---
title: Administer Connect Support queues
description: You can define the support agents, default messages, schedule, and escalation path for each Connect Support queue.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/connect/t\_AdministerConnectSupportQueues.html
release: australia
product: Connect
classification: connect
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Connect Support administration, Connect Support, Connect, ServiceNow AI Platform Additional Capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
---

# Administer Connect Support queues

You can define the support agents, default messages, schedule, and escalation path for each Connect Support queue.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

**Note:** Both Connect Support queues and legacy chat queues are stored on the Chat Queue \[chat\_queue\] table. Do not use Connect and legacy chat concurrently.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Connect** > **Queues**.

2.  Click **New** or open an existing queue from the list.

3.  Complete the Chat Queue form, as appropriate.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Name|Name of the queue.|
    |Active|Not used in Connect.|
    |Assignment group|User group that contains the support staff for the queue. Any user in the group can view the queue in the Connect sidebar and accept chats. No other users can access the queue. This field must be populated.|
    |Average wait time|Average time it takes for an agent to accept a chat in the queue. This value is automatically calculated. Do not manually edit.|
    |Confirm problem|Not used in Connect.|
    |Escalate to|Different queue to which an agent can escalate a chat. For example, there is a queue for high priority support chats. When a queue is defined in this field, agents can access the **Escalate** option in conversations.|
    |Initial agent response|Message that users see when an agent accepts their chat. For example, **Thank you for contacting support. We are looking into your question now and will be with you shortly.**|
    |Not available|Message that users see when they attempt to start a chat outside the defined queue **Schedule**. You can use HTML to format the message and include links or media.|
    |Question|Initial phrase that users see when they start a new chat in the queue. For example, **How can I help you?**|
    |Schedule|Schedule that defines when the queue is available. Leave the field blank to make the queue available all the time. Users cannot start a new conversation in the queue outside the schedule hours.|

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