Combined Data Management release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

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title: Combined Data Management release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia
description: Consolidated page of all release notes for Data Management from Zurich to Australia.
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# Combined Data Management release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

Consolidated page of all release notes for Data Management from Zurich to Australia.

## How to use this page

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

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 Data Management.

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

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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

Zurich

</td><td>

-   **[Data Management Console](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=viewing-data-usage&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

View a summary of data usage on your instance and manage the growth of data directly from the Data Management Console.

-   **[Monitor data usage at the table level](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=viewing-data-usage&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

View a summary of data usage for an individual table and monitor data usage in associated tables that store attachments, audit records, and journal entries.

-   **[View data usage for logical tables](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=viewing-data-usage&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

Monitor data usage for logical tables, including the Incident \[incident\], Problem \[problem\], and Change Request \[change\_request\] tables.

-   **[Identify which tables are driving the most growth in other tables](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=viewing-data-usage&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

View tables contributing the most growth to the tables that store attachments, audit records, and journal entries.

-   **[Rule summary](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=viewing-data-usage&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

Track the number of records in the backlog and view the execution history of a table's data management rules.


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

Australia

</td><td>

-   **[Data Management rules wizard](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=data-management-policies&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**

Create and manage your archive, cleanup, and one-time delete rules in the Data Management Console.

-   **[Restore archive records in bulk](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=t_RestoreArchivedData&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**

Search for archived records and restore them in bulk to live tables from the Data Management Console.


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

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

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

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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

Zurich

</td><td>

-   **Coral theme**

Coral is now the default theme for new portal, web, and mobile experiences with Next Experience or Core UI enabled. This theme provides a fresh look and feel, featuring brand-neutral illustrations to enhance your user experience. A dark theme option is available for web and mobile experiences.


</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 Data Management 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>

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 Data Management 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>

Zurich

</td><td>

The Data Usage Visualization Console dashboard has been deprecated in the Zurich release. Instead, you can monitor the growth of data on your instance using the Data Management Console.

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

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Review information on how to activate Data Management.

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

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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

Zurich

</td><td>

-   **Activation information**

Data Management is a ServiceNow AI Platform capability that is active by default.


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

Australia

</td><td>

-   **Activation information**

Data Management and system archiving are ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities that are active by default.

The ability to store archive data in object storage is available with the installation of Live Archive, which requires a separate subscription. For details, see [\[Placeholder link text to key install-data-archiving-plugin\]](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=install-data-archiving-plugin&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US).


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

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Data Management 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>

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 Data Management 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>

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 Data Management, 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>

Zurich

</td><td>

-   **Accessibility information**
    -   **Dark theme**

The new Coral theme includes a dark theme option for web and mobile experiences. This option is commonly used to alleviate eye strain and improve readability.


</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 Data Management 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>

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 Data Management 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>

Zurich

</td><td>

-   View insights into storage consumption on your instance and manage data usage in the redesigned Data Management Console.
-   Monitor data usage in a logical table view.
-   View data usage for individual tables and their associated tables.
-   View a summary of the data management rules on a table.

 See [Data Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_DataManagement&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.

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

Australia

</td><td>

-   Store archive records and attachments in an object storage outside the primary instance.
-   Create and manage Data Management rules directly from the Data Management Console.
-   Search for archived records and restore them in bulk.
-   Enable users to complete administrative tasks in Data Management without the full admin role.

 See [Data Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_DataManagement&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.

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