Start a conversation

You can start a message thread with the Impact Experts.

Before you begin

Complete the Guided Setup to see the data from ServiceNow IDI.

Role required: Impact user or Impact executive

About this task

When you need support from the Impact Squad while you're on pages such as Initiatives, Accelerators, Value management, or Platform health on Impact, you can start a conversation.

Procedure

1. Select Conversations or the chat icon in the Impact page.

   Existing conversations appear on the Conversations panel. If there are no prior conversations, a prompt appears to start one.

2. In the New conversation dialog, enter a brief subject in the Subject field.
3. In the Category list, select General, Health, Business Category, Business Outcomes, or Future needs and upgrades depending on the category that best fits your conversation.
   The next field appears in context with the Category you select. For example, if you selected Business objectives as Category, the next field is a list of business objectives applicable for that instance.
4. Search for and select one or more recipients in Send to field.
5. Enter your message in How can we help?
6. Optional: Attach supporting files by dragging them into the upload area or selecting + Add file.
   Note:

   Supported file types are .jpg, .pdf.pdf, .xml.xml, .png , and .docx.
7. Select Start Conversation.
   The conversation is created and appears in the Impact Conversation workspace.
8. Optional: If you want to discard the conversation, select Cancel.

What to do next

For working with the features available in the Conversations workspace, see Working with Conversations.