Can I test my message before I send it?
Yes! You can test messages as you draft them or after you’ve finished, including your flows.
Can I test every step in my flow?
You sure can! To test flows use the Test Your Bot feature. If a step in your flow is set to reroute a member to a separate flow, you can test the entire experience from one flow to the next with the Test your Bot feature.
Test your broadcast message
- Click Broadcasts in the left side navigation if you'd like to test a new message. Or click Drafts if you’d like to test a draft broadcast.
- Draft your message. Your message will appear to the right of the compose window in the Speaking with Anonymous window.
Note: The message will not show you a sample of your dynamic fields populated. - Click Review Before Sending.
- Confirm your group/ number of recipients.
- Toggle the Sample the messages you're sending, including dynamic fields button. Here you will see a sample of messages with dynamic fields populated.
Test your flow
- Click Flows in the left side navigation.
- Draft your flow.
- Test your flow in the Test Your Bot window to the right of the compose window. To trigger the flow, use any word.
- If a step in your flow is set to collect a member’s name, Speaking with: Anonymous will update to Speaking with: {{firstName}} below Test your Bot.
- Ensure your flow is collecting the right info. You can see the info your flow is set to collect in the Test Your Bot window below your test response.
- If you are testing a Patch a Call bot action, enter a cell phone number you'd like to test from in the test recipient phone number field, above the test window. This field will only appear if your flow contains a patch a call flow step. When you reach your Patch a Call bot action, Strive will call the test recipient phone number and patch you through to a configured target. Learn how to set up call targets.
- Once you’ve confirmed your flow is accurate, go to Broadcast to schedule or send your flow. Alternatively, you can set a keyword or form to trigger your flow. Learn how to set up automations.
- In the Review Before Sending Broadcast window, Strive will show you a sample of your first message with dynamic fields populated before you send – just like a simple message broadcast.
Test your validation message
- Test your flow in the Test your Bot window.
- When you have reached your Ask a Question bot action with a validation message set, respond with an invalid message.
- Make sure your validation message is working properly before you send or automate your flow.