Activate the Knowledge Management Service Portal plugin

  • Release version: Washingtondc
  • Updated February 1, 2024
  • 1 minute to read
  • The Knowledge Management - Service Portal plugin (com.snc.knowledge_serviceportal) is active by default for customers on Madrid and later releases. Existing customers on release versions prior to Madrid can activate the plugin, if required.

    Before you begin

    Role required: admin

    About this task

    This plugin requires the following plugins:
    • Knowledge Management V3 (com.snc.knowledge3)
    • Service Portal for Enterprise Service Management (com.glide.service-portal.esm)
    Note:

    Starting with the Washington DC release, the Knowledge Management v3 homepage (com.snc.knowledge3) is being prepared for deprecation in the future Y release. It is replaced by the Knowledge Management Service Portal (com.snc.knowledge_serviceportal), which is active by default for customers on Madrid and later releases. For more information about the new experience, see Knowledge Management Service Portal homepage features.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > System Applications > All Available Applications > All.
    2. Find the plugin using the filter criteria and search bar.

      You can search for the plugin by its name or ID. If you cannot find a plugin, you might have to request it from ServiceNow personnel.

    3. Select Install to start the installation process.
      Note:
      When domain separation and delegated admin are enabled in an instance, the administrative user must be in the global domain. Otherwise, the following error appears: Application installation is unavailable because another operation is running: Plugin Activation for <plugin name>.
      You will see a message after installation is completed. For information about the components installed with a plugin, see Find components installed with an application.