---
title: Activate AI agents
description: Activate AI agents individually that you want to make available for the AI driven supplier onboarding.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/source-to-pay-operations/supplier-lifecycle-operations/activate-ai-agents.html
release: australia
product: Supplier Lifecycle Operations
classification: supplier-lifecycle-operations
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [Now Assist, generative AI, AI Agents, agentic ai, SLO AI Agent, SLO Agentic AI, AI Agent Studio]
breadcrumb: [AI driven supplier onboarding, Use, ServiceNow Otto for SLO, Supplier Lifecycle Operations, Finance and Supply Chain]
---

# Activate AI agents

Activate AI agents individually that you want to make available for the AI driven supplier onboarding.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **AI Agent Studio** > **Overview**.

2.  Under AI agents, select and activate all the AI agents one by one to make them available in the ServiceNow Otto panel.

    -   Supplier data steward AI agent
    -   Supplier data validator AI agent
    -   Supplier approval AI agent
    -   Supplier document strategy generator AI agent
    For example, let's assume that you select the **Supplier data steward AI agent**.

3.  In the Describe and instruct page, select **Continue**.

    The Describe and instruct page is read-only.

4.  In the Add tools and information page, select **Continue**.

    The Add tools and information page is read-only.

5.  In the Describe and instruct page, select **Continue**.

    The Describe and instruct page is read-only.

6.  In the Define trigger page, select **Continue**.

    The Describe trigger page is read-only.

7.  In the Define availability page, switch the **Display** toggle to the open position so that the AI agents are enabled in the ServiceNow Otto panel.

8.  To activate the agentic workflow, select **Save and test**.


## Result

After agents are activated, agentic workflow must also be activated separately.

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