Set up Now Assist search in Browser Extension for Employee Center

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title: Set up Now Assist search in Browser Extension for Employee Center
description: Set up the Now Assist Virtual Agent search profile on the Browser Extension for Employee Center.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/config-now-assist-search-ecbe.html
release: australia
product: Employee Experience Foundation
classification: employee-experience-foundation
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Browser Extension for Employee Center, Setup task management, Configuring Employee Center, Employee Center, EmployeeWorks, Employee Service Management]
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# Set up Now Assist search in Browser Extension for Employee Center

Set up the Now Assist Virtual Agent search profile on the Browser Extension for Employee Center.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_ex\_brw\_ext.ecbe\_admin

Now Assist Virtual Agent plugin \(sn\_nowassist\_va\) version 9.0 must be installed to avail the Now Assist search functionality and the conversational flow in the Browser Extension for Employee Center. For more information, see [Display your assistant on a portal, channel, or mobile app](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/conversational-interfaces/display-assistant-portal-channel.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Conversational Interfaces** > **Assistants**.

2.  In the Assistants page, select **Now Assist in Virtual Agent \(default\)** to open it.

3.  In the Now Assist Virtual Agent \(default\) page, go to **Display experience** to add a portal.

4.  Select the **Employee Center Browser Extension** portal and select the check box for the **Allow the search bar to open into a full-page chat experience**.

    **Note:** The **Allow the search bar to open into a full-page chat experience** check box must be selected to see the Now Assist search bar in the Browser Extension for Employee Center.

    If the check box isn’t selected, you only view the Now Assist genius card in the search results. You don't see the Now Assist search bar and the conversational flow in the extension. It only displays the AI Search bar.


## Result

You have configured the Now Assist search bar in the Browser Extension for Employee Center.