The Recording Step

Continue to build the broadcast.aef script by dragging a Recording step from the Media palette to the Design pane.

Then configure the Recording step to attempt to record the message the caller wants to broadcast.

Note

For another example of configuration of the Recording step, see “The Recording Step” section.

Configure the Recording step as follows:

  • General tab

    • Contact—Triggering Contact

      This step operates on the contact that triggered the script.

    • Interruptible—No

      External events cannot interrupt the execution of this step.

    • Result Document—recording

      The recording variable stores the audio document recorded by this caller.

  • Prompt tab

    • Prompt—Customized prompt

      The step uses a customized prompt.

      The text box under the Prompt text box indicates that the prompt is the customized prompt P[pleaseRecord.wav], which asks the caller to please record a message.

    • Start Tone—Default Prompt

      A system prompt providing a default start tone plays back to alert the caller that the recording is about to begin.

    • Barge In—Yes

      The caller can respond without first having to listen to the playback of the entire prompt.

    • Continue on Prompt Errors—Yes

      The step continues with the next prompt in the list if an error occurs in a prompt, or if this prompt was the last in the list, awaits caller input.

  • Input tab

    • Maximum Retries—3

      The script makes 3 retries to receive valid input before executing the Unsuccessful output branch.

    • Flush Input Buffer—Yes

      The system erases previously entered input before capturing new user input.

  • Filter tab

    • Duration—10

      The caller can record a message of up to 10 seconds.

    • Terminating Digit—#

      The caller can use the “#” key to indicate completion of input.

    • Cancel Digit—*

      The caller can use the “*” key to start over.

      (The cancel key works only until the script reaches the maximum number of retries.)

Note

For another example of the use of the Recording step, see The Recording Step, of Chapter 7, Designing a Basic Script.

The Recording step has two output branches, Successful and Unsuccessful. (SeeThe Recording Step of Chapter 7, Designing a Basic Script.)

Recording Step Output Branches