---
alias: user-guide-automation-business-scenarios-building-user-interface
description: "The user interface facilitates scenario execution through interaction and configuration settings"
---

# User Interface

The **Automation Business Scenario** uses [[user-guide-cortex]] to guide you through a business workflow. Access Cortex through the **Automation** main menu or an **Automation Business Scenario**. Alternatively, use the `Alt + O + X` shortcut from any page to open Cortex and select a scenario.

![Screenshot showing a welcome screen for the Cortex user interface, displaying a prompt to enter input.](../images/businessscenario_ui.png)

Select a scenario from the dropdown, then select the arrow icon to start it.

![Screenshot showing a dropdown menu with scenario options and an arrow icon, used to initiate a new scenario in Cortex.](../images/businessscenario_ui_start.png)

To continue, select from the options displayed at each step or provide the specific response requested, such as a name. The scenario configuration defines the available options and response types.

![Screenshot showing selectable response options for a business scenario.](../images/businessscenario_ui_response_enum.png)

## No Scenarios

If no scenarios are available for the current scope, Cortex displays a message and a link to create scenarios.

## Header Buttons

To start again, select one of the following controls:

* **Restart** - returns to scenario selection and keeps the conversation history.
* **Clean** - returns to scenario selection and clears the conversation history.

## Start and End Behavior

The welcome and end message are controlled by configuration entries.

### Welcome

The welcome message is configured in the configuration entry `/Cmf/System/Configuration/ConnectIoT/BusinessScenarioStartBehavior/`. It configures the message to show if there are available business scenarios in `messages`. It also allows to configure a behavior for when there aren't scenarios.

Default message:

```json
{
    "messages":[],
    "noBusinessScenario":[
        {
            "type":12,
            "text":"No available Business Scenario for this Scope. To add new scenarios go to:",
            "urls":[
                {
                    "name":"AutomationBusinessScenario",
                    "url":"/Automation/AutomationBusinessScenario"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
```

### End

The end message is configured in the configuration entry `/Cmf/System/Configuration/ConnectIoT/BusinessScenarioEndBehavior/`.

Default message:

```json
{
    "messages":["You reached the end of the selected automation business scenario."]
}
```