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# Enable Natural Language Understanding model for Universal Request topic

# Enable Natural Language Understanding model for Universal Request topic {#ariaid-title1}

* Versão de lançamento: Australia
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* Atualizado 12 de mar. de 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 min. de leitura

Apply the Natural Language Understanding vocabulary in the Universal Request application to help the system to understand human-expressed language.

## Antes de Iniciar

Role required: admin

To use the Universal Request topic for your chatbot conversations, select and enable the Natural Language Understanding (NLU) model. For more information, see [Configure Natural Language Understanding in Virtual Agent](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-nlu-settings&version=australia&pubname=australia-conversational-interfaces&ft:locale=en-US).

## Procedimento

1. Navigate to AllCollaborationVirtual AgentGeneral Settings.
2. On the NLU Settings tab, select Enable NLU in Virtual Agent to make it active.
3. Select <kbd class="ph userinput">ServiceNow NLU</kbd> in the NLU service provider drop-down list.
4. Select Save.