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# Trigger Smart Assessment flow action

# Trigger Smart Assessment flow action {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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Use the Trigger Smart Assessment flow action in Workflow Studio to generate and assign assessments from a published Smart Assessment Engine template.
The Trigger Smart Assessment flow action is available in Workflow Studio after the Smart Assessment Connected (com.sn_smart_asmt_conn) plugin is activated.
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| Action name | Description |
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| Trigger Smart Assessment | Flow action that generates and assigns assessment instances from a published assessment template. The flow action takes the assessment template, assessors, scope items, and optional settings such as due date, duration, duplicate handling, and assessment group as input and creates one or more assessment instances. Each scope item specifies a table and record that the assessment is applied to. For details on the input fields, see [Trigger Smart Assessment action form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/giYDb4QR08t2Zo4Q66nv1A "Use the Trigger smart assessment action form to add assessment actions to a flow or to obtain a code snippet for a script as part of the process for triggering Smart Assessment Engine assessments."). |
[Table 1. Trigger Smart Assessment flow action]

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**Related topics**   

* [Flow Designer](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=flow-designer&version=australia&pubname=australia-application-development&ft:locale=en-US)
* [Building flows](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=flows&version=australia&pubname=australia-build-workflows&ft:locale=en-US)
* [Create a flow in Workflow Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-flow&version=australia&pubname=australia-build-workflows&ft:locale=en-US)