Deflection utility

Use the Deflection utility in Virtual Agent to track issues that Virtual Agent helped to resolve or actually resolved for a user.

Deflection utility properties

Specify the flow action properties for the node that you want to create.

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Property

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Description

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Node name

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Name of the Deflection node.

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Input mapping

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Deflection configuration

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Select from a list of pre-defined deflection configurations. For more information, see Create deflection configurations and patterns.

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Deflection pattern

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Select from a list of pre-defined deflection patterns. Ensure that your selection is tied to a pre-defined deflection. See Create deflection configurations and patterns for more.

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Activity table

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Table name where the deflection activity occurs. Add incident or task tables related to the deflection.

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Activity IDs

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List of comma-separated Activity IDs. Add AI Search results or related tasks in the deflection occurrence.

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Advanced

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Hide this node

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Conditionally show this node if

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No-code condition statement or low-code script that specifies a condition for presenting this node in the conversation. The condition must evaluate to true.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Example Deflection utility

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Parent Topic:Assistant Designer utilities