Date time slots card
This card allows getting date & time as input. It displays the list of date and time slots in the window and allows the visitor to pick one from the given slots.
| Attribute | Mandatory | Description | Values |
| type | Yes | The type of input to be displayed to the visitor | date-timeslots |
| label | Yes | To set customized title text for the slots | Select a Time |
| slots | Yes | Specify the array of dates in dd/mm/yyyy format and time slots in hh:mm (24 hrs) format that you would like to display. The date and time will be sorted in acending order automatically. | { dd/mm/yyyy : [hh:mm, hh:mm] } |
| tz | No | Specify to allow the visitor to choose the timezone in the calendar | true - To allow the visitor to choose the timezone in the calendar. If not specified, then the timezone of the visitor's device will be taken by default. |
| time_zone_id | Yes | time_zone_id from the java.util.TimeZone class is valid | Asia/Calcutta |
Channel compatibility and limitations
Facebook Messenger:
- The card is supported on Facebook.
- When using this card, the user would have to type the date/time manually.
Instagram:
- The card is supported on Instagram.
- When using this card, the user would have to type the date/time manually.
WhatsApp:
- The card is supported on WhatsApp.
- When using this card, the user would have to type the date/time manually.
Telegram:
- The card is supported on Telegram.
- When using this card, the user would have to type the date/time manually.
LINE:
- The card is supported on LINE.
- When using this card, the user would have to type the date/time manually.
Use Case
Copied{
"type": "date-timeslots",
"tz": true,
"label": "Select a time ",
"time_zone_id": "Asia/Calcutta",
"slots": {
"24/08/2018": [
"09:00",
"09:30",
"10:00",
"10:30",
"11:00",
"11:30"
]
}
}Copied//context handler function
result = Map();
response = Map();
response.put("action", "reply");
response.put("replies", [
"Choose your convenient date and time:"
]);
response.put("input", {
"type": "date-timeslots",
"tz": true,
"label": "Select a time ",
"slots": {
"24/08/2018": [
"09:00",
"09:30",
"10:00",
"10:30",
"11:00",
"11:30"
]
}
});
prompt = Map();
prompt.put("param_name", "date-timeslots");
prompt.put("data", response);
result.put("prompt", prompt);
result.put("todo", "prompt");
return result;
//Execution function
result = Map();
response = Map();
response.put("action", "reply");
response.put("replies", {
"Choose your convenient date and time:"
});
response.put("input", {
"type": "date-timeslots",
"tz": true,
"label": "Select a time ",
"slots": {
"24/08/2018": [
"09:00",
"09:30",
"10:00",
"10:30",
"11:00",
"11:30"
]
}
});
result.put("data", response);
return result;Copied{
"type": "date-timeslots",
"tz": true,
"label": "Select a time ",
"time_zone_id": "Asia/Calcutta",
"slots": {
"24/08/2018": [
"09:00",
"09:30",
"10:00",
"10:30",
"11:00",
"11:30"
]
}
}Copied{
"platform": "ZOHOSALESIQ",
"replies": [
"Sure, pick the time slot and I will take care of the rest."
],
"input": {
"type": "date-timeslots",
"tz": true,
"label": "Select a time ",
"time_zone_id": "Asia/Calcutta",
"slots": {
"24/08/2018": [
"09:00",
"09:30",
"10:00",
"10:30",
"11:00",
"11:30"
]
}
}
}Copied"user_defined": {
"zohosalesiq": {
"replies": [
"Sure, pick the time slot and I will take care of the rest."
],
"input": {
"type": "date-timeslots",
"tz": true,
"label": "Select a time",
"slots": {
"24/08/2018": [
"09:00",
"09:30",
"10:00",
"10:30",
"11:00",
"11:30"
]
}
}
}
}Copied"channelData":{
"zohosalesiq": {
"input": {
"type": "date-timeslots",
"tz": true,
"label": "Select a time ",
"time_zone_id": "Asia/Calcutta",
"slots": {
"24/08/2018": [
"09:00",
"09:30",
"10:00",
"10:30",
"11:00",
"11:30"
]
}
},
"replies":["Sure, pick the time slot and I will take care of the rest."]
}
}