Set up Microsoft Teams as a contact method for an on-call escalation

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  • Updated February 1, 2024
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  • Enable users to receive Microsoft Teams notifications for an on-call escalation.

    Before you begin

    User should have Microsoft 365 user credentials.

    Role required: admin

    Procedure

    1. Ensure that your ServiceNow instance is configured for Conversational Integration with Microsoft Teams and the IT Service Management integration with Microsoft 365 plugin (sn_now_teams_it) is active.

      For information on Virtual Agent permission policies, see Manage Now Virtual Agent permission policies.

    2. Select Microsoft Teams as your preferred notification channel while defining the escalation settings for a user group.
      For information on escalation settings, see Escalation and reminder settings for rosters.
    3. For the required user group, create a trigger rule that uses the On-Call: Assign by Acknowledgement trigger workflow.

      If a user or shift manager sets the preferred contact channel as Microsoft Teams, a notification is sent to the user in Microsoft Teams along with the actions that a user can perform.

      For information on creating a trigger rule, see Create an escalation trigger rule.