Combined Developer Sandboxes release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia
Consolidated page of all release notes for Developer Sandboxes from Zurich to Australia.
How to use this page
To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Developer Sandboxes 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 Developer Sandboxes to Australia
Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.
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Zurich |
No updates for this release. |
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Australia |
No updates for this release. |
Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Developer Sandboxes.
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Release |
Release notes |
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Zurich |
View the total, available, and allocated sandboxes in your instance by using the Sandbox Management home dashboard. The dashboard also displays information about each sandbox, including the status, data utilization, owner, when the sandbox was last accessed, and when the sandbox was allocated. Enable your delegated developers to reuse the data so that they can test their changes without manually inputting the data every time. Enable your customers to generate the data for testing within the context of developer sandboxes, but also independently of sandboxes. Note: Developer Sandboxes can't copy all the instance data. Data generation profiles enable a statistical sampling of data from selected tables with curated mappings to populate the sandbox with the data needed for building an application. Allocate the sandboxes that were created to your development teams. Retire outdated sandboxes to make room for the new sandboxes in your instance. If you install Developer Sandboxes on an instance after Zurich Patch 5, update sets are automatically backed up when the instance is upgraded. |
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Australia |
Several new granular roles enable developers to complete administrative and configuration tasks without requiring the full admin role. AI Search (AIS) now maintains separate indices for each sandbox environment, ensuring development activities that rely on AIS are correctly supported. Note: The AIS integration with Developer Sandboxes is supported only on non-production environments. |
Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Developer Sandboxes features.
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Release |
Release notes |
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Zurich |
Automatic backups for upgrades are now working correctly. This issue is related to PRB2017438. |
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Australia |
Automatic backups for upgrades are now working correctly. This issue is related to PRB2017438. |
Between your current release family and Australia, some Developer Sandboxes features or functionality were removed.
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Release |
Release notes |
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Zurich |
No updates for this release. |
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Australia |
No updates for this release. |
Between your current release family and Australia, some Developer Sandboxes features or functionality were deprecated.
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Release notes |
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Review information on how to activate Developer Sandboxes.
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Release |
Release notes |
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Zurich |
Contact your ServiceNow account manager to install Developer Sandboxes. |
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Australia |
Contact your ServiceNow account manager to install Developer Sandboxes. |
If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Developer Sandboxes we have noted them here.
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Release |
Release notes |
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Zurich |
No updates for this release. |
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Australia |
No updates for this release. |
If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Developer Sandboxes we have noted them here.
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Release |
Release notes |
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Zurich |
No updates for this release. |
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Australia |
No updates for this release. |
Review details on accessibility information for Developer Sandboxes, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.
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Release |
Release notes |
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Zurich |
No updates for this release. |
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Australia |
No updates for this release. |
If there are specific localization considerations for Developer Sandboxes we have noted them here.
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Release |
Release notes |
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Zurich |
No updates for this release. |
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Australia |
No updates for this release. |
If there are specific highlight considerations for Developer Sandboxes we have noted them here.
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Release |
Release notes |
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Zurich |
See Developer Sandboxes for more information. |
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Australia |
See Developer Sandboxes for more information. |
--- title: Combined Developer Sandboxes release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia description: Consolidated page of all release notes for Developer Sandboxes from Zurich to Australia. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/delta-zurich-australia/australia-zurich-developersandboxes-release-notes.html release: australia topic_type: reference last_updated: "2026-09-15" reading_time_minutes: 4 breadcrumb: [Products combined by family] --- # Combined Developer Sandboxes release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia Consolidated page of all release notes for Developer Sandboxes from Zurich to Australia. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Developer Sandboxes 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 Developer Sandboxes 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 Developer Sandboxes. <table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter"> Release </th><th> Release notes </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Zurich </td><td> - **[Explore](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=exploring-sandboxes&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)** View the total, available, and allocated sandboxes in your instance by using the Sandbox Management home dashboard. The dashboard also displays information about each sandbox, including the status, data utilization, owner, when the sandbox was last accessed, and when the sandbox was allocated. - **[Using sandbox templates](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-sandbox-template&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)** Enable your delegated developers to reuse the data so that they can test their changes without manually inputting the data every time. - **[Create a Data Generation Profile](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-data-generation-profile&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)** Enable your customers to generate the data for testing within the context of developer sandboxes, but also independently of sandboxes. **Note:** Developer Sandboxes can't copy all the instance data. Data generation profiles enable a statistical sampling of data from selected tables with curated mappings to populate the sandbox with the data needed for building an application. - **[Allocate a sandbox](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=allocating-sandboxes&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)** Allocate the sandboxes that were created to your development teams. - **[Retire sandboxes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=retire-sandboxes&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)** Retire outdated sandboxes to make room for the new sandboxes in your instance. - **[Automatically backed up update sets](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dev-sbx-clone-upgrade-info&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)** If you install Developer Sandboxes on an instance after Zurich Patch 5, update sets are automatically backed