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Now Assist in Virtual Agent system properties

Use system properties to customize your assistant. Some properties are available on a system properties form, but some lesser-used properties are available only from the System Property [sys_properties] table. Legacy refers to the standard or enhanced chat experience. Premium refers to the premium chat experience.

PropertyDescriptionLegacy or premium
com.glide.cs.doc\_qna.va\_attachment.max\_attachmentsSet the maximum number of attachments that can be attached at one time for the assistant. Default value = 3.Legacy
com.glide.cs.nass.synthesized\_response.disabled\_popover.hideHide the popover for inactive catalog items for Now Assist in Virtual Agent and Now Assist panel's enhanced chat. The default value is `false`.Legacy
com.glide.interactive\_view.enabledOpen an interactive side panel view next to the chat window. The default value is `true` to activate AI Experience on your instance.Legacy
sn\_ai\_websearch.perplexity\_model\_nameSpecify the Perplexity model to use for web search. The default value is `sonar`.Legacy
sn\_ais\_assist.kgnlq\_schema\_nameControl the information available to Now Assist in Virtual Agent through Knowledge Graph. The default value is `sn_kg.now_user_graph_nlq`.Legacy
sn\_nowassist\_va.assistant\_personalization

Show or hide chat personalization when branding an assistant.- Choices: AGENT_PERSONA, TONE_RESPONSE_LEN, TONE_RESPONSE_LEN_PERSONA - Type: Choice list - Value: AGENT_PERSONA (This is the default that keeps personalization hidden.)

To show tone and response length, remove AGENT_PERSONA from the Value field and replace it with TONE_RESPONSE_LEN. To show tone, response length, and persona, remove AGENT_PERSONA from theValue field and replace it with TONE_RESPONSE_LEN_PERSONA.

Legacy and premium
sn\_nowassist\_va.display\_default\_catalog\_image

Show or don't show the default cart image if a catalog item doesn't have an image set in its record. Value = true shows the default cart image. This is the default value. Value = false removes the default cart image.

Note: A catalog item that is associated with an image continues to be displayed irrespective of the system property.

Legacy
sn\_nowassist\_va.enable\_nass\_show\_all\_optionDisplays the Show all options link in enhanced chat and enhanced chat's full-page experience. The default value is false.Legacy and premium
sn\_nowassist\_va.enable\_suggested\_queriesEnable suggested search queries for enhanced chat to appear in the chat window. Any search query performed in the portal's search bar appears as a part of the greeting topic for subsequent new conversations. The default value is `false`.Legacy
sn\_nowassist\_va.enhanced\_chat\_pin\_enabled.<portal-url>Create a system property to enable pinning a chat window on a portal. In the system property, <portal-url> is the URL suffix for the portal application. For example, the system property for enabling a chat window in Employee Center would be sn_nowassist_va.enhanced_chat_pin_enabled.esc. By default, pinning a chat window is enabled for Service Portal. For all other portals, create the system property. For a list of URL suffixes, navigate to All > Service Portal > Portals.Legacy and premium
sn\_nowassist\_va.max\_suggested\_queriesDetermine the maximum number of suggested search queries to display within the greeting topic for enhanced chat window conversations. The default value is `6`.Legacy
sn\_nowassist\_va.show\_view\_more\_for\_synthesized

Show the Need more help button in a standard chat conversation. The Value field is empty by default so the button doesn’t appear. To show the Need more help button, enter regular, clarification, or regular,clarification.

  • regular: The Need more help button appears only for synthesized responses.
  • clarification: The Need more help button appears only for clarification responses. Clarification responses typically occur when an end user's response is too vague and clarification is needed for a more targeted response.
  • regular,clarification: The Need more help button appears for both synthesized responses and clarification responses.
Legacy \(standard chat only\)
sn\_nowassist\_va.synth\_response\_revisit\_positionChange the order of the fallback and revisit options in a conversation. In the Value field, enter BEFORE_FALLBACK or AFTER_FALLBACK, and then select Update.Legacy
sn\_nowassist\_va.synthesized\_autostart\_itemsWhen synthesized response only returns a singular action, configure whether to automatically launch the action. By default, only Virtual Agent topics and agents automatically launch. You can configure this for whenever synthesized response returns a single conversational catalog item, a single Virtual Agent topic along with Knowledge Base information appears, a single conversational catalog item along with Knowledge Base information appears, or an agent response with sourced Knowledge Base information appears. - Type: string - Default value: topic, agent, agent\_with\_sources - Location: System Property \[sys\_properties\] tableLegacy
sn\_nowassist\_va.use\_planner2\_response\_as\_fallbackSet to `false` \(default value\) to use the Virtual Agent fallback message when an answer cannot be found. Set to `true` to use an LLM-generated fallback message that is more specific in response whenever an answer cannot be found.Legacy
sn\_ais\_assist.enable\_pi\_in\_nbaEnable relevant history-based suggestions. `False`: Only LLM-based suggestions appear. This is the default value. `True`: History-based suggested actions can appear and occupy multiple suggested action slot options.Legacy

View the table showing actions executed and corresponding suggested actions in the instance. The table is visible when the system property is set to Log only or True. The table location is: sys_now_assist_va_suggested_actions_result_log.

Executing action nameExecuting action descriptionSA1 nameSA1 descriptionSA1 model typeSA2 nameSA2 descriptionSA2 model type