Change payment amount: chatbot template for utilities and municipal services
Description
With this practical template, customers can adjust their budget billing quickly and easily directly in the chat. They simply enter the desired new budget billing amount within the framework you specify - without any detours or additional steps.
Highlights
Highlights
- Quick and easy change of the instalment amount via chat
- Verification via contract account number with comparison in your customer database
- User-friendly customisation process
- Stay flexible and adapt payments to current circumstances
What the template does
The template guides customers through changing their monthly payment amount in chat. Inputs are validated against the customer system (contract account number match), the new value is written directly to the billing system via the API client. The permissible adjustment range is configurable.
In the standard flow the customer enters the contract account number and the new desired amount, the bot confirms the change and sends a summary. Compatible with common utility billing systems via the API client (SAP IS/U, Wilken, Schleupen, Lima, powercloud).
How to start
- Add the template to your workspace.
- Configure the API client connection to your billing system.
- Set the permissible adjustment range and validation rules in the module.
More utilities use cases at /en/industries/utilities/.