AI Agent for Software Support Resolution

Software Assistance is a conversational specialized AI agent that helps employees manage software installations, access, and licensing. Use this agent to request software installations and updates, manage license renewals, evaluate new software, and troubleshoot software-related issues. This agent facilitates the complete software lifecycle.

Required Editions

Available in: Lightning Experience

Available in: Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions with Agentforce IT Service.

Service Catalog Items

This specialized agent automatically uses these SCI templates to fulfill your request. You can configure additional service catalog item templates to support similar applications and request types.

Agent Actions

These actions run automatically during your conversation with the specialized agent.

Example

Requesting installation of new development software

Scenario: Developer Amy needs Python and Visual Studio Code installed on her new laptop.

Amy: I need Python 3.11 and Visual Studio Code installed on my new laptop. Can you help with that?
AI Agent: I can arrange those software installations. To confirm before I proceed, is your laptop asset tag LT-6721, and do you need any specific Python packages or VS Code extensions pre-configured?
Amy: Yes, that's my laptop. Please include the Python Data Science packages—NumPy, Pandas, and Matplotlib.
AI Agent: Python 3.11 with NumPy, Pandas, and Matplotlib, along with Visual Studio Code with the Python extension, will be remotely installed on laptop LT-6721. The installation will begin within 30 minutes and take approximately 20 minutes to complete. You'll receive a notification when everything is ready to use.