Azure bot as skill to PVA

Are you having trouble deciding between Azure bot and PVA?

You may be wondering whether to create an Azure Bot or use Power Virtual Agents (PVA). Which one is best for your needs? Which one should you choose? The article below will help you make an informed decision.

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/iis-support-blog/pva-and-azure-bot/ba-p/4208047

Let’s say you decide to use Power Virtual Agents (PVA) instead of Azure Bot. But what if you already have an Azure Bot? Migration? Of course, it will take time.

So can you leverage PVA capabilities while the migration is happening in the background? Absolutely! This article will walk you through how to use PVA with your existing Azure Bot.

Step 1: Identify SDK V4 Bots and Convert them to Skills

Make sure your SDK V4 bot is ready and working as expected.

Here we want to add the same bot we selected as a skill to a newly created PVA bot.

1. Open a bot project:

   • Open the project containing the bot you want to convert to a skill.

2. Export with technology:

   • In Bot Framework Composer, go to: make page.
   • Find and select a bot in the Bot Explorer More options (…) menu.
   • Choose Export with technology From the menu.

     

3. Describe your skills:

   • to Export your skills Provide the required details on the page, such as the technology name, version, publisher name, and description.

4. Selecting Dialog Boxes and Triggers:

   • Select the dialogs that your consumer bot can access.
   • Select a trigger that can start the task. By default, a new skill manifest includes an event activity as the initial activity sent to the skill by the root bot.

5. Create and publish a skill manifest:

   • Composer generates a skill manifest that describes the user’s skills.
   • Publish your bot to Azure along with the skill manifest.

Step 2: Update your bot configuration

1. Add Allowed Callers: Bot Update app settings.json A file containing the ID of the PVA bot. Allowed Callers part time job.

{
  "MicrosoftAppId": "",
  "MicrosoftAppPassword": "",
  "AllowedCallers": [ "" ]
}

Step 3: Create a Skill Manifest

1. Create a manifest: Create a skill manifest file (manifest.json) for your bot. This file describes what your bot can do and how to invoke it.

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{
  "name": "YourSkillName",
  "description": "Description of your skill",
  "msaAppId": "",
  "endpoint": "https:///api/messages",
  "actions": [
    {
      "id": "YourActionId",
      "definition": {
        "triggers": [
          {
            "type": "event",
            "name": "YourEventName"
          }
        ],
        "inputs": [],
        "outputs": []
      }
    }
  ]
}

Step 4: Verify your key in Azure

1. Azure AD registration: Make sure your bot is registered with Azure Intra ID. The bot’s application ID and password must match the user’s ID and password. app settings.json.

Step 5: Create a PVA and add skills to Power Virtual Agents

1. PVA creation
   https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/products/power-virtual-agents
2. Open PVA: Go to the Power Virtual Agents portal.
3. Skill Management: Go to the “Skill Management” section.
4. Add a Skill: Click “Add Skill” and provide the URL of your skill manifest file.
5. Verify and Save: PVA verifies the manifest. If everything is correct, it saves the skill.

Step 6: Integration Testing

1. Invoke the skill: Create a topic in PVA that triggers the skill. Test the integration to ensure the skill is invoked correctly and responds as expected.

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