Combined Simplified IT Service Management release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Brazil

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Consolidated page of all release notes for Simplified IT Service Management from Yokohama to Brazil.

How to use this page

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

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 Simplified IT Service Management to Brazil

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

Release

Release notes

Yokohama

No updates for this release.

Zurich

No updates for this release.

Australia

No updates for this release.

Brazil

No updates for this release.

## New features

Between your current release family and Brazil, new features were introduced for Simplified IT Service Management.

Release

Release notes

Yokohama

No updates for this release.

Zurich

No updates for this release.

Australia

A simplified request process is available:

-   A request is created for an order guide submission.
-   A requested item is created for a catalog item request.

A guided experience is available for inbound email configuration.

Employee Slate is available as the primary engagement experience for incident and request notifications.

The simplified fulfiller experience includes the following updates.

-   Catalog tasks are shown on the home page so they can be tracked alongside incidents and requests.
-   The incident details layout has been updated on the incident form, including the position of attachments and configuration items.

Simplify employee experience by leveraging the conversational experience in Employee Slate.

A guided experience is available for the following configurations:

-   Employee Slate
-   Configuration items
-   Core setup areas required to make Change Management operational.

Redirection to Service Operations Workspace Admin Center is available to configure advanced ITSM workflows such as Problem Management, Major Incident Management, On-Call Scheduling, and Walk-up Experience.

Simplify employee experience by leveraging the automated self-service and browsing experience in the Employee Center portal. The following capabilities are available as part of the employee experience:

-   A simplified Employee Center portal with a conversational experience that supports chat, catalog, and knowledge content.
-   Prebuilt catalog items for common IT issues and requests.
-   Requester surveys for incidents and requested items.
-   Multi-channel support through Employee Center, email, Microsoft Teams, and Slack.

Provide an efficient IT support experience for incident and request management by leveraging AI recommendations for the following:

-   Resolution steps and knowledge base recommendations
-   Incident and chat summaries
-   Resolution notes and email response generation
-   Recommended actions such as linking similar incidents or ordering catalog items

A role-based manager dashboard with key service desk metrics, date-range filtering, and agent-level filtering is available.

Set up multiple ITSM workflows (incident management and request management) by leveraging the guided and conversational setup process. The following capabilities are available for administrators:

-   Default configuration settings that are automatically applied to installed products or modules. You can review and modify these settings.
-   A guided configuration experience for ITSM workflows.
-   AI agents to configure ITSM workflows from a single admin UI page using natural language. See [Conversational AI Agents for configurations](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=agents-ai-native-it-service-desk&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US).

Brazil

No updates for this release.

## Changes

Between your current release family and Brazil, some changes were made to existing Simplified IT Service Management features.

Release

Release notes

Yokohama

No updates for this release.

Zurich

No updates for this release.

Australia

No updates for this release.

Brazil

No updates for this release.

## Removed

Between your current release family and Brazil, some Simplified IT Service Management features or functionality were removed.

Release

Release notes

Yokohama

No updates for this release.

Zurich

No updates for this release.

Australia

No updates for this release.

Brazil

No updates for this release.

## Deprecations

Between your current release family and Brazil, some Simplified IT Service Management features or functionality were deprecated.

Release

Release notes

Yokohama

No updates for this release.

Zurich

No updates for this release.

Australia

No updates for this release.

Brazil

No updates for this release.

## Activation information

Review information on how to activate Simplified IT Service Management.

Release

Release notes

Yokohama

No updates for this release.

Zurich

No updates for this release.

Australia

  • Activation information

Request the entitlement for IT Service Management from the ServiceNow Store and then install it. Visit the ServiceNow Store 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.

Important: Simplified IT Service Management is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes.

Brazil

No updates for this release.

## Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Simplified IT Service Management we have noted them here.

Release

Release notes

Yokohama

No updates for this release.

Zurich

No updates for this release.

Australia

No updates for this release.

Brazil

No updates for this release.

## Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Simplified IT Service Management we have noted them here.

Release

Release notes

Yokohama

No updates for this release.

Zurich

No updates for this release.

Australia

No updates for this release.

Brazil

No updates for this release.

## Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for Simplified IT Service Management, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

Release

Release notes

Yokohama

No updates for this release.

Zurich

No updates for this release.

Australia

No updates for this release.

Brazil

No updates for this release.

## Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for Simplified IT Service Management we have noted them here.

Release

Release notes

Yokohama

No updates for this release.

Zurich

No updates for this release.

Australia

No updates for this release.

Brazil

No updates for this release.

## Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for Simplified IT Service Management we have noted them here.

Release

Release notes

Yokohama

No updates for this release.

Zurich

No updates for this release.

Australia

  • AI-powered automation reduces setup time and complexity: Administrators benefit from the guided setup processes and conversational AI agents, which help them configure ITSM workflows faster.
  • Simplified experience for employees and requesters: Employees and requesters can request help, submit tickets, check status, use the employee portal, browse the catalog, and access knowledge.
  • Faster issue resolution with simplified workflows: Fulfillers or service desk agents can resolve incidents and requests through a simplified, AI-first workspace that supports guided actions and faster issue resolution.

Brazil

No updates for this release.

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