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Workforce Optimization for ITSM components

The Workforce Optimization for ITSM application has tables to store user and application data or database views and a schedule job to collect data for indicators.

Roles

To transition to the Workforce Optimization for ITSM base system roles, see https://www.servicenow.com/community/workforce-optimization-blog/workforce-optimization-for-itsm-wfo-itsm-transitioning-to-the/ba-p/2995242

Role title \[name\]DescriptionContains roles
Workforce Optimization User \[sn\_wfo.user\]Grants read access to primary group and additional managers.- pa\_analyst - sn\_agent\_forecast.user - approver\_user
Workforce Optimization Admin \[sn\_wfo.admin\]Grants administrative rights to create, read, update, and delete \(CRUD\) additional managers.- sn\_wfo.user - pa\_analyst - sn\_agent\_forecast.admin
Workforce Optimization ITSM Employee \[sn\_wfo\_cfg\_itsm.employee\]Grants read rights for Coaching, Scheduling and Teams applications.- sn\_wfo.user - sn\_shift\_planning.agent - sn\_coaching.trainee - sn\_team\_perf.team\_performance\_user - awa\_agent - canvas\_user - sn\_wfo\_skillreview.user
Workforce Optimization ITSM Manager \[sn\_wfo\_cfg\_itsm.manager\]Grants rights to create, read, or update, Coaching, Scheduling, Teams, or Channel Management applications.
  • sn_wfo_cfg_ws.manager
  • itil
  • sn_walkup.walkup_manager
  • sn_agent_forecast.user
  • sn_shift_planning.admin
  • sn_coaching.coach
  • sn_team_perf.team_performance_manager
  • sn_channel_mgmt.user
  • sn_sre.user
  • pa_target_admin
  • awa_agent
  • skill_manager
  • sn_wfo_skillreview.manager
  • sn_wfo_work_sched.manager
  • sn_cti_core.user_manager

Note: This role is automatically installed if you have integrated Workforce Optimization for ITSM with ServiceNow Voice.

  • sn_process_optimization_analyst
Workforce Optimization ITSM Admin \[sn\_wfo\_cfg\_itsm.admin\]Grants administrative rights to create, read, update, and delete \(CRUD\) Coaching, Scheduling, Teams, or Channel Management applications.- sn\_wfo\_cfg\_itsm.manager - sn\_shift\_planning.admin - sn\_coaching.admin - sn\_team\_perf.team\_performance\_admin - sn\_agent\_forecast.admin - sn\_sre.admin - skill\_admin - sn\_process\_optimization\_analyst - sn\_wfo\_work\_sched.admin
Workforce Optimization for ITSM Manager base system role \[sn\_wfo\_cfg\_itsm.base\_manager\]Grants access to the manager workspace landing page and the list module.- sn\_wfo\_cfg\_itsm.base\_employee - sn\_sre.user - pa\_target\_admin - skill\_manager - awa\_agent - sn\_walkup.walkup\_manager - sn\_wfo\_cfg\_ws.manager - survey\_creator
Workforce Optimization for ITSM Agent base system role \[sn\_wfo\_cfg\_itsm.base\_employee\]Grants access to the Service Operations Workspace landing page.- canvas\_user - sn\_sow.sow\_user - sn\_wfo.user - awa\_agent - itil

Filter Configuration Tables

Module NameModule Tables / Database View
Schedule- User \[sys\_user\] - User Skill \[sys\_user\_has\_skill\] - Agent Schedule \[sys\_shift\_planning\_agent\_schedule\] - Schedule Event \[sn\_shift\_planning\_event\] - Manager Groups database view \[sn\_wfo\_manager\_group\]
Coaching- Skill \[cmn\_skill\] - Skill Category M2M \[cmn\_skill\_m2m\_category\] - Group Member \[sys\_user\_grmember\]
ChannelsManager Groups database view [sn_wfo_manager_groups]Note: The filters for your channels have been custom built so that you can navigate using Advanced Work Assignment channels and queues. Because they were custom built, you can't create or customize filters for channels module.

Scheduled job

NameDescription
WFO data collectionRuns the job on demand and collects data for all Workforce Optimization for ITSM indicators.

Parent Topic:Workforce Optimization for ITSM reference