# Watson Assistant MAU control

**URL:** <https://community.brightpattern.com/t/watson-assistant-mau-control/893>\
**Category:** Product Q&A\
**Tags:** bot, scenariodesign\
**Created:** [August 27, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.brightpattern.com/t/watson-assistant-mau-control/893 "2024-08-27T14:52:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![crivasm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.brightpattern.com/crivasm/32/69_2.png) [@crivasm](https://community.brightpattern.com/u/crivasm)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.brightpattern.com/t/watson-assistant-mau-control/893/1 "2024-08-27T14:52:03Z")

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Hello, I need some Help with Watson assistant MAU (Monthly Active User) control.

I’m using Watson Actions with native integration.  
I’m defining an in-scenario variable for the user id $(botContext.user\_id) in order to let watson to know it’s the same user interaction.  
also tried to send the user\_id with $(botContext.global.system.user\_id)

When retrieving the raw, i see the user\_id I’m sending its landing in the wrong place.

It is showing in raw.context.skills.main skill.user\_defined.user\_id  
it should go into raw.context.global.system.user\_id  
or raw.user\_id

This causes the MAU control to explode as each query is considered as a new user.

Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![Neil.Austin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Neil.Austin](https://community.brightpattern.com/u/Neil.Austin)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.brightpattern.com/t/watson-assistant-mau-control/893/2 "2024-08-28T17:20:50Z")

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Worth a try setting the user\_id in the Watson Assistand Dialog Editor at the first turn of the dialog using a variable passed from the scenario.

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**Author:** ![crivasm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.brightpattern.com/crivasm/32/69_2.png) [@crivasm](https://community.brightpattern.com/u/crivasm)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.brightpattern.com/t/watson-assistant-mau-control/893/3 "2024-08-28T22:51:34Z")

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> [@crivasm](#):
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> I’m using Watson Actions with native integration.

Thanks, Austin, but I’m not using Dialog, just Watson assistant Actions Skill, the native integration uses Api V2 with BP, i need to pass the user\_id directly from the get suggestions block in order to activate MAU.

All dialogs are controlled from Brightpattern Scenario and watson Actions Skills are used to Get right answers to specific complex questions only.

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**Author:** ![ivan.malyshkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.brightpattern.com/ivan.malyshkin/32/8_2.png) [@ivan.malyshkin](https://community.brightpattern.com/u/ivan.malyshkin)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 5:40am UTC](https://community.brightpattern.com/t/watson-assistant-mau-control/893/4 "2024-09-06T05:40:18Z")

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> [@crivasm](#):
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> Monthly Active User

How Urgent is this for you now ? We can update the system with the next maintenance, it may be around mid Oct.