--- sourceDocument: Xanadu ServiceNow AI Platform Administration sourceDocumentLink: https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/r/xanadu/platform-administration Release : - xanadu ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Xanadu ServiceNow AI Platform Administration ft:clusterId : - platadm bundleId : - platadm workflow : - Platform --- # Install the Now Actions messaging app # Install the Now Actions messaging app {#ariaid-title1} * Release version: Xanadu * * Updated August 1, 2024 * * ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 2 minutes to read As an administrator for both ServiceNow and the third-party application, find and install the Now Actions app. Install the application in ServiceNow to associate the app with your instance. ## Before you begin To activate this feature, request the Messaging Notification plugin (com.glide.notification.messaging) through the HI Customer Service system. This plugin activates related plugins if they are not already active. For more information, see [Request the Messaging Notification plugin](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/3I~UI0VO3M0N489ENK9_8g "To activate this feature, request the Messaging Notification plugin (com.glide.notification.messaging) through the HI Customer Service system. This plugin activates related plugins if they are not already active."). Roles required: * Admin or messaging_admin in ServiceNow * Administrator for Slack or Teams {#install-now-actions__ul_amd_lvs_rdb} ## Install the Now Actions messaging app for Slack {#ariaid-title2} Install the Now Actions messaging app from the Slack App Directory and associate the app with your instance. ### Before you begin Role required: admin. ### Procedure 1. Install the Now Actions app from the Slack App Directory. 1. Find and install the Now Actions app in the Slack App Directory. 2. Click Authorize when prompted. 3. **Optional:** Enter a customized name, app description, and icon. 4. Configure your Now Actions web address. This is the base URL for your instance. For example, `https://.service-now.com/`. 5. Copy the JSON configuration found in the Add your Slack credentials to your app section for use in later steps. {#enable-messaging-notifications__substeps_azv_myl_pdb} 2. Associate your Slack app with your instance. 1. Navigate to System Notification → Messaging Integration Configuration. 2. Click the Install button next to Slack. 3. In the JSON Configuration pop-up, paste in the JSON configuration you copied in earlier steps. {#enable-messaging-notifications__substeps_nqd_nbm_pdb} 3. Check for installation verification. The Slack workspace should appear below the Slack heading on the Notification Integration page. During installation, the instance synchronizes with all public Slack channels in the workspace. New public channels added after installation will automatically synchronize with the instance. You can browse to System NotificationMessaging Channels on your instance to verify that the new channel appears on the instance. ### What to do next To update the app after installation, use the Configure JSON Payload and Settings on Slack icons on the Notification Integration page. You can view the JSON payload, view app credentials, change app appearance, or delete the app. ## Install the Now Actions messaging app for Microsoft Teams {#ariaid-title3} Associate the Now Actions messaging app with your instance. ### Before you begin Role required: admin. ### Procedure 1. Associate your Microsoft Teams app with your instance. 1. Navigate to System Notification → Messaging Integration Configuration. 2. Click the Install button next to Microsoft Teams. 3. When a pop-up message appears to confirm redirection to Microsoft Teams to verify your identity, click OK. 4. When prompted, log in to Microsoft Teams with your Teams admin account. 5. Click Accept to accept the permissions for the app. 6. If the selected workspace has already been assigned, either click Override to change the workspace, or click Cancel to leave the current assignment in place. After authentication, installation will start in the background. Once installation completes, a message appears confirming the installation. 7. Click the app package link to access a knowledge base article [KB0690098](https://support.servicenow.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0690098), which contains the application package for Microsoft Teams. 8. Follow the steps in the article to make this package available for your Microsoft Teams users. {#enable-messaging-teams__substeps_nqd_nbm_pdb} 2. Check for installation verification. During installation, the instance synchronizes with all public Teams channels. To add channels created after the install, open Microsoft Teams and @mention the app from the new channel. You can browse to System NotificationMessaging Channels on your instance to verify that the new channel appears on the instance. The new team should appear below the Teams heading on the Notification Integration page. {#enable-messaging-teams__steps_x3j_vxl_rdb} ### What to do next To receive a ServiceNow notification in Microsoft Teams, create a message and a notification. See [Configure message content](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/vHSWI~1GY8GmFZ2WXiWVWw "Create a message in the Message Contents [messaging_content] table that you can use in multiple notifications. Messages can be informative, or they can request action from an individual Slack or Teams user. For example, the Approval Request message includes Approve and Reject buttons to take the associated action in ServiceNow.") and [Create a messaging notification](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/8ZlWdjCSGeZHH0awBl~EjA "Notifications define when a message is sent, who it is sent to, and what it contains. To send a notification to Slack or Teams, add a messaging content record to the notification and configure the notification messaging channel. Notifications that require action must be sent to individual users instead of groups."). *[\>]: and then