Configure Engagement Messenger for Playbooks

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated July 31, 2025
  • 1 minute to read
  • 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.

    Configure Engagement Messenger for Service Request Playbook application

    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 All > Engagement Messenger > Modules.
    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.
    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.
    4. Select Update.