ServiceMax AI Agents Overview
ServiceMax AI uses specialized agents to deliver its core capabilities and perform workflow‑specific tasks across the ServiceMax platform. Each agent focuses on a distinct area of service execution, such as document retrieval, scheduling, transaction execution, or service data analysis.
Administrators enable and configure AI agents in the ServiceMax AI Console. AI actions and AI chat rely on these agents to access data, interpret requests, and produce responses that respect permissions and configuration rules.
ServiceMax AI Agent Coordination
AI agents do not operate in isolation. When a user runs an AI action or submits a request through AI chat, ServiceMax AI selects one or more agents based on the intent of the request. The system coordinates these agents to retrieve information, perform calculations, or execute transactions as needed.
For example, a single AI request can use:
• one agent to retrieve documents,
• another agent to analyze service history,
• and another agent to create or update records.
This coordinated approach allows ServiceMax AI to support complex service workflows without requiring custom code.
ServiceMax AI Agents Summary
The table provides an overview of the ServiceMax AI agents, describing the purpose, key capabilities, and scope of each agent within the ServiceMax platform
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AI Agent
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Purpose
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Key Capabilities
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Scope
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Knowledge Access
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Finds answers from approved documents and knowledge sources
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• Searches uploaded or connected documents
• Retrieves relevant excerpts
• Includes source references in AI responses
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Document access and applicability are controlled by administrators to ensure accurate, context‑aware responses
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Schedule Management
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Supports schedule‑related queries and updates
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• Answers questions about technician availability
• Evaluates schedules
• Makes schedule changes when permitted
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Designed for planning and coordination based on service calendars and scheduling rules
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Service Flow Manager (SFM)
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Executes Service Flow Manager transactions on demand
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• Creates or updates records
• Follows predefined SFM mappings and validations
• Ensures AI‑driven transactions match standard SFM behavior
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Uses existing SFM configurations to maintain consistency and data integrity
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Service Insights
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Retrieves and summarizes service data from ServiceMax Core
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• Analyzes asset service history
• Reviews work orders, locations, and parts information
• Generates context‑aware insights from historical data
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Enables AI‑powered analysis without exposing raw data to end users
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Troubleshooting
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Analyzes historical service data to support troubleshooting
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• Identifies similar assets
• Highlights recurring issues
• Surfaces prior solutions from past work orders
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Provides diagnostic insights based on historical service activity without modifying records
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Zinc Summaries
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Summarizes Zinc hotline request conversations
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• Condenses conversation history
• Highlights key information
• Presents clear summaries for follow‑up or resolution
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Available only when Zinc integration is enabled and configured
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Agent Availability and Access
Each AI agent can be enabled or disabled independently. If a required agent is not enabled or accessible to a user, AI actions that depend on that agent do not execute.
Administrators manage agent availability, user access, and supporting configuration through the AI Console to ensure AI behavior aligns with organizational policies.
ServiceMax AI Agents Configuration
AI actions use specialized agents to access and process data:
• Knowledge Access Agent: Extracts information from technical documents and knowledge articles to support decision-making.
• Schedule Management Agent: Assists with scheduling decisions based on technician availability and job requirements.
• Service Flow Manager (SFM) Agent: Completes transactions such as creating cases or work orders using enabled SFMs.
• Service Insights Agent: Retrieves and summarizes historical service data for installed products.
• Troubleshooting Agent: Analyzes historical work orders and asset data to identify similar assets, recurring problems, and past solutions, helping support diagnostics and issue resolution during service execution.
• Zinc Summaries Agent: Enables AI-powered summaries for hotlines in Zinc, activated by Zinc administrators.
These agents operate within the boundaries of the user’s context and permissions, ensuring that the AI output is relevant and secure.
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• If you do not have access to these agents, AI actions will not be executed. For more information, see AI Actions Overview.
• Activate the AI Chat to ensure that the users can use the ServiceMax AI agents you have assigned. You can activate the AI Chat before or after enabling the ServiceMax AI agents. For more information, see Managing ServiceMax AI Chat.
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