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# ITSM NLU Model for Virtual Agent Conversations release notes

# ITSM NLU Model for Virtual Agent Conversations release notes {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Store  
Updated May 1, 2025  
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## Summary of ITSM NLU Model for Virtual Agent Conversations Release Notes

The ITSM NLU Model for Virtual Agent Conversations, updated on May 1, 2025, provides enhancements and fixes for ServiceNow users.
This model improves the Virtual Agent's ability to understand and respond to user intents effectively.
Users should review system requirements and compatibility on the ServiceNow Store for optimal performance.
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## Key Features

* **Version 8.2.0:** Removed dependency on ServiceNow Studio (Legacy).
* **Version 8.1.0:** Introduced ITSM Issue Auto Resolution model for better intent tuning.
* **Multi-language Support:** Enhanced support for multiple languages, including French Canadian and Dutch.
* **Intent Updates:** Various intents have been added, modified, or deprecated to streamline user interactions, such as management of walk-up visits and ticket submission processes.
* **Entity Recognition Enhancements:** Improved recognition for user requests across multiple intents.

## Key Outcomes

With these updates, ServiceNow customers can expect:

* Improved accuracy in understanding user requests, leading to better user experiences.
* More efficient management of IT issues through advanced NLU capabilities.
* Reduced complexity in interactions with the Virtual Agent, allowing users to resolve issues more quickly.  
Version history for the ServiceNow® ITSM NLU Model for Virtual
Agent Conversations application on the ServiceNow Store.
Important:  
For details on system requirements and family compatibility, view the application listing on the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) website.

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Version 8.2.0 - May 2025
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Version 8.1.1 - August 2024
:   Minor bug fixes.

Version 8.1.0 - August 2023
:   New: Added ITSM Issue Auto Resolution model to allow tuning intents.

Version 8.0.1 - May 2023
:   Changed: Updated Japanese NLU model to improve accuracy.

Version 7.1.1 - February 2023
:
    * Fixed:
      * English ITSM NLU model should be activated and published out-of-the-box
      * Minor fixes

Version 7.1.0 - November 2022
:
    * Changed:
      * English NLU model tune-up
      * Deprecated Disabled ManageO365, GetPasswordResetLink, HardwareIssue, ReportITIssues and IntelligentOpenITTicket Intents

Version 7.0.0 - August 2022
:
    * New: Updated capability with introduction of #ManageWalkup NLU intent to help user manage their walk-up visits.
    * Changed:
      * #SubmitARequest intent has been deprecated and has been disabled. Going forward Virtual Agent will leverage AI Search to surface the catalog items for users to request them from Virtual Agent itself
      * #WalkupCheckin intent has been deprecated and has been disabled. #ManageWalkupwould help the user in managing their walk-up visits

Version 6.1.0 - May 2022 (San Diego)
:
    * New: Multi-language support: ITSM NLU model added to support French Canadian and Dutch
    * Changed:
      * Entity recognition (NLU model updates): Added additional entities to below intents to improve user request recongnition and understanding
        * Walk-up Check-in
        * Set OOO reply Exchange Online (Template)
        * Set OOO reply Exchange Server (Template)

Version 5.5.1 - May 2022 (Rome)
:
    * New: Added NLU support for French Canadian and Dutch languages.
    * Changed: Updated the #submitARequest intent for NLU Model for German, French, Spanish, Japanese.

Version 5.4.1 - February 2022
:
    * New:
      * ITSM NLU Models supporting
        * Spanish
        * Japanese
        * Italian
        * Chinese (Simplified)
        * Brazilian Portuguese
        * Korean
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    * Changed
      * Updated SubmitARequest intent
        * New Vocabulary Source added on Catalog Item (source)
        * Vocabulary source leverages 'name' and 'meta' column in SC_CAT_ITEM
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      * New intents and entities added to ITSM NLU Model for French(FR) \& German(DE)
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Version 5.3.1 - December 2021
:
    * New: NLU intent ProvisionCitrixSesssions added to support Citrix Desktop or Application provisioning
    * Changed: NLU intent ResetCitrixSessions has been updated to minimize ambiguity and improve performance
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Version 5.2.1 - November 2021
:
    * Fixed:
      * Updated RSA Token to have device entity related utterances
      * Updated 'ticketnumber' entity to identify the task and task-number accurately
      * Updated VirtualDesktopProvision intent
      * Removed the older/unused model artifact files and ml solution records
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Version 5.2.0 - October 2021
:
    * Changed:
      * Updates to the following ITSM intents:
        * CheckITTicketStatus
        * EmailSetup
        * SubmitARequest
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Version 5.1.2 - September 2021
:   New: NLU utterance and intent (VirtualDesktopProvision) to help users provision a Windows 365 cloud PC from virtual agent conversation

Version 4.6.1 - August 2021
:
    * Changed:
      * NLU intents 'IntelligentOpenITTicket' and 'ReportITIssue' have been deprecated.
      * 'OpenITTicket' intent updated with new utterances. To help in creating an IT incident, it is recommended to use OpenITTicket intent.
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Version 4.3.1 - May 2021
:
    * New:
      * NLU Model to manage meetings
      * NLU Model support for French (FR) and German (DE)
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Version 4.2.1 - April 2021
:   New: Added new intent to support Hardware Issues topic.

Version 4.1.1 - March 2021
:   Changed: Minor optimizations to existing intents.

Version 4.0.1 - February 2021
:
    * New: Added new intent to support Get Zoom Recording topic
    * Changed: Updated model confidence threshold for Quebec NLU changes
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Version 3.2.0 - January 2021
:
    * New: New intent added to support Book Conference Room topic.
    * Changed:
      * Below intents tuned to improve performance.
        * IntelligentOpenITTicket
        * PrinterIssues
        * RemoveUserFromGroupDistributionList
        * WalkupCheckIn
        * AddUserToGroupDistributionList
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Version 3.1.1 - December 2020
:
    * New:
      * Intents added to support Exchange Online and Server topics
      * Intent for Collaboration Software Issues topic
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Version 3.0.1 - November 2020
:   Fixed: Minor fixes to support compatibility for NLU platform changes

Version 3.0.0 - October 2020
:   New: NLU intents to support new Office 365 group topics

Version 2.0.3 - July 2020
:
    * New
      * Additional utterances added for greater precision for the following topic conversations:
        * Escalate IT Ticket
        * Service Disruptions
        * Email Setup
        * VPN Connectivity
        * Guest WiFi Access
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