Dialpad + ServiceNow
    • 09 Jul 2024
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    Article summary

    Never miss an opportunity with Dialpad's native ServiceNow integration.

    Our ServiceNow Integration is designed for your Contact centers and Coaching Teams, allowing them to: 

    • Connect to ServiceNow.

    • Create Records.

    • Create Tickets.

    • Log calls.

    • Log Notes.

    • Log Call Dispositions.

    Let's take a look at how this integration works.

    Who can use this feature

    Dialpad’s ServiceNow integration is currently available to Ai Contact Center and Ai Sales customers, as well as Ai Voice users on a Pro or Enterprise plan. 

    Enable ServiceNow

    To enable the ServiceNow integration, head to your Company Settings from Dialpad.com 

    1. Select Integrations

    2. Navigate to ServiceNow

    3. Select Options

    4. Select Manage Settings

    5. Select Enable this feature

    6. Enter your ServiceNow instance name

    7. Enter your ServiceNow instance ID

    8. Enter your ServiceNow client secret number

    9. Select Save


    To obtain your ServiceNow instance and secret number information, you’ll need to head to your ServiceNow portal. 

    1. Search OAuth

    2. Select System OAuth

    3. Click New

    4. Select Create an OAuth API endpoint for external clients
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    5. Complete the following fields:

    6. Select Submit

    7. Write down your Client ID and Client Secret 

      • Select the lock icon to see the client secret
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    Configure ServiceNow settings

    Once ServiceNow is enabled, it's time to configure your settings.

    ServiceNow settings can be enabled for the entire company, or per office. 

    Configure company settings

    To set company settings, head to your Admin Settings from Dialpad.com

    1. Select My Company

    2. Select Integrations

    3. Navigate to ServiceNow

    4. Select Options

    5. Select Manage Settings

    6. Navigate to Call Logging

    7. Select the desired preferences

    8. Select Save

    Configure office settings

    To set ServiceNow settings specific to an individual office, head to your Admin Settings from Dialpad.com

    1. Select the desired office

    2. Select Integrations

    3. Navigate to ServiceNow

    4. Select Options

    5. Select Manage Settings

    6. Select Customize for this office

    7. Navigate to Call Logging

    8. Select the desired preferences

    9. Select Save

    Manage Exceptions

    Customize access and manage exceptions for the entire Company or across all Offices.

    Tip

    Selecting Active Exception applies the specific settings you made to the chosen target group.

    Selecting Inactive Exception ignores any specific settings you made for the target group and applies the default Company settings.

    Manage Exception - Company

    To add an exception at the Company level, head to your Admin Settings and navigate to My Company

    1. Select Integrations

    2. Navigate to ServiceNow

    3. Select Options

    4. Select Manage Exceptions

    5. Select Add Exception

    6. Navigate to Assign Groups

    7. Select a group from the drop-down

    8. Select a single or multiple target within the group

    9. Select the desired preference

    10. Select Save

    Note

    You can Edit an exception to adjust settings for the target group, or Remove an exception to delete custom settings and revert to default settings from the Company, Office, or Group.

    Manage Exception - Office

    To add an exception at the Office level, head to your Admin Settings from Dialpad.com

    1. Navigate to Office Settings

    2. Select Integrations

    3. Navigate to ServiceNow

    4. Select Options

    5. Select Manage Exceptions

    6. Select Add Exception

    7. Navigate to Assign Groups

    8. Select a group from the drop-down

    9. Select a single or multiple target within the group

    10. Select the desired preference

    11. Select Save

    Note

    You can Edit an exception to adjust settings for the target group as needed, or Remove an exception to delete custom settings for the group and revert to default settings from the Company, Office, or Group.

    Connect to ServiceNow

    Once ServiceNow has been enabled, agents will need to connect to their Dialpad account to ServiceNow.

