--- title: Request ITSM Roles - Change Management description: Request the ITSM Roles plugin \(com.snc.itsm.roles\) to activate the ITSM Roles - Change Management plugin \(com.snc.itsm.roles.change\_management\). This gives change agents, technicians, and managers more control over access within your Change Management process. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-service-management/change-management/request-itsm-roles-cm.html release: brazil product: Change Management classification: change-management topic_type: task last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 5 breadcrumb: [Change Management plugins, Configure, Change Management, IT Service Management] --- # Request ITSM Roles - Change Management Request the ITSM Roles plugin \(com.snc.itsm.roles\) to activate the ITSM Roles - Change Management plugin \(com.snc.itsm.roles.change\_management\). This gives change agents, technicians, and managers more control over access within your Change Management process. ## Before you begin Role required: admin ## About this task The ITSM Roles plugin activates the following related plugins, which update the security model and introduce roles for respective products: - Business Stakeholder \(com.snc\_business\_stakeholder\) - ITSM Roles - Incident Management \(com.snc.itsm.roles.incident\_management\) - ITSM Roles - Problem Management \(com.snc.itsm.roles.problem\_management\) - ITSM Roles - Change Management \(com.snc.itsm.roles.change\_management\) - ITSM Roles - Request Management \(com.snc.service\_management.roles.request\_management\) These roles provide more control over the access that users have within the process. By default, this feature is active only on new instances created in New York and later releases. It isn't activated automatically when you upgrade to New York or a later release from an earlier release. ## Procedure 1. Navigate to **All** > **System Applications** > **All Available Applications** > **All**. 2. Select **Request plugin** to open the **Activate Plugin** form on Now Support. 3. On the **Activate Plugin** form, provide the following information.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| What is your target instance | Select the instance that you want to activate the plugin on. |
| Which plugin would you like to activate | Select the name of the plugin to activate. **Note:** If the system doesn't list the plugin you want or if you're activating the plugin on an OEM or on-premise instance, select the **Plugin I'm looking for is not listed** check box and then enter the name of the plugin. |
| Select Maintenance Date and Time | Select the date and time to activate the plugin. |