GRC case summarization skill for compliance cases

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    Summary of GRC case summarization skill for compliance cases

    The GRC case summarization skill leverages a large language model (LLM) to create structured AI-generated summaries of compliance case records within ServiceNow. This skill helps case analysts and managers quickly grasp critical case details by consolidating data from multiple fields and related lists into a concise summary. The summary can be generated on demand, reviewed, edited, and saved for future reference, supporting informed decision-making throughout the case lifecycle.

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    User Roles and Activation

    To use the GRC case summarization skill, it must first be activated via the Now Assist Admin console. Specific user roles are required:

    • snnowassistadmin.nsaadmin: Allows administrators to activate or configure the skill.
    • sncompcase.compliancecaseanalyst: Grants access to compliance case records.
    • sngrcsharegenai.grccaseaiuser: Enables users to run the summarization skill; this role is not inherited and must be assigned explicitly.

    LLM Service Providers

    Before use, an administrator must set a default LLM provider. Supported providers include:

    • Azure OpenAI
    • AWS Claude
    • Google Gemini

    This ensures the summarization skill can communicate with the selected AI service to generate summaries.

    Compliance Case Summary Structure

    The AI-generated summary organizes key compliance case information into structured sections, reflecting the case data at the time of generation. It can be regenerated as the case evolves to capture updates. The primary summary components include:

    • Case Overview: Core details like case name, description, start date, priority, and assigned analyst.
    • Events Timeline: Important dates such as occurrence, discovery, investigation, and remediation periods.
    • Scope of Impact: Breakdown of impacted areas (entities, controls, companies, users), related areas (policies, citations, control objectives), and regulations or standards affected.
    • Causes & Consequences: Confirmed and suspected causes along with resulting impacts or penalties.
    • Actions & Outcomes: Summary of investigative and assessment tasks, plus additional actions taken toward resolution.
    • Evidence & Worknotes: Work notes and comments recorded during the investigation.
    • Lessons Learned: AI-driven analysis including velocity metrics (time to detect, investigate, remediate) and investigation effort ranked by complexity and activity.

    Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers

    This skill enables compliance case teams to efficiently digest complex case information, accelerating understanding and decision-making. By providing a dynamic, structured AI-generated summary, analysts can save time, reduce manual documentation effort, and maintain up-to-date insights throughout the case lifecycle.

    The GRC case summarization skill uses a large language model (LLM) to generate a structured AI summary of a compliance case record. The summary is generated on demand from case data and can be saved to the record for future reference.

    Overview of the GRC case summarization skill

    Compliance cases can span multiple action tasks, stakeholders, and regulatory requirements. The GRC case summarization skill generates a concise AI summary of key case details, so case analysts and managers can quickly understand the context and take informed action.

    The skill collects data from predefined fields and related lists across the case record. This data is assembled into a prompt and sent to the configured LLM service provider, which then returns a structured summary.

    To summarize compliance case records, the skill must be activated from the Now Assist Admin console. Once it's activated, case analysts with the appropriate user role can trigger the skill on a compliance case.

    User roles

    The user roles required to activate, configure, and use the GRC case summarization skill are:
    • sn_nowassist_admin.nsa_admin: Grants an admin access to activate or edit a Now Assist skill.
    • sn_comp_case.compliance_case_analyst: Grants access to compliance case records.
    • sn_grc_sharegenai.grc_case_ai_user: Grants users access to use the GRC case summarization skill.
      Note:
      The sn_grc_sharegenai.grc_case_ai_user role must be explicitly assigned and isn’t inherited through the case analyst role.

    LLM service providers

    An administrator must set a default LLM provider before the skill can be used. The following providers are supported:

    • Azure OpenAI
    • AWS Claude
    • Google Gemini

    To set a default provider for the GRC case summarization skill, see Manage model providers.

    Components of a compliance case summary

    The summary reflects case data at the time of generation. As the case progresses, you can regenerate the summary to capture the latest information. Once generated, you can review and edit the summary before saving it to the case record.

    Table 1. Compliance case summary structure
    Section What it captures
    Case Overview Core case details, such as name, description, start date, priority, and assigned analyst, captured from the Details tab.
    Events Timeline Date of occurrence, date of discovery, investigation start and end dates, and remediation start and end dates, captured from the Schedule section on the Details tab.
    Scope of Impact Impact breakdown- Summary of the areas and regulatory frameworks that are impacted by a compliance case, captured from the Impacted Areas, Related Areas, and Regulations tabs.
    • Impacted areas- Number of areas, such as the entities, controls, companies, and users, impacted by the reported compliance case.
    • Related areas- Number of areas, such as policies, citations, control objectives, control, and risk events, related to the compliance case.
    • Regulations/Standards- Number of regulations that are or can be impacted by the reported compliance case.
    Causes & Consequences Causes and consequences of the compliance case, captured from the Causes and Consequences tab.
    • Cause (Confirmed)- Confirmed cause of the incident.
    • Contributing Cause (Suspected)- Suspected cause of the incident.
    • Consequences- Resulting impact or penalties arising from the incident.
    Actions & Outcomes Summary of actions taken during the investigation, captured from the Action Tasks tab.
    • Investigation- Initial investigation tasks to examine the reported incident.
    • Assessment- Impact, loss, breach scope, and breach assessments to evaluate the incident.
    • Additional Actions Taken- Supplementary actions to support a resolution.
    Evidence & Worknotes Work notes and comments recorded during the investigation, captured from the Activity section on the Details tab.
    Lessons Learned AI-powered analysis of the case timeline and overall investigation effort.
    • Velocity analysis- Time to detect, investigate, and remediate.
    • Investigation effort level- Effort assessment ranked as low, medium, or high, based on case complexity, activity log, and timelines.