IT Service Management AI agent collection Wrap-up and resolve incident agentic workflow

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    Summary of IT Service Management AI Agent Collection Wrap-up and Resolve Incident Agentic Workflow

    The Wrap-up and resolve incident agentic workflow in ServiceNow automates the process of generating resolution notes, selecting resolution codes, and resolving incidents efficiently. It supports attaching relevant Knowledge Base (KB) or Known Error (KE) articles to incident records and updating duplicate incident information. This workflow enhances incident resolution by leveraging AI agents to streamline knowledge attachment and resolution documentation.

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    Key Features

    • Resolution Notes Generation: AI generates resolution notes based on work notes and activity stream comments, simplifying incident documentation.
    • Resolution Code Selection: Users select appropriate resolution codes, such as Duplicate or Known Error, which trigger specific automated actions.
    • Duplicate Incident Handling: When the resolution code is Duplicate, duplicate incident information is automatically updated on the incident record.
    • Knowledge Article Attachment: Relevant KB articles are recommended and can be attached to incidents. If no suitable KB articles exist, a draft KB article can be created and linked.
    • Known Error Article Attachment: If the resolution code is Known Error, similar KE articles are recommended and can be attached to the incident.
    • AI Agent Integration: The workflow uses multiple AI agents for specific tasks, including generating resolution details, searching KB articles, and recommending KE articles.
    • Now Assist Panel Integration: The workflow is accessible via the Now Assist panel, allowing agents to interact with AI-generated recommendations directly within incident records.
    • Customizable Workflow: Customers can duplicate and modify the agentic workflow to tailor it to their organizational needs, ensuring instructions and configurations are updated accordingly.

    AI Agents and Their Roles

    • Incident Resolution Details AI Agent: Generates and recommends resolution notes and resolution codes; updates duplicate incident data when applicable.
    • Incident Knowledge Article AI Agent: Searches for and recommends KB articles post-resolution; supports creation of draft KB articles if no relevant articles exist.
    • Incident Known Error Article AI Agent: Searches and recommends KE articles when the resolution code is Known Error; allows manual selection of KE articles as well.

    Setup Requirements

    • Install and configure the Now Assist for IT Service Management plugin (snitsmgenai).
    • Enable the Resolution notes generation and KB generation skills under Now Assist admin > Skills > ITSM.
    • Activate the Now Assist panel for users via the CI Admin console.

    Using the Workflow

    • Access the workflow via All > AI Agent Studio > Create and manage > Wrap up and resolve incident.
    • Review and update workflow definitions and assign roles permitted to use the workflow, such as itil by default.
    • Use the Now Assist panel to query and execute the workflow, which runs the AI agents in sequence or collaboration depending on incident resolution needs.
    • Follow instructions in the workflow’s Define key requirements screen for effective use of the Now Assist panel queries.

    Benefits for ServiceNow Customers

    This workflow empowers IT service agents to expedite incident resolution by automating resolution note creation, ensuring accurate resolution coding, and linking relevant knowledge articles. It improves consistency, reduces manual effort, and enhances knowledge reuse. Customers can tailor the workflow to their environment, ensuring it fits their operational processes and maximizes AI-driven efficiency in incident management.

    Use the Wrap-up and resolve incident agentic workflow to generate resolution notes and select resolution code to resolve an incident. Attach the Knowledge Base (KB) article or create a draft Knowledge article. Attach a Known Error (KE) article to the incident record when the resolution code is selected as Known Error. Update duplicate incident information when the resolution code is Duplicate.

    Wrap-up and resolve incident agentic workflow overview

    Using the Wrap-up and resolve incident agentic workflow:
    1. Generate resolution notes (root cause and resolution steps) based on the work notes and comments in the activity stream of the incident record and select a resolution code.
    2. Update duplicate incident information to the incident record when the resolution code is Duplicate.
    3. Check for relevant available KE articles and attach any of them to the incident record when the resolution code is Known Error.
    4. Check for relevant available KB articles and attach any of them to the incident record.
    5. Create a draft KB and attach it to the incident record if necessary.

    To modify the Wrap-up and resolve incident agentic workflow, duplicate it, and adjust the settings according to your requirements.

    Important:
    When you modify an agentic workflow, AI agent, or a tool, make sure that you update all instructions accordingly.

    Resolve incidents and link a KB or KE article

    When you make a query or a request in the  Now Assist panel,  resolution notes are generated based on the work notes and the comments from the activity stream of the incident record. You can select any resolution code from the available resolution codes. You can update the duplicate incident information to the incident record if the resolution code is selected as Duplicate.

