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# begin()

Starts an assessment session.

```
func begin()
```

## Discussion

After calling the [`begin()`](/documentation/AutomaticAssessmentConfiguration/AEAssessmentSession/begin()) method, wait until the session’s delegate receives the [`assessmentSessionDidBegin(_:)`](/documentation/AutomaticAssessmentConfiguration/AEAssessmentSessionDelegate/assessmentSessionDidBegin(_:)) method before starting an assessment or showing sensitive information. When you’re ready to stop the assessment session, call the [`end()`](/documentation/AutomaticAssessmentConfiguration/AEAssessmentSession/end()) method.

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