Simulated

Overview

This section will go through how to simulate User and Access Management for an Assistant. The steps consist of:

1. Create a variable assigned to an expression of a dictionary within the assistant platfrom and include the necessary users and their appropriate metadata within the dictionary.
2. Modify the "Greet Customer" action within the assistant

Variable Creation

1. Within the "Actions" section of the Assistant navigate to the "Created by you" variables and select "New Variable+"
2. Create a variable name and set variable type to "Any"
3. Update the "initial value":

   • Toggle the "Use Expression" to on

   • Create dictionary value:

     ex)

     [
         {
             "name":"martha",
             "password":"MARTHA",
             "access":"Admin",
             "role":"Manager"
         },
         {
             "name":"robert",
             "password":"ROBERT",
             "access":"Employee",
             "role":"Employee"
         }
     ]
4. Click "Save"

Modify "Greet Customer" action

• Within the "Actions" section of the Assistant, navigate to the "Greet Customer" action

Authenticate User

1. Check valid user by setting a new boolean variable to an expression value of:

   !(( [users variable from "Variable Creation" step above]).filter("user", "user.name == [current_user value]")).isEmpty())

   Example)

   

2. Ensure valid password by creating conditional statement with expression value of :

   [current_password value] == (users.filter("user", "user.name == [current_user value]"))[0].password

   Example)

   

Change User's Password

1. Set a new password for the current user with an expression like: ((( ${users}.filter(\"user\", \"user.name == ${current_user} \"))[0]).password) = ${new_pass}
2. Validate changed password with: ((( ${users}.filter(\"user\", \"user.name == ${current_user} \"))[0]).password)