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

Activate the OT CMDB Search feature

If you have the admin role, you can configure the Operational Technology (OT) Manager Foundation so that teams can use the OT Configuration Management Database (CMDB) search feature in the Industrial Workspace.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

Use the Now Assist Admin console to configure the OT Manager Foundation. This console contains everything that you must install the plugins and configure the generative AI skills. For additional information, see Overview tab in Now Assist Admin.

The following table lists the features and skills that you can access from the Now Assist Admin console.

OTM featuresSkills
Gen AI skills for OTMAnalytics Query Generator

Procedure

  1. Install the OT Manager Foundation plugin (sn_otm_gen_ai).

  2. Select the Now Assist Skills tab.

  3. In the Platform category, find the Analytics Query Generator skill.

  4. On the Analytics Query Generator tile, select Turn on.

    Important: This generative AI skill is turned on by default. The skill will be automatically available to appropriate role users for the application. For more information, see Now Assist skills, agents, and agentic workflows on by default.

  5. In the Turn on skill confirmation window, select Turn on to activate the skill.

  6. Enable the Search CMDB agentic workflow in the Now Assist panel.

    Important: This agentic workflow is turned on by default. For more information, see Now Assist skills, agents, and agentic workflows on by default.

    1. Navigate to All > AI Agent Studio > Create and manage.

    2. Under the Agentic workflows tab, select the Search CMDB agentic workflow.

    3. In the Select a UI display screen next to the Now Assist panel option, select the Display toggle so that the conversation with the agent is displayed in the Now Assist panel.

  7. To ensure the CMDB search AI agent is active and running, ensure the Status toggle is on.

    1. Navigate to All > AI Agent Studio > Create and manage.

    2. Under the AI agents tab, select the CMDB CI search AI agent.

    3. In the Toggle display screen, select the Status toggle if the toggle isn't already selected.

Parent Topic:Configuring the OT Manager Foundation