Now Assist for HRSD Virtual Agent topics

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated August 1, 2024
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    Summary of Now Assist for HRSD Virtual Agent topics

    Now Assist Virtual Agent topics in Employee Center enable ServiceNow customers to interact seamlessly with their configured Human Capital Management (HCM) systems. These AI-powered topics allow employees to perform various HR-related tasks through a chat interface by typing simple keywords, streamlining access to personal and work-related information and submitting requests directly from Employee Center.

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    Key Features

    • Get time off balance: View your current leave balance by typing keywords such as "leave balance". The Virtual Agent retrieves data from the HCM system and displays it instantly.
    • Get User Paychecks: Access payslip details including pay periods, gross pay, deductions, and net pay by specifying a date range.
    • Lookup Worker Profile: Retrieve profiles of coworkers by entering their details, helping you quickly find relevant employee information.
    • Request Timeoff: Apply for leave by providing start and end dates, with requests submitted directly to the HCM system.
    • Add Expense: Submit expense reports by specifying expense type, currency, and amount, facilitating easy expense management.
    • Get Holiday Calendar: View your holiday calendar for a specific year through a simple keyword search.
    • Get Total Rewards: Access information about your rewards and benefits from the HCM system.
    • Lookup Feedback: View feedback received from colleagues, enabling ongoing performance awareness.
    • Lookup Benefit Enrolments: Check your enrolled benefit programs such as medical and 401(k) plans.
    • Update Personal Details: Update key personal information including address, blood type, date of birth, email address, and phone number directly through the Virtual Agent.

    Key Outcomes

    By leveraging these Virtual Agent topics, ServiceNow customers can:

    • Improve employee self-service by providing instant access to personal HR information without manual intervention.
    • Streamline the submission of HR requests and updates, reducing administrative overhead and improving data accuracy.
    • Enhance employee engagement through a conversational AI interface that simplifies complex HR processes.
    • Ensure integration with existing HCM systems, maintaining consistency and reliability of HR data.

    Use the Now Assist Virtual Agent topics in Employee Center to place requests to the configured HCM system, for example, view details of your time-off balance.

    Get time off balance

    The Get time off balance Virtual Agent topic enables you to view your leave balance from the configured HCM system in Employee Center.

    From Employee Center, open a chat window and type in key words, for example, leave balance. The Now Assist generative AI retrieves details from the HCM system and displays your time off balance.

    Get User Paychecks

    The Get User Paychecks Virtual Agent topic enables you to view your payslip details in Employee Center.

    From Employee Center, open a chat window and type in key words, for example, get payslips. After you provide the required details such as start date and end date, your payslip summary, in the form of pay period, gross pay, deductions, and net pay are displayed. A detailed breakdown of deductions is also displayed.

    Get your payslip details

    Get your payslip details

    Lookup Worker Profile

    The Lookup Worker Profile Virtual Agent topic enables you to view the profile of a coworker.

    From Employee Center, open a chat window and type in key words, for example, worker profile. After you have specified the details of coworkers, worker profile details of one or more users are displayed.

    Request for your coworker details

    View your coworker details

    Request Timeoff

    The Request Timeoff Virtual Agent topic enables you to apply leave from Employee Center to the configured HCM system.

    From Employee Center, open a chat window and type in key words, for example, request time off. After you have specified required details such as start date and end date, the time off request is sent to the configured HCM system.

    Request time off 1

    Request time off 2

    Add Expense

    The Add Expense Virtual Agent topic enables you to submit an expense report from Employee Center to configured HCM system.

    From Employee Center, open a chat window and type in key words, for example, add expense. After you have specified the required details such as type of expense, expense currency, expense amount, the expense report is submitted to the configured HCM system.

    Submit an expense bill

    Submit an expense bill

    Get Holiday Calendar

    The Get Holiday Calendar Virtual Agent topic enables you to view your holiday calendar from the configured HCM system in Employee Center.

    From Employee Center, open a chat window and type in key words, for example, holiday calendar. After specifying the calendar year, the holiday calendar appears in Employee Center.

    Get your holiday calendar

    View your holiday calendar

    Get Total Rewards

    The Get Total Rewards Virtual Agent topic enables you to view your rewards from the configured HCM system in Employee Center.

    From Employee Center, open a chat window and type in key words, for example, rewards. Your rewards are displayed in Employee Center.

    View your total rewards

    Lookup Feedback

    The Lookup Feedback Virtual Agent topic enables you to view feedback you have received from other employees in Employee Center from the configured HCM system.

    From Employee Center, open a chat window and type in key words, for example, Lookup Feedback. Your feedback, if available, is displayed.

    Lookup feedback

    Lookup Benefit Enrolments

    The Lookup Benefit Enrolments Virtual Agent topic enables you to view your benefit programs such as medical, 401(k) and so on, in Employee Center from the configured HCM system.

    From Employee Center, open a chat window and type in key words, for example, Lookup Benefit Enrolments. Your benefit programs, if available, are displayed.

    Benefits enrolment

    Update personal details

    You can update personal details in Virtual Agent using one of the following topics in Employee Center from the configured HCM system.
    • Update Address
    • Update Blood Type
    • Update Date of Birth
    • Update Email Address
    • Update Phone Number