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Agent Assist opens KB article as form layout instead of KB view in Workspace

devk739
Tera Contributor

Hello Everyone,

I am currently working on a custom Configurable Workspace and am encountering a layout routing issue when agents open Knowledge Articles via Agent Assist. I would appreciate any guidance on how to fix this behavior.

The Issue:

  • In one of our Workspace, everything works perfectly. When an agent clicks a knowledge article in Agent Assist, it opens in a new workspace sub-tab using the clean, native Knowledge Article Layout (KB View).

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  • In another Workspace, clicking the knowledge article also opens it inside a new workspace sub-tab. However, instead of loading the native KB layout, it renders as a standard table record form layout (showing standard form fields like Number, State, Text, etc.).

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What this tells us:
The routing to a workspace tab is functioning correctly. However, the workspace is loading the standard record page variant instead of intercepting the record and loading it into the dedicated kb_view / kb_article page variant.


Where I need assistance:
I am trying to find exactly where this layout mapping configuration lives for a custom workspace container.

  • Is there a specific UX Page Route Map, Component Action Route Map, or Screen Configuration required to force kb_knowledge records to render in the native KB layout rather than a standard form layout? And could you please guide me on the configuration.
  • Alternatively, is this handled by specific component attributes or properties inside UI Builder on the Agent Assist panel itself?
1 REPLY 1

sachinvic
Giga Guru

@devk739 

 

Hi,

 

Since the article is already opening in a new workspace tab, I would focus on the kb_knowledge page/variant resolution, rather than the Agent Assist panel itself.

 

First compare the working and non-working workspaces in UI Builder >> Pages and variants and check which record page/variant is being resolved for kb_knowledge. ServiceNow uses workspace record pages to determine how records are rendered.

FYR: Add a record page for a workspace in Workspace Builder

 

Also compare the Agent Assist SNC configuration only to confirm that the kb_knowledge table configuration is the same. ServiceNow documents the Agent Assist SNC screen and its table configuration mapping here.

FYR: Configure the Agent Assist tab in Service Operations Workspace using the Standard Record Page

 

I would not create a UX Page Route Map or Component Action Route Map first unless the working workspace shows that it is using one. The best approach is to compare the working workspace's kb_knowledge page/variant and routing configuration with the custom workspace, then identify what is missing.

 

ServiceNow's OOTB Knowledge experience in Workspace supports opening the article in the workspace and provides a dedicated View Article experience.

https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-service-management/service-operations-workspace/work-knowledge-...

 

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Regards,
Sachinvic
✨ ArchX Certified | ✨ 16x ServiceNow AI MVP