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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Configure navigation actions for NLQ Genius Result answer cards

Configure the navigation actions that trigger when a user selects View full table on an NLQ Genius Result action card. Each navigation action includes a redirection payload and can optionally include filters for a table's name, the NLQ source that returned the table, or the search profile used by the search application.

Before you begin

Role required: ais_admin

About this task

When you select View full table on an NLQ Genius Result answer card, the action performed depends on how the matching table was found. The default actions are as follows.

  • For a table found by an Analytics Overview table query, the table displays in list view.
  • For a table found by a CMDB table query, the CMDB workspace opens.

As a search administrator, you can customize the actions available for NLQ Genius Result answer cards.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the AI Search NLQ Navigation [ais_nlq_navigation] table's list view.

    1. Select All.

    2. In the Filter field, enter ais_nlq_navigation.list.

    3. Press Enter.

  2. Edit an existing navigation record or create a new one by selecting New.

  3. On the AI Search NLQ Navigation form, fill in the fields for your navigation action.

FieldDescription
Source

Optional NLQ source filter for the navigation action. The action only operates for tables that satisfy this source filter. When this field is left empty, the navigation action operates for tables from any NLQ source that isn't specified in another navigation action's Source field.

As an example, suppose you have two navigation actions: one with Source set to CMDB_WS and a second one with no Source field value.

  • When an NLQ Genius Result answer card previews a table returned by the CMDB NLQ source, selecting View full table triggers the first navigation action because the table name satisfies the action's NLQ source filter.
  • When an NLQ Genius Result answer card previews a table from the Analytics Overview NLQ source, selecting View full table instead triggers the second navigation action because the table's NLQ source doesn't satisfy the first action's NLQ source filter.
  • Type: string
  • Default value: none.
  • Supported values:
  • AC: The navigation action only operates for tables returned by the Analytics Overview NLQ source.
  • CMDB_WS: The navigation action only operates for tables returned by the CMDB NLQ source.
Action Payload

JSON payload for the navigation action. This field's value determines where AI Search redirects when you select View full table on an NLQ Genius Result answer card. When submitting the JSON payload for redirection, AI Search replaces the following references with relevant values:

  • ${logID}: Replaced with the NLQ transaction's ID as shown in system logs.
  • ${query}: Replaced with the query filter from the original search query that triggered the NLQ Genius Result.
  • ${table}: Replaced with the name of the table previewed on the NLQ Genius Result answer card.
  • ${utterance}: Replaced with the original search query that triggered the NLQ Genius Result. As an example, the default navigation action that opens a table in the CMDB workspace specifies this action payload that makes use of all four references:
{ "external": { "url": "now/cmdb/home/sub/smart-search-results/${table}/${utterance}/params/encoded-query/${query}/nlq-query-log/${logID}", "target": "_self" } }
  • Type: JSON
  • Default value: none
Profile

Optional reference to a search profile record. The navigation action only operates in search applications that use the referenced search profile. When this field is left empty, the navigation action operates for any search application that doesn't use a search profile referenced in another navigation action's Profile field.

As an example, suppose you have two navigation actions: one with Profile referencing the Service Portal Default Search Profile record and a second one with no Profile reference field value.

  • When you search in an application that uses the Service Portal Default Service Profile, selecting View full table on an NLQ Genius Result answer card triggers the first navigation action because the search profile in use is the one referenced in the action.
  • When you search in any other search application, selecting View full table instead triggers the second navigation action because the search profile in use isn't referenced in the first navigation action.
  • Type: reference
  • Default value: none
ActionName for the navigation action. - Type: string - Default value: none
Table

Optional table filter for the navigation action. The action only operates for the table whose name matches this filter. When this field is left empty, the navigation action operates for any table that doesn't have its name specified in another navigation action's Table field.

As an example, suppose you have two navigation actions: one with Table set to my_custom_table and a second one with no Table field value.

  • When an NLQ Genius Result answer card previews your custom table, selecting View full table triggers the first navigation action because the table name satisfies the action's table filter.
  • When an NLQ Genius Result answer card previews any other table, selecting View full table instead triggers the second navigation action because the table name doesn't satisfy the first action's table filter.
  • Type: table_name
  • Default value: none
  1. Select Update if you're editing an existing navigation action record, or Submit if you're creating a new one.

Parent Topic:NLQ Genius Results