Configuring the Recommended Actions application with Automation Center

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title: Configuring the Recommended Actions application with Automation Center
description: Configuring the Recommended Actions application to work with Automation Center enables you to reuse an existing request or plan your automation request based on an existing request.
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release: australia
product: Automation Center
classification: automation-center
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Configuring the Recommended Actions application with Automation Center

Configuring the Recommended Actions application to work with Automation Center enables you to reuse an existing request or plan your automation request based on an existing request.

Configuring the Recommended Actions application with Automation Center involves the following tasks:

-   **[Install Recommended Actions application](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/automation-center/install-ra.md)**  
Install the Recommended Actions application to use its capabilities.
-   **[Set the Recommended Actions application system properties](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/automation-center/set-sys-prop.md)**  
Set the system properties for the Recommended Actions application to view the recommendations in the contextual panel of the Automation Center Workspace.
-   **[Select option for Recommended Actions application](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/automation-center/select-option.md)**  
There are two options for the Recommended Actions application: String-based and ML-based. These options decide the kind of data that you get for your search. It displays data about automations in all states except the **Published** state.

**Parent Topic:**[Configuring Automation Center](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/automation-center/automation-center-setup.md)