Review and edit onboarding ramp-up plans using Now Assist

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 3 minutes to read

    • Managers working for organizations using the Generate onboarding ramp-up plan agentic workflow can use Now Assist in Virtual Agent to review and edit personalized onboarding plans generated by a team of AI agents. Once the manager approves a plan that they reviewed, the corresponding plan is added to the new employee's onboarding journey.

    Before you begin

    The Now Assist for HR Service Delivery (HRSD) (sn_hr_gen_ai) plugin must be activated.

    The Generate onboarding ramp-up plan agentic workflow must be activated and implemented into your organization's case or journey creation process.

    The configuration tasks in the following topics must be completed:

    Role required: manager

    About this task

    A manager receives a notification from Now Assist in Virtual Agent after they access the Employee Center. The manager is prompted to review the ramp-up plan for a new employee who is onboarding in five days.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Self-Service > Employee Center.
      A notification from Now Assist in Virtual Agent appears.
    2. Select the Now Assist icon.
      Now Assist in Virtual Agent outputs a message that includes the following information:
      • Name of the new employee
      • Their start date
      • The stages and tasks it generated to help the employee ramp up for their role
      • A link to a draft of the onboarding plan
    3. Select the link provided by Now Assist in Virtual Agent to view the onboarding plan.
      The Journey details page appears with the stages created by the AI agent.
    4. Optional: Converse with Now Assist in Virtual Agent to convey the changes you want made to the ramp-up plan.
      OptionDescription
      Create a stage Tell Now Assist in Virtual Agent to add a stage with a title of your choice. You can also add courses or tasks to the stage you’re creating in a single request.

      For example, type Create a stage named Data Science to create a stage titled, "Data Science."
      Delete a stage Tell Now Assist in Virtual Agent to delete a stage that you want removed from the ramp-up plan. Deleting a stage also deletes the courses or tasks that are nested in that stage.
      Add a course or task Tell Now Assist in Virtual Agent to add a course or task to an existing or new stage.

      For example, type Add a task named "Knowledge transfer from Adam Clark" to the Data Science stage to add a task to the new hire's onboarding journey that appears in the Data Science stage.
      Delete a course or task Tell Now Assist in Virtual Agent to delete a course or task that you want removed from a stage in the ramp-up plan.
      Create a one-on-one meeting Tell Now Assist in Virtual Agent to create a one-on-one meeting for the new hire with the employee you specify.

      For example, type Add 1:1 meeting with Abel Tuter to schedule a one-on-one meeting between the new hire and Abel Tuter as part of the ramp-up plan.
      Delete a one-on-one meeting Tell Now Assist in Virtual Agent to delete a one-on-one meeting that you want removed from the ramp-up plan.

      For example, type Delete 1:1 meeting with Abel Tuter to remove a scheduled one-on-one meeting between the new hire and Abel Tuter from the ramp-up plan.
      Update a field in the Journey Accelerator Plan record Tell Now Assist in Virtual Agent to update a field in the Journey Accelerator Plan record to a value that you specify.
      Create a task Tell Now Assist in Virtual Agent to create a task in the Journey Accelerator Plan record. The tasks types available are:
      • Learning task
      • Catalog item
      • Order guide
      • General To Dos
      • Schedule a meeting
      Now Assist in Virtual Agent provides a link to refresh the ramp-up plan with the changes you conveyed.
    5. Optional: Select the link provided by Now Assist in Virtual Agent to refresh the ramp-up plan with the changes you conveyed.
      The Journey details page is refreshed and reflects the changes you conveyed to the AI agent.
    6. Use Now Assist in Virtual Agent to convey that no further changes are needed after you're satisfied with the ramp-up plan you have reviewed.

    What to do next

    You must publish the stages in the ramp-up plan that were added to the employee's onboarding journey. After you publish the stages that were added, the employee can view and complete the courses and tasks nested in the added stages.