Important Information
We advise you to always attach a version to an environment.
It is possible to edit a version that is not linked to an environment but you will not have access to all the features and you will not be able to test the version.
You can create a new environment before editing your version and then delete it afterwards without worrying.
# Introduction
We have added this feature at the beginning of 2021, which has been much requested.
It will allow you to manage several versions and several environments of your chatbot.
It materializes on the dashboard with 2 interfaces:
- A topbar that shows you the version and the environment you are currently editing
- the version and environment management interface accessible by clicking on settings of the topbar and here is a visual
With this feature you can:
- Have 2 versions of your chatbot (production and staging for example)
- Change the production version in 1 click without impacting your users.
# Technical details
To simplify the interface as much as possible, we mix elements that are specific to the version and the environment on the same interface.
# Elements related to the chatbot
There are still some elements that are related to the chatbot.
The list of users who can edit, see, the chatbot will be the same on all versions and environments.
# Elements related to the environment
All the statistics (and respondent data) are linked to the environment.
This will allow you, among other things, to put a new version in production without losing the statistics of the previous week.
TIP
The sharing URL is also environment specific. You can share your production URL very quickly and add content little by little without any problem.
# Version related items
We decided to link all content (and NLU) to the release.
The advantage is that you can train a new NLU in staging and when it is satisfactory, you can switch it to production.
DANGER
When you create a new version, the NLU will not be trained. Don't forget to click on train before contacting our support 😈