Creating your first bot

To begin creating our bot, we need to access Lex via the AWS console. In Chapter 5, Base Connect Implementation, we covered that you would need a role with rights to access Lex. You should be using that role at this time. The following steps will walk you through creating the bot:

1. You can access Lex via the AWS console under the Machine Learning heading, as illustrated in the following screenshot:

   Figure 7.1 – AWS console

2. Once you click on Amazon Lex, the next screen you will be presented with will be the get started screen shown in Figure 7.2. If you don't see this screen, don't worry. The change in the screen just means that someone has already set up a Lex bot previously. In this case, you will only be presented with a list of bots. To get started, click the Get Started button, as illustrated here:

   Figure 7.2 – Getting Started

3. The next screen you will be presented with will be a wizard for creating bots that look like...