**Now Assist for Setup** provides a single, guided experience for installing, configuring, and deploying supported ServiceNow products. It replaces fragmented setup workflows with a structured flow that automates installation, applies best‑practice defaults, tracks progress, and packages changes for production deployment. 

The experience spans Admin Home, Product Hubs, and Configuration Console powered by Now Assist, reducing setup time and operational risk while improving consistency and auditability. 

**What's New: **

**1. Admin Home  **

A centralized starting point for setup and configuration: 

- Surfaces entitled products with clear setup status 
- Provides recommended next actions 
- Launch point for Product Hubs and configuration workflows 
- Tracks setup progress across sessions 

**2. Product Hubs   **            

Product‑specific landing experiences that: 

- Aggregate apps, plugins, and configuration resources 
- Support guided installation  
- Reflect entitlement and setup state 
- Act as the entry point into configuration 

**3. Single Click Install**

Automated installation and baseline configuration: 

- Installs required applications and plugins 
- Applies best practice default configurations 
- Executes in a controlled, sequential flow 
- Captures all changes automatically in update sets 

**4. Configuration Console **
One place to configure, track, and manage product configurations: 

- Single console for all product and platform configurations, replacing fragmented setup. 
- Guided, modular steps with clear progress tracking and execution state. 
- Automated and manual setup supported in one flow. 
- Go‑to place for first‑time setup and ongoing configurations, with configurations tracked end‑to‑end via update sets. 

**5. Configuration with Now Assist **

Optional AI support for configuration tasks: 

- Guides admins through complex configuration with contextual recommendations 
- Automates setup actions to reduce manual effort and errors 
- Works directly within the Configuration Console for a seamless experience 
- Keeps admins in control with review, preview, and approval before changes are applied 

**6. Update Set Management **

Automated change capture and deployment: 

- Creates scoped update sets at key checkpoints 
- Captures installs, defaults, manual changes, and AI actions 
- Cleans and packages changes for promotion 
- Uses standard ServiceNow deployment workflows 
- Maintains a full audit trail 

**7. Granular Admin Roles **

Role-based access control reducing admin privilege requirements: 

- Introduces a new Admin Center–specific admin role that can be assigned independently of full system admin responsibilities
- Maintains compatibility with existing admin role hierarchies
- Ensures access is constrained to Admin Center functionality only

**Supported Products (April Release) **

- AI-Native IT Svc Deck (fka CoreIT)
- Core Business Suite Foundation  
- Enterprise Service Management 
- IT Operations Management  
- Now Assist Admin (For Pro+ customers) 

**Prerequisites **

- AI Native and Pro+ SKUs 

**Business Value and Efficiency Gains: **

- 60-80% reduction in setup time 
- Elimination of manual update set errors 
- Zero manual update set management 
- Consistent best-practice configurations 

**Risk Reduction: **

- Automated scope enforcement 
- Pre-tested default configurations 
- Full audit trail of all changes 
- Human validation for critical decisions