    You can also attach any of the KE articles from the similar KE article recommendations to the incident record if the resolution code is selected as Known Error and then resolve the incident. After the incident is resolved, you can attach any of the KB articles from the similar recommended KB articles to the incident record. You can also select to create a draft KB article.

    To access the agentic workflow:
    1. Navigate to All > AI Agent Studio > Create and manage.
    2. Select Wrap up and resolve incident.

    AI agents used in the Wrap-up and resolve incident agentic workflow

    In the Wrap-up and resolve  incident agentic workflow, specific AI agents are used for each type of resolution to generate the desired recommendations and output.

    Important:
    In the Define availability screen for the AI agent, make sure that the Status field is enabled to activate the AI agent.
    Table 1. AI agents and their roles listed in the order of execution in the Wrap-up and resolve   incident agentic workflow
    AI Agent AI Agent role
    Incident resolution details AI agent
    1. Generates and recommends resolution notes based on the work notes and comments in the activity stream. After you approve, the resolution notes are added to the incident record.
    2. Provides the available resolution codes to select. After selection, the codes are added to the incident record.
    3. Updates duplicate incident information to the incident record if the selected resolution code is Duplicate.
    Incident knowledge article AI agent
    1. Resolves the incident and then searches and recommends similar KB articles. You can select any of the recommended KB articles or enter any KB article irrespective of any similar KB articles found which are then attached to the incident record.
    2. If no similar KB articles are available or you don’t want to select from the available similar KB articles, you can still choose to create a draft KB article anyway. You can provide the input as Draft in the Now Assist panel. In such a case, the AI agent drafts and recommends a KB article that you can link to the incident record.
    Incident known error article AI agent Searches for and recommends similar KE articles if the resolution code is Known Error. You can select any of the recommended KE articles that are then attached to the incident record and the incident is resolved. If no relevant KE articles are available, you can enter any KE article, which is then attached to the incident record.

    Set up the Wrap-up and resolve incident agentic workflow

    To use the Wrap-up and resolve incident agentic workflow, you must confirm or perform the following:
    1. The Now Assist for IT Service Management plugin (sn_itsm_gen_ai) plugin is installed and configured.
    2. Navigate to All > Now Assist admin > Skills and enable the following skills and options:
      1. On the Now Assist skills tab, select ITSM and then activate the Resolution notes generation and KB generation skill. For more information, see Skill inputs and triggers for Now Assist for IT Service Management (ITSM).
      2. On the Now Assist Experience tab, enable the Now Assist panel for users.
      3. Select the CI Admin console link, and then enable the Now Assist panel.
      For more information, see Configure Now Assist for IT Service Management (ITSM).

    Use the Wrap-up and resolve incident agentic workflow

    In the agentic workflow record:
    1. Review the information in the Define key requirements screen (workflow description and list of steps field) and in the Add a preferred trigger screen, make any necessary updates, and then select  Save and Continue.
      Note:
      You can only edit the information in this record in the IT Service Management AI agent collection application scope.
    2. In the Select a UI display screen:
      1. Select Now Assist panel where you want the agentic workflow output to be displayed.
        Note:
        When selected, the Now Assist panel icon can be accessed from the menu bar.
      2. Use the arrow next to it to add roles that can access the agentic workflow.
        Note:
        The itil role is added by default. Any role that you add in this field can use the Wrap-up and resolve incident agentic workflow. For example, from the Now Assist panel.
      3. Select  Save and test.
      The agent executes the request for the agentic workflow.

      Example of the Wrap-up and resolve incident agentic workflow output in the ServiceNow AI Agent StudioWrap-up and resolve incident agentic workflow output in AI Agent Studio.

    3. Access and use the Wrap-up and resolve incident agentic workflow from the Now Assist panel.

      You can query in the Now Assist panel to use the agentic workflow. For the query instruction, follow the steps specified in the List of steps field of the Define key requirements screen in the agentic workflow record.

      Example of the Wrap-up and resolve incident output in the Now Assist Panel

      Wrap-up and resolve incident agentic workflow resolution notes generation output in the Now Assist panel.Wrap-up and resolve incident agentic workflow resolution code selection output in Now Assist panel.

    Based on the query, the different AI agents work on the incident record. Depending on the various workflow stages and the resolution codes selected for an incident, the AI agents can either operate individually in sequence or collaborate simultaneously to deliver the desired outcome.

    For example, when generating resolution notes, adding resolution notes and codes or updating duplicate incident information to the incident record, the Incident resolution details AI agent is used. For more information on how to query using the Now Assist panel, see Request the generative AI capabilities in ITSM by using the Now Assist panel.