When customer interactions are routed without considering agent skills, the result is mismatched assignments, longer handle times, and frustrated customers. Skill Rule automates the process of evaluating and applying skill-based criteria during work assignment, ensuring every interaction is directed to an agent with the right expertise — without manual intervention.
Built natively on ServiceNow, Skill Rule integrates directly with Advanced Work Assignment to evaluate configurable skill conditions at assignment time. Administrators can define rules that assess agent skill sets and proficiency levels, giving operations teams precise control over how work is matched to agent capabilities.
By removing guesswork from skill matching, organizations reduce reassignments, improve first-contact resolution rates, and ensure consistent service quality across their customer-facing teams.
- Configurable skill rules: Define conditions that evaluate agent skills and proficiency at assignment time.
- AWA-native integration: Works directly within Advanced Work Assignment — no separate configuration needed.
- Reduced reassignments: Ensures work lands with the right agent the first time.
- Admin-controlled: Manage and update skill rules through the Admin Console.
New
- Skill Rule is now available as a standalone store application, migrated from the Skill Determination platform plugin (com.snc.skill_determination). Auto-installs on instances upgraded to the Australia release or later.
Changed
- Delivery model updated from platform plugin to store app for independent versioning and faster updates.
Removed
- Platform plugin (com.snc.skill_determination) is deprecated as of this release and will be removed in the C release.
- Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) — com.glide.awa
- Customer Service Management (CSM) — com.sn_customerservice
- ServiceNow platform: Australia release or later