\(Legacy\) Create a new user for an NLU branded bot
The default branding configuration includes the Virtual Agent bot, which has a ServiceNow avatar. To create a new bot with your own branding, create an active user profile for the bot and link it to a Live Profile.
Before you begin
Role required: admin
About this task
If you want to create a new branded bot, create an active user profile for each bot in the User [sys_user] table. Then create a bot profile record by adding this user to the Live Profile [live_profile] table.
Procedure
-
Create a user for the bot.
Include an image (avatar) for your bot when you create the user. Also ensure that the user is active.
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Navigate to All, and then enter
live_profile.listin the filter. -
Select New.
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On the form, fill in the fields.
|
Field |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Name |
Unique name for the bot profile. |
|
Type |
Type of live profile. Select User. |
|
Document |
Table associated with the profile.1. Select the Search icon [Omitted image "icon-search.png"] Alt text:. 2. In the Select the document dialog box, specify the following information: - Table name: Select User [sys_user]. - Document: Select the name of the user you created for the bot. 3. Select OK. |
|
Photo |
Image (avatar) for the bot profile. |
|
Description |
Text that describes the live profile. |
Result
You can associate the bot profile with a new branding configuration. For details, see (Legacy) Set up your Virtual Agent NLU bot's branding.
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title: \(Legacy\) Create a new user for an NLU branded bot
description: The default branding configuration includes the Virtual Agent bot, which has a ServiceNow avatar. To create a new bot with your own branding, create an active user profile for the bot and link it to a Live Profile.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/conversational-interfaces/ci-create-new-branded-bot-nlu.html
release: brazil
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [Virtual Agent, branded, bot, avatar, Live Profile, live\_profile]
breadcrumb: [Branding your NLU chat client, General chat settings, Conversational Interfaces Home for NLU, Configure NLU, \(Legacy\) Virtual Agent for NLU, Conversational Interfaces]
---
# \(Legacy\) Create a new user for an NLU branded bot
The default branding configuration includes the Virtual Agent bot, which has a ServiceNow avatar. To create a new bot with your own branding, create an active user profile for the bot and link it to a Live Profile.
## Before you begin
Role required: admin
## About this task
If you want to create a new branded bot, create an active user profile for each bot in the User \[sys\_user\] table. Then create a bot profile record by adding this user to the Live Profile \[live\_profile\] table.
## Procedure
1. [Create a user](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/t_CreateAUser.md) for the bot.
Include an image \(avatar\) for your bot when you create the user. Also ensure that the user is active.
2. Navigate to **All**, and then enter `live_profile.list` in the filter.
3. Select **New**.
4. On the form, fill in the fields.
<table id="table_mky_2ts_stb"><thead><tr><th>
Field
</th><th>
Description
</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>
Name
</td><td>
Unique name for the bot profile.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Type
</td><td>
Type of live profile. Select **User**.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Document
</td><td>
Table associated with the profile.1. Select the Search icon \[Omitted image "icon-search.png"\] Alt text:.
2. In the Select the document dialog box, specify the following information:
- **Table name**: Select **User \[sys\_user\]**.
- **Document**: Select the name of the user you created for the bot.
3. Select **OK**.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Photo
</td><td>
Image \(avatar\) for the bot profile.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Description
</td><td>
Text that describes the live profile.
</td></tr></tbody>
</table>5. Select **Submit**.
## Result
You can associate the bot profile with a new branding configuration. For details, see [\(Legacy\) Set up your Virtual Agent NLU bot's branding](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/conversational-interfaces/ac-configure-chat-branding-nlu.md).
| title | \(Legacy\) Create a new user for an NLU branded bot |
| description | The default branding configuration includes the Virtual Agent bot, which has a ServiceNow avatar. To create a new bot with your own branding, create an active user profile for the bot and link it to a Live Profile. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/conversational-interfaces/ci-create-new-branded-bot-nlu.html |
| release | brazil |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| keywords | Virtual AgentbrandedbotavatarLive Profilelive\_profile |
| breadcrumb | Branding your NLU chat clientGeneral chat settingsConversational Interfaces Home for NLUConfigure NLU\(Legacy\) Virtual Agent for NLUConversational Interfaces |