Combined Mentoring release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Australia

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title: Combined Mentoring release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Australia
description: Consolidated page of all release notes for Mentoring from Yokohama to Australia.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/delta-yokohama-australia/australia-yokohama-mentoring-release-notes.html
release: australia
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-09-15"
reading_time_minutes: 4
breadcrumb: [Products combined by family]
---

# Combined Mentoring release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Australia

Consolidated page of all release notes for Mentoring from Yokohama to Australia.

## How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Mentoring release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Yokohama to Australia.

**Tip:** If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says "No updates for this release."

## Important information for upgrading Mentoring to Australia

Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## New features

Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Mentoring.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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

Yokohama

</td><td>

-   **[Snapshot of preferences](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=edit-mentee-preferences&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**

Store a Mentoring snapshot of all overlapping preferences at the time of relationship acceptance by the mentor.

-   **[Mentor match insights](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=view-match-insights&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**

Mentees and Mentors can view suggested matches based on their enrolled preferences or skills.


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

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Changes

Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Mentoring features.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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

Yokohama

</td><td>

-   **[Share mentor names and key dates with my manager check box](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=edit-mentee-preferences&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**

A new **Share mentor names and key dates with my manager** check box is introduced in the mentee preferences form. Selecting this check box shares information with your manager and helps them validate your skill levels.


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

Zurich

</td><td>

-   **[Create a Mentoring program](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-mentoring-pgm&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

The multiple mentoring program enables mentor admins to configure multiple programs that can run at the same time. It enables admins to restrict access based on employee criteria. The multiple mentoring program enables employees to choose and enroll in available mentoring programs, edit their preferences, search for mentors, and send connection requests.

To make a program visible in the Mentoring app, admins need to configure programs with the following information:

    -   Short description
    -   Long description
    -   Employee criteria

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

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Removed

Between your current release family and Australia, some Mentoring features or functionality were removed.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Deprecations

Between your current release family and Australia, some Mentoring features or functionality were deprecated.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Activation information

Review information on how to activate Mentoring.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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

Yokohama

</td><td>

-   **Activation information**

Mentoring can be installed with the activation of the Employee Connections plugin, which is part of Talent Development Core. For more information, see [Talent Development Core](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=egd-landing-page&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US).


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

Zurich

</td><td>

-   **Activation information**

Install Mentoring by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the [ServiceNow Store version history release notes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sn-store-release-notes&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US).


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

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Mentoring we have noted them here.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Mentoring we have noted them here.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for Mentoring, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for Mentoring we have noted them here.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for Mentoring we have noted them here.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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

Yokohama

</td><td>

-   Auto-close mentoring relationship a certain number of days after the due-date. Configure the number of days followed by a grace period to allow any final interactions before auto-closure.
-   Store a Mentoring snapshot of all overlapping preferences at the time of the relationship acceptance by the mentor. Derive skills tagged to Mentoring Relationships based on the snapshot.
-   As a mentee, view Match Insights with a particular Mentor to understand how well they are matched before choosing the Mentor.
-   As a mentee, share mentoring preferences and timeline information with your manager that help in the validation of your skills.

 See [Mentoring](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=mentoring-egd-overview&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.

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

Zurich

</td><td>

Enable Mentoring to configure multiple mentoring programs.

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

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[Products combined by family](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/delta-yokohama-australia/rn-combined-intro.md)