WHAT & WHY

What is intent?
Within a chatbot, intent refers to the goal the customer has in mind when typing in a question or comment. While entity refers to the modifier the customer uses to describe their issue, intent is what they really mean.
Can I order pizza
I want to order a pizza

What is slot ?
A slot is an information that Amazon lex needs to fulfill an intent. Each slot has a slot types. You can create your custom slot types or use built in slot types
For example, the orderpizza intent requires slots such as pizza size and pizza type.

What is slotType?
Each Slot has a type. You can create your slot type or use buit-in slot types.
For example you might creates and use the following slot types for the order pizza intent.
Size small, medium and large
Crust  thick or thin

----------------------Hotel Booking Chatbot--------------------------------

Intent:
Book a hotel
I want to make a hotel reservation
Book 3 night stay In Mumbai
Book A {night} stay in {location}

Slots:
Location:
Prompts : Which city you are going to stay?
 
Checkin date:
Prompts:
What day do you want to check in?
 
Nights:
Prompts:
How many nights will you be staying?
 
Roomtype:
Prompts:
What type of room would you like to book, Queen,King, Deluxe and Super Deluxe?
 
Confirmation Prompt:
Okay,Okay, I’m Booking for a {Nights} night stay in{Location} starting {CheckInDate}.Shall I book the reservation?