Training the model for the IVA channel

To enable Pega Intelligent Virtual Assistant (IVA) in your application to react to user requests, teach the system to recognize different types of input in a chat conversation. When you train the text analytics model for the IVA, the system learns from training records, improves the artificial intelligence algorithms, and learns to react in the correct way. For example, after you train the text analytics model for an IVA and a user asks about a car insurance quote in the chatbot, the system detects the correct topic and entities. As a result, the IVA starts a car insurance business case and asks the user several follow-up questions.
Before you begin: Build an IVA by configuring an Alexa, Unified Messaging, or Web Chatbot channel. For more information, see Building a conversational channel.

To ensure that the IVA learns from the training records and detects the correct topics and entities, apply the training changes to the text analytics model for the system. You apply changes to the model after you enable the training data recording, and then create and review the training records.

  1. Enable training of your text analytics model for the IVA.
    For more information, see Enabling training data recording for an IVA.
  2. Improve the IVA model by providing sample training records.
    For more information, see Creating training data manually for an IVA.
  3. Update the training data by ensuring that the IVA detects the correct information by using text analysis.
    For more information, see Correcting training data in an IVA.
  4. Optional: To copy the training data to another IVA, export and import the training records.
    This action makes the IVA easier to maintain and build in production, QA, and development environments. For more information, see Transferring training data to another IVA.
  5. Make the IVA learn from the training data by building a text analytics model.
    This action improves the artificial intelligence of the system. For more information, see Applying changes to a text analytics model for an IVA.