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title: Roles in Service Operations Workspace for ITSM
description: You can configure the user access for Service Operations Workspace \(SOW\) pages using various roles.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-service-management/service-operations-workspace/roles-in-sow.html
release: australia
product: Service Operations Workspace
classification: service-operations-workspace
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-09-21"
reading_time_minutes: 3
breadcrumb: [Getting started with Service Operations Workspace for ITSM, Configuring Service Operations Workspace for ITSM, Service Operations Workspace for ITSM, IT Service Management]
---

# Roles in Service Operations Workspace for ITSM

You can configure the user access for Service Operations Workspace \(SOW\) pages using various roles.

**Important:** Install and activate the ITSM Roles plugin `(com.snc.itsm.roles)` before assigning the SOW user roles. Without this plugin, role inheritance chains such as \(`sn_incident_read` inheriting `sn_sow.sow_home` and `sn_sow.sow_list`\) may not function correctly and users may not be able to access the SOW workspace even with the expected roles assigned.

The following table lists the roles available in Service Operations Workspace for ITSM. Rows with a shaded sub-heading indicate role categories.

<table id="table_qkn_j4g_1cc"><thead><tr><th>

Role

</th><th>

Description

</th><th>

Inherited roles

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

itil

</td><td>

Provides access to all SOW pages.

</td><td>

sn\_sow.sow\_user

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_sow.sow\_user

</td><td>

Provides access to SOW. By default, the itil role contains the sn\_sow.sow\_user. In case a user has roles other than itil, ensure that sn\_sow.sow\_user role is assigned to the user to access SOW.

</td><td>

None

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_sow.sow\_home

</td><td>

Provides access to SOW home \(landing\) page.

</td><td>

sn\_sow.sow\_user

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_sow.sow\_list

</td><td>

Provides access to SOW list pages.

</td><td>

sn\_sow.sow\_user

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="3">

SOW Admin Center

</td></tr><tr><td>

admin

</td><td>

Provides access to all the pages in SOW including SOW Admin Center.A user with this role can perform configurations for all modules in SOW Admin Center.

</td><td>

None

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_sow\_itsm\_admin.sow\_admin\_user

</td><td>

Provides access to SOW Admin Center pages for SOW configuration. A user with this role can perform configurations related to Incident Management only.

</td><td>

None

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_sow\_admin.sow\_admin\_center\_user

</td><td>

Enables change managers to access the SOW Admin Center page. Change managers can use configurations for change features like modern change adoption, change models, DevOps change automation, and so on.

</td><td>

sn\_ace.ace\_user

</td></tr><tr><td>

awa\_agent

</td><td>

Provides access to inbox in SOW.

</td><td>

None

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_sow.it\_agent\_dashboard\_user

</td><td>

Provides access to IT Agent Dashboard.

</td><td>

None

</td></tr><tr><td>

Service desk agent\[sn\_service\_desk\_agent\]

</td><td>

Enables gathering, and verifying information, as well as delivering quick resolutions for tier 1 service desk agents. This user role is available when the ITSM Roles plugin \(com.snc.itsm.roles\) is installed.

</td><td>

-   sn\_incident\_write
-   sn\_problem\_write
-   sn\_change\_write
-   sn\_request\_write
-   tracked\_file\_reader

 With the installation of the ITSM Gen AI \(com.sn.itsm.gen.ai\) plugin, the following roles are also assigned:

-   knowledge\_user
-   now\_assist\_panel\_user

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="3">

Incident Management

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_incident\_read

</td><td>

Provides the read access to incident record pages.

</td><td>

sn\_sow.sow\_home and sn\_sow.sow\_listSo, users with the sn\_incident\_read role can access the SOW home \(landing\) and list pages.

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_incident\_write

</td><td>

Provides the write access to incident record pages.

</td><td>

sn\_sow.sow\_home and sn\_sow.sow\_listSo, users with the sn\_incident\_write role can access the SOW home \(landing\) and list pages.

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="3">

Problem Management

</td></tr><tr><td>

problem\_task\_analyst

</td><td>

Works on a problem task and manages it through its life cycle.

</td><td>

None

</td></tr><tr><td>

problem\_coordinator

</td><td>

Works on a problem or problem task and manages it through its life cycle.

</td><td>

itil and problem\_task\_analyst

</td></tr><tr><td>

problem\_manager

</td><td>

Responsible for the overall Problem Management process and can configure Problem Management settings, as well as act as a problem coordinator.

</td><td>

problem\_coordinator

</td></tr><tr><td>

problem\_admin

</td><td>

A problem manager who can also delete problems and problem tasks.

</td><td>

problem\_manager

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_problem\_read

</td><td>

Provides the read access to problem record pages.

</td><td>

sn\_sow.sow\_home and sn\_sow.sow\_list allow users with the sn\_problem\_read role to access the SOW home \(landing\) and list pages.

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_problem\_write

</td><td>

Provides the write access to problem record pages.

</td><td>

sn\_sow.sow\_home and sn\_sow.sow\_list enable users with the sn\_problem\_write role to access the SOW home \(landing\) and list pages.

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="3">

Change Management

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_change\_read

</td><td>

Provides the read access to change record pages.

</td><td>

sn\_sow.sow\_home and sn\_sow.sow\_listSo, users with the sn\_change\_read role can access the SOW home \(landing\) and list pages.

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_change\_write

</td><td>

Provides the write access to change record pages.

</td><td>

sn\_sow.sow\_home and sn\_sow.sow\_listSo, users with the sn\_change\_write role can access the SOW home \(landing\) and list pages.

</td></tr><tr><td>

change\_manager

</td><td>

Provides access to configurations related to Change Management in SOW Admin Center.

</td><td>

-   sn\_sttrm\_attribute\_read
-   sn\_sttrm\_condition\_read
-   sn\_chg\_soc.change\_soc\_admin
-   personalize\_decision\_table\_input
-   sn\_sow\_admin.sow\_admin\_center\_user
-   itil

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_devops.viewer

</td><td>

Provides access to view or add DevOps data to a change request.

</td><td>

None

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="3">

Request Management

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_request\_read

</td><td>

Provides the read access to request record pages.

</td><td>

sn\_sow.sow\_home and sn\_sow.sow\_listSo, users with the sn\_request\_read role can access the SOW home \(landing\) and list pages.

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_request\_write

</td><td>

Provides the write access to request record pages.

</td><td>

sn\_sow.sow\_home and sn\_sow.sow\_listSo, users with the sn\_request\_read role can access the SOW home \(landing\) and list pages.

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="3">

On-call Scheduling

</td></tr><tr><td>

oc\_read

</td><td>

Provides the read access to Schedules page.

</td><td>

Users with the oc\_read role can access the On-call Schedules, Experts On-call, Escalation Tracking, and other On-call features in Service Operations Workspace.

</td></tr><tr><td>

rota\_admin

</td><td>

Provides full access to manage on-call shifts, rosters, and schedules. Controls access to the on-call onboarding wizard.

</td><td>

-   sn\_sow.sow\_home
-   sn\_sow.sow\_list
-   sn\_sd.success\_dashboard\_details\_read

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Tip:** If the user has a role that inherits SOW access \(such as `sn_incident_read`\) but cannot access the workspace, verify that:

-   id="ul\_access\_troubleshoot"
-   The ITSM Role plugin `com.snc.itsm.roles` is installed and active.
-   The user was assigned the role directly or via group membership.
-   No custom ACL is overriding the default role-based access for SOW pages.
-   For ACL-level issues, contact [ServiceNow Support](https://support.servicenow.com/now?draw=case).