Contract Optimization Opportunity Finder agent

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This Sourcing and Procurement Operations agent analyzes supplier contracts to identify and create savings opportunities by analyzing price escalations, renewal caps, and payment terms. It can also answer follow-up questions about spend data, contracts, savings opportunities, pipeline projects, and savings calculations.

Workflow

  1. When run as a scheduled job, use the ContractSpendAnalyzer tool to scan supplier contracts and create savings opportunities based on price escalations, renewal caps, and payment terms.
  2. When a user creates a pipeline project from a savings opportunity, show pre-filled details, collect changes and priority, then run the Create Pipeline Project tool after confirmation.
  3. Offer to generate a chat summary of the session and, if the user agrees, post it to the pipeline project's work notes.
  4. For any other question about spend data, contracts, savings opportunities, pipeline projects, or savings calculations, run the SpendIntelligenceTool to answer.

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

  • Script

ContractSpendAnalyzer

Create Pipeline Project

SpendIntelligenceTool

Allowed user roles Specific user roles that can access this AI agent.

sn_spend_gen_ai.now_assist_fulfiller, sn_shop.procurement_specialist, sn_spend_mgmt.category_manager_admin

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

sn_spend_gen_ai.now_assist_fulfiller, sn_shop.procurement_specialist, sn_spend_mgmt.category_manager_admin

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

Configure an assistant for Virtual Agent or ServiceNow Otto panel using Assistant Designer.

Used in agentic workflows

Savings Opportunity Discovery

Learn more about Sourcing and Procurement Operations at [Sourcing and Procurement Operations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/source-to-pay-operations/psm-overview.md).

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