Silent Deployment

Silent Deployment Specifics

• No user interface
• Runs as a JSON web service
• Inputs and outputs easily defined
• This deployment can be utilised in one of two ways:
  • Use Viabl Platform Silent Engine API as a REST Web Service
  • Embed as a library in another Node.js application. This option is mainly used when deployed to specific targets such as small IoT Edge devices.

Silent Knowledge-base Settings

Knowledge-Base Inputs & Outputs

Use the Knowledge-Base Menu's Inputs & Outputs option to specify the inputs and outputs for your application...

Select knowledge base questions for supply and/or return in the API...

Additional knowledge base settings

• Optionally, under Custom JavaScript (Advanced) click Create to add your own (global) Server-side JS code

The Silent Server Management Portal

The Server Management Portal is where previously deployed applications can be managed.

Select the "Silent & Chat Portal" from the burger menu in the Home Screen:

Silent Server Functionality

The portal provides the following functionality:

• Show only your KB's by moving the slider
• Show App ID's by moving the slider
• Search by Application Name using search box
• Upload Kb Files directly
• Run the KB by pushing green play button

Knowledge Base Information

By clicking on a deployed knowledge-base application, the following information is shown:

• App ID - unique Application ID
• Name - Name of Application
• Description - Optional description of Application
• Deployed Version - Automatically incremented when latest version deployed
• API Endpoint - URL to use the the Silent Engine
• Resource Base URL - Base URL for accessing content included in the knowledge base's resources, or written using xpertrule.writeFile()
• API Key - The application can run anonymously or an API Key can be generated which will need to be passed when calling the application.
• Deployed By - User that deployed the application
• Deployed Time - Time of last deployment
• Last Executed - When the application was last run
• Log File - Log file written to by optional debugging code in the application
• Last Input Messages - The last recorded session
• Recorded Sessions - Recorded Session Data for each execution of the application
• Auto-Run - Settings that allow the application to be run at a set interval with JSON being passed in each time
• Suspended Sessions - Number of suspended sessions waiting for Asynchronous return from an API call
• Delete Knowledge Base - Removes Knowledge base from deployment server