# Step 2: Getting started (console)
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## Console Overview
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The easiest way to learn how to use Amazon Lex V2 is by using the console. Choose the learning path that best matches your role and experience level:

## Choose Your Learning Path
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Choose the learning path that best matches your role and experience level:
+ **No-Code Path (Business Users)** – Perfect for business analysts, product managers, and non-technical users who want to build bots using only the console interface.
  + Start with: [Quick Start: Create a chatbot in 5 minutes](quick-start.md)
  + Then try: [Exercise 1: Create a chatbot from a template](exercise-1.md)
  + Learn: [Best Practices for Getting Started](getting-started-best-practices.md)
+ **Developer Path** – Ideal for software developers who want to integrate Amazon Lex V2 with applications, use APIs, and implement custom business logic.
  + Start with: [Exercise 1: Create a chatbot from a template](exercise-1.md)
  + Advanced: [Exercise 3: Build an advanced customer service chatbot](exercise-3.md)
  + Then explore: [Integrating an AWS Lambda function into your Amazon Lex V2 bot](lambda.md)
  + Review: [Bot examples](examples.md)
  + Advanced: API integration and SDK usage
+ **Enterprise Path** – Designed for architects and engineers planning large-scale deployments with security, compliance, and scalability requirements.
  + Start with: [Exercise 1: Create a chatbot from a template](exercise-1.md)
  + Enterprise example: [Exercise 3: Build an advanced customer service chatbot](exercise-3.md)
  + Review: Security and IAM best practices
  + Explore: [Use Global Resiliency to deploy bots to other Regions](global-resiliency.md)
  + Plan: Monitoring, logging, and cost optimization

## Foundational Exercises
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Regardless of your chosen path, we recommend starting with these foundational exercises:
+ Exercise 1 — Create an Amazon Lex V2 bot using a template, a predefined bot that provides all of the necessary bot configuration. You do only a minimum of work to test the end-to-end setup.
+ Exercise 2 — Review the JSON structures sent between your client application and an Amazon Lex V2 bot.
+ Exercise 3 — Build an advanced customer service chat bot that demonstrates enterprise-level capabilities including order management, intelligent up-selling, lead generation, and AI-powered features for personalized customer experiences.

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