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Create an incident from an alert with Now Assist in Express List

Create an incident with a human-readable, AI-generated description from the Express List pane by using Now Assist.

Before you begin

Note: Currently, Now Assist for ITOM only supports tag-based, CMDB, Log Analytics, Mixed, Automated, and Network Traffic-based alert groups. For all other alert group types, it only analyzes the parent alert.

Role required: evt_mgmt_operator, evt_mgmt_admin

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Workspaces > Service Operations Workspace.

  2. From the navigation bar, select the Express list icon

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  1. Create an incident from a selected alert.

    1. In the Express List pane, select the alert.

      Note: To display the individual alerts inside a group, select the chevron icon (

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2.  Select the **Alert actions** drop-down list.
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Alert actions drop down arrow
3.  Under **Response actions**, select **Create Incident with Now Assist**.

An incident with a human-readable, AI-generated description is created from the selected alert and a confirmation message is displayed.

Parent Topic:Use generative AI in Now Assist for ITOM