    1. Navigate to any Contact

    2. Select the Contact profile 

    3. Navigate to ServiceNow

    4. Select Connect to ServiceNow

    5. Follow the two-factor authorization process

    6. Select Allow

    Contact matching

    Match your Dialpad contacts with ServiceNow to easily access the contact’s call history, work notes, and ticket details from within Dialpad. Let’s take a look at a few of common contact-matching scenarios. 

    No match - connect to a record

    When speaking to a client who is not already a ServiceNow contact, you’ll need to create a new record or connect to an existing record. 

    To connect to an existing record:

    1. Select Connect to a record
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    2. Type the contact name in the text field

    3. Select Connect
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    No match - create record

    When speaking to a client who is not already a ServiceNow contact, you’ll need to create a new record or connect to an existing record. 

    To create a new record:

    1. Select Connect to a record
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    2. Select Create New
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    3. Enter the contact information

    4. Select Create

    Confirmed match 

    Once a client record has already been created, you’ll see the confirmed match in the ServiceNow section of the contact’s profile. 

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    Here, you can:

    • View open incidents.

    • View call history .

    • Update incident work notes.

    • Create a ticket .

    • Select the incident to open in ServiceNow.

    Rematch existing match

    People change roles and contacts sometimes need to be rematched. 

    To rematch a contact:

    1. Navigate to the conversation sidebar 

    2. Open ServiceNow

    3. Select the gear icon 

    4. Select the More menu

    5. Select Rematch record


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    6. Enter the contact name in the text field

    7. Select Connect

    Multiple matches

    If there are multiple contact matches, Dialpad will display the variable contacts and ask you to select the correct one. The call will not be logged to any contact until you select the correct contact. 

    1. Select Connect to a record
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    2. Select the correct contact

    3. Select Connect

    Create a ticket

    Create a ServiceNow ticket from within your Dialpad conversation. 

    1. Select Create ticket
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    2. Enter the required details:

      • Impact

      • Visibility

      • Description

      • Assignee (assign to yourself)

    3. Select Create
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    Incident review and update

    Dialpad calls are logged as incidents in ServiceNow — one call represents one logged incident. Agents can add notes to the incidents as the call progresses. Not only that, but agents can also collate the same information with any existing open incident for the contact.

    View and update work notes directly in Dialpad, these will be visible to yourself and your team the next time the contact calls. 

    1. Navigate to the conversation sidebar 

    2. Select ServiceNow

    3. Enter the new work notes 

    4. Select Update to save the details


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    View incident in ServiceNow

    Need to view an incident in ServiceNow? No problem! Move from Dialpad to ServiceNow in just one click! 

    1. Navigate to the conversation sidebar

    2. Select ServiceNow

    3. Select View incident to open the full details in your ServiceNow account
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    You can also access ServiceNow directly from within the More menu. 

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    Frequently asked questions

    Can I connect SMS messages?

    No, not at this time. 

    Can I create a contact or Incident when the call is not active?

    Yes, you can create a contact or an incident when the call is inactive.

    Can I log missed calls as incidents?

    Not currently, but we are working on it. 

    If we have multiple Servicenow contacts, which contact will the call will log to?

    The call will be associated with the ServiceNow contact once the User has mapped the Dialpad contact to a ServiceNow contact. You’ll need to select Connect to a record and manually select the correct contact from the available options.

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    Does this integration cost money?

    Nope! This is a native Dialpad integration, currently available to Ai Contact Center and Ai Sales customers, as well as Ai Voice users on a Pro or Enterprise plan. 

    Are Dialpad call dispositions logged?

    Yes. Call disposition codes entered in Dialpad are synchronized with ServiceNow.

    Disposition codes appear in the "Resolution Notes" section of the activity field.

    Service_Now_disposition.png

    *Your Office or Company Admin must enable Call Dispositions before you will see them appear in Resolution Notes.

    What is ITSM?

    ITSM is an IT Service Management plugin that supports several ServiceNow modules, including incident management.


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