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sourceDocument: Australia Public Sector
sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/government-industry

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ft:publication_title :

    - Australia Public Sector

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# Engagement Messenger

# Configure Engagement Messenger for Playbooks {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Configure certain Engagement Messenger settings to enable public sector end users to create and track requests. With Engagement Messenger, public sector users can access self-service and chat features from third-party web applications outside of the ServiceNow environment.  
* Create an Engagement Messenger module. For more information on implementing Engagement Messenger, see Set up Engagement Messenger.
* Be familiar with customizing the Engagement Messenger module. For details, see Customize the feature configuration of Engagement Messenger.
* Activate the Agent Chat plugin (com.glide.interaction.awa).
* [Activate the Virtual Agent plugin](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=activate-virtual-agent&version=australia&pubname=australia-conversational-interfaces&ft:locale=en-US) (com.glide.cs.chatbot), which requires a subscription.
* Activate the Customer Service Virtual Agent Conversations plugin (com.sn_csm.virtualagent), which requires a subscription.
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## Configure Engagement Messenger for Service Request Administration {#ariaid-title2}

Configure Engagement Messenger settings for creating and tracking non-emergency service requests.

### Before you begin

Role required: sn_csm_ec.ec_admin or admin

### About this task

Public sector end users can create and track service requests in Engagement Messenger. They can choose from a catalog of pre-packaged service requests that are provided with the Service Request Playbook application. If Virtual Agent is implemented, they can use the pre-built Virtual Agent conversation, Create a Service Request, to submit and update non-emergency service requests from Engagement Messenger. You must enable the Government Service Catalog and this pre-built Virtual Agent conversation in Engagement Messenger.

### Procedure

1. In Engagement Messenger, navigate to AllEngagement MessengerModules.
2. Customize the Catalog feature to use the Government Service Catalog, which provides the pre-packaged, non-emergency services that users can select from when creating a service request.
   1. From the Features section, open the Catalog feature.
   2. Select Edit to search for and then add the Government Service Catalog.
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3. Customize the Chat feature by enabling the pre-built Virtual Agent conversation for creating a service request.
   1. From the Features section, open the Chat feature.
   2. Under Reference chat, find and select the Create a Service Request conversation topic.
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4. Select Update.
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