported

Text

letters, words, sentences...

Hi, NicoChat.

cutting, change case, encode, decode...

Number

numbers

123.45

+ - x ÷, mod, power, log, root, round...

Boolean

either "1" or "0", for true or false

1

assign

Date

date

2021-03-30

format, add months/weeks/days

DateTime

date and time

2022-01-01T12:00:00+10:00

format, add months/weeks/days/hours/minutes

JSON (array)

a series of variables

{"name":"Jack", "age":"20"}

load, get, update, remove, count, sum, average, sort, shuffle, reverse...

 

Boolean Value

When these values stored in the field, the boolean return false, otherwise it goes true:

  • empty

  • null

  • 'false'

  • false

  • 'no'

  • 0

 

Create Custom Field

Wow, now you are a master 👨‍🎓 of field! Let's try it out! 😎😎

You can create variables in 2 ways:

Place

Type Supported

in Contents section

user field & bot field

anywhere you need to map result to variable, e.g. Question step, Integration, etc

user field only

 

Create Custom Field in Contents Section

 

  1. go "Contents" from the left sidebar

  2. select User Fields or Bot Fields

  3. use folder to organize your fields if needed

 

Click the blue "+ New User/Bot Field" button on the right side to create a field. "Field Name" is a must. You can use any character to separate words like underline or space. We suggest you keep the field name as concise as possible, to avoid any possible display issue.

After that, pick a variable type. Add default value or description if needed. (default value is for bot fields only)

Folders can be used to organize variables. Trust me, you will need it when your flow goes big. 🧐

 

Create Custom Field in Question and Action Step

To create new fields in for example, the question step:

 

Type in a new variable name in the "Enter Field Name" box and click it in the drop-down list. Select correspond variable type and here you go.

 

Another example, create in an integration:

 

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