Link major incident or problem AI Agent

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This AI agent automatically identifies and links the most relevant major incident or problem with an incident.

Workflow

The agent analyzes short descriptions, verifies contextual relevance, and updates the linkage while clearly presenting all tool responses to the fulfiller.

  1. Use the Get Incident and relevant Problems tool to fetch incident details and relevant problems and major incidents.
  2. Compare incident, problem, and major incident short descriptions to find a highly confident match that is contextually relevant to the incident. If no matches are found, end the workflow.
  3. Link the problem and/or major incident to the incident.
  4. Inform the user.

Field

Description

Allow third party to access this AI agent

When enabled, third-party AI agents can use this agent. This value is off (false) by default. This setting is defined in the AI Agent configs [sn_aia_agent_config] table on the External discoverable field.

Allow AI specialists to access this AI agent

When enabled, AI specialists can use this agent. This value is off (false) by default. When set to true, more configuration options for tools become available so that an AI specialist can map inputs and response templates to tool outputs. This setting is defined in the AI Agent configs [sn_aia_agent_config] table on the Specialist enabled field.

Manage long-term memory

When enabled, all previous user interactions are used as context for the LLM. This value is off (false) by default. This setting is defined by the sn_aia.ltm.enable_long_term_memory system property. For more information, see ServiceNow Otto AI agents reference.

Tools

  • Scripts

Get Incident and relevant major incidents and problems

Set major incident or problem to the incident

Allowed user roles The specific user roles that can access this AI agent.

itil

Data access roles The specific user identity roles that determine which data the AI agent can access and what actions it can take.

itsm.aia.worker

access_analyzer_ai_user, actsub_user, agent_role_config_viewer, agent_workspace_user, app_service_user, canvas_user, certification, cmdb_ms_user, cmdb_query_builder, cmdb_query_builder_read, cmdb_read, contact_user, data_manager_user, dependency_views, email_client_template_read, email_composer, interaction_agent, itil, knowledge, notify_view, now_assist_panel_user, one_extend_viewer, pa_viewer, platform_ml_read, prompt_library_user, role_viewer, service_status_subscriber, service_viewer, snc_internal, snc_platform_rest_api_access, snc_required_script_writer_permission, sn_ace.ace_user, sn_aia.viewer, sn_ai_filter_assist.user, sn_ai_filter_tracker.user, sn_bm_client.benchmark_data_viewer, sn_change_read, sn_change_write, sn_cimaf.sn_cimaf_read, sn_cmdb_user, sn_comm_management.comm_plan_viewer, sn_data_kit.analyst, sn_dex_desktop.notification_template_admin, sn_diagram_builder.db_read, sn_gaf.data_viewer, sn_gaf.data_writer, sn_gd_guidance.guidance_user, sn_incident_read, sn_incident_write, sn_itam_recomm.recommendations_read, sn_itsm_aia.sn_aia_chg_conflict, sn_itsm_aia.sn_aia_chg_quality, sn_itsm_aia.sn_aia_chg_schedule, sn_itsm_contact_query, sn_mcp_client.viewer, sn_nb_action.next_best_action_user, sn_nowassist_admin.user, sn_now_canvas_ai.interactive_view_user, sn_pren.experience_issue_read, sn_problem_read, sn_problem_write, sn_prompt_assist.prompt_developer, sn_publications_recipients_list_user, sn_publications_recipients_user, sn_query_gen.user, sn_reacf.sn_remedial_action_read, sn_request_approver_read, sn_request_read, sn_request_write, sn_skill_builder.viewer, sn_sla_definition_query, sn_sow.it_agent_dashboard_user, sn_sow.sow_home, sn_sow.sow_list, sn_sow.sow_user, sn_sttrm_condition_read, sn_uib_collab.user, sn_uxc_gen_ai.sn_aia_sla_explain, survey_reader, task_editor, template_editor, template_read_global, tracked_file_reader, view_changer, viz_creator, workspace_user

Triggers

Optional. None defined by default. An admin can specify triggers if desired. For more information, see Add a trigger to an AI agent.

Channels

Enable the AI agent for the ServiceNow Otto panel.

Used in agentic workflows

Triage and categorize ITSM incident

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