--- sourceDocument: Australia IT Service Management sourceDocumentLink: https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/r/it-service-management Release : - australia ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Australia IT Service Management ft:clusterId : - itsm bundleId : - itsm workflow : - Technology --- # Work on an incident record in Service Operations Workspace # Work on an incident record in Service Operations Workspace {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Australia Updated March 12, 2026 ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 5 minutes to read If resolving the incident involves creating a problem, change, service request, and so on, you can create them directly from the incident record. ## Before you begin Role required: itil, sn_service_desk_agent ## Procedure 1. Open an incident. For information about creating an incident in Service Operations Workspace, see [Create an incident in Service Operations Workspace](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/DX7Hz9WAFvHCv6apiiNpGg "Track the investigation, possible solutions, and resolution of a problem for a customer."). 2. Perform any of the following actions on the incident record page. | Option | Description | | Create a change request | Select Create change request. See [Create a change request in Service Operations Workspace](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/GzFC9QFFC4Mf7lR2iJAZXw "Track modifications to a supported configuration item (CI) by using a change request. You can record information such as the reason for the change, and the change type, priority, and risk."). | | Create an incident task | From the drop-down next to Create incident task, select Create incident task. | | Create an outage | From the drop-down next to Create outage, select Create outage. | | Create a problem | From the drop-down next to Create problem, select Create problem. See [Create a problem in Service Operations Workspace](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Se0BWzeC~HgXObZkG8O_Ug "Investigate the root cause of recurring incidents or a major incident. Provide a permanent fix to help prevent them from happening again."). | | Create a request | From the drop-down next to Create request, select Create request. See [Create a catalog request in Service Operations Workspace](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/h6YJedhLzcxlDb_GWNAfGg "Create a catalog request in Service Operations Workspace to initiate a catalog request flow from a different IT Service Management flow. For example, from an incident flow, you can create a request and associate the request with the incident to help track requests associated with an incident and vice versa."). | | Resolve the incident | Select Resolve and provide the resolution code and notes. | | Assign the incident to you | Select Assign to me. | | Book a walk-up appointment | Select the More actions icon (![more actions icon]()) and then select Book Walk-up Appointment. | | Compose an email | Select the More actions icon (![more actions icon]()) and then select Compose Email. | | Copy the record page URL to easily access the record | Select the More actions icon (![more actions icon]()) and then select Copy URL. You can then share the URL with other agents. | | Copy the incident | Select the More actions icon (![more actions icon]()) and then select Copy Incident. | | Promote the incident to major incident | Select the More actions icon (![more actions icon]()) and then select Promote to Major Incident. | | Propose the incident as major incident | Select the More actions icon (![more actions icon]()) and then select Propose Major Incident. | | Report knowledge gap | Select the More actions icon (![more actions icon]()) and then select Report Knowledge Gap to create a Knowledge Feedback Task (KFT) record. When the record is created, the success message containing the link to the KFT record, is displayed. You can select the link to open the KFT record on a separate tab within the incident view. You can also view the KFT record from the Knowledge Gaps related list on the Related records tab. You can use the KFT record to create a knowledge article. | | Delete the incident | Select the More actions icon (![more actions icon]()) and then select Delete. | | View recommendations for the incident | From the contextual side panel, select the Recommendations icon (![recommendations icon]()). See [Recommendation Framework in Service Operations Workspace](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/9w4yBpL3jfpYS7dkcZnoWw "An agent can view dynamic and contextual recommendations and perform a relevant action."). | | View record information and perform relevant actions | From the contextual side panel, select the Record Information icon (![record Information icon]()). Select the Contact option to view the caller information such as name, location (address), email id and so on. The following options are available based on the Assignment group and Assigned to fields of the incident. * Assign to me: When the Assignment group field is empty and the logged-in user is a member of the current assignment group. If the logged-in user is a member of multiple assignment groups, select the required assignment group while assigning the incident. * Assign: When the logged-in user is not a member of the current assignment group. * Reassign * When only the Assigned to field is populated with the logged-in user. * When both Assignment group and Assigned to (as logged-in user) fields are populated. {#work-on-incident-sow__ul_tp5_v53_ptb} If the logged-in user is a member of multiple assignment groups, the following scenarios are possible when changing the assignment group. * If the user is a member of that assignment group, the Assigned to field retains the logged-in user. * If the user is not a member of that assignment group, the Assigned to field becomes empty. {#work-on-incident-sow__ul_u1q_x53_ptb} {#work-on-incident-sow__ul_zwv_r53_ptb}For more information, see [Viewing incident record information using the Contextual side panel](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Is~pVulzhychaejFJSbfIg "View the incident record information, such as caller details and assets, from the Contextual side panel. Use this information to help manage an incident more efficiently."). | | Attach a record that helps in quick resolution of the change | 1. From the contextual side panel, select the Agent assist icon (![agent assist icon]()). 2. Search for a resource and perform the required action, for example, link the change to an incident. {#work-on-incident-sow__ol_t1v_2dn_vsb} | | Reach out to experts on-call | From the contextual side panel, select the Experts on-call icon (![experts on-call icon]()). See [On-call support for an incident in Service Operations Workspace](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/V9q~0p1iqMI02FdjY4lRog#on-call-sow "You can identify available on-call members of a support group and contact them to resolve an issue."). | | View dynamic tracking of an on-call escalation | From the contextual side panel, select the On-call escalations icon ![on-call escalations icon]()). See [On-call support for an incident in Service Operations Workspace](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/V9q~0p1iqMI02FdjY4lRog#on-call-sow "You can identify available on-call members of a support group and contact them to resolve an issue."). | | Collaborate using Microsoft Teams | From the contextual side panel, select the Collaborate icon (![collaborate icon]()). See [ServiceNow integrations with Microsoft Teams in Service Operations Workspace](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/puUY2qNsBN2fbUcJ_X7Umg "You can create a connected experience for users in Service Operations Workspace through ServiceNow integrations with Microsoft Teams."). | | Add attachments | From the contextual side panel, select the Attachments icon (![attachments icon]()). Note: The added attachments are displayed in the activity stream in the Compose section. | | Action library | From the contextual side panel, select the Action library (![]()) icon to open a sidepanel that contains all the DEX actions that you can perform on the CIs such as clearing the cache. Note: You can perform DEX actions on the affected CIs or caller CIs that are associated with the incident record. The caller CIs are the CIs that are assigned to the caller. | | Create templates for reuse | From the contextual side panel, select the Templates icon (![templates icon]()) and create a template or reuse an existing one. | | Playbook | From the contextual side panel, select the Playbook icon (![Playbook icon]()) to open the playbook and execute the remedial actions on a separate panel. For more information, see [Remedial actions using Playbook](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/xJ66u1YJJn1tqsmwiBx5tQ "Resolve the CI-related issues using the remedial actions using Playbook in the Investigate tab."). | | Response templates | From the contextual side panel, select the Response template icon () to open and use available the response message templates as reusable messages that you can copy and paste in the required areas such as email or chat for a quick response. To use the response template feature, the users must have the sn_templated_snip.template_snippet_reader role. Some of the response templates available in the base system include Need more information and Schedule meeting response templates. The response templates can be used with communication channels such as form channel, SMS and email. For more information on defining and configuring the response templates for incident tables in Service Operations Workspace, see [Response templates](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=response-templates-templated-snippets&version=australia&pubname=australia-servicenow-platform&ft:locale=en-US). | |-|-| {#work-on-incident-sow__choicetable_hvj_ccg_vsb} {#work-on-incident-sow__steps_bdp_yyt_sbc} **Related concepts** * [Viewing incident record information using the Contextual side panel](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Is~pVulzhychaejFJSbfIg "View the incident record information, such as caller details and assets, from the Contextual side panel. Use this information to help manage an incident more efficiently.") * [Remedial actions using Playbook](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/xJ66u1YJJn1tqsmwiBx5tQ "Resolve the CI-related issues using the remedial actions using Playbook in the Investigate tab.") * [Incident Management in Service Operations Workspace reference](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/EEy54zsTSXlJtO7t~l_vVg "Reference topics provide additional information about Incident Management in Service Operations Workspace.") **Related tasks** * [Create an incident in Service Operations Workspace](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/DX7Hz9WAFvHCv6apiiNpGg "Track the investigation, possible solutions, and resolution of a problem for a customer.") * [View and update incident information on the Overview tab](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/6ZJ5lZc63TAqEOfGcrEQHg "View and update the incident information, such as summary, impact, cause, and resolution, from the Overview tab. This incident information helps you analyze the issue and resolve the incident quickly.") * [Work on an incident list page in Service Operations Workspace](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/JEehtYaqJl5l8F9K1_u6YQ "Perform various actions on an incident from the incident list page in Service Operations Workspace (SOW).") * [Close resolved incident](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/73gjz_3ufF~D~TSgW5EVIg "Close a resolved incident when the user is satisfied with the provided resolution.") * [Reopen an incident in Service Operations Workspace](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/M~2KqqtKwJdbd~nJBMOiNw "Reopen a resolved incident from the incident record in Service Operations Workspace (SOW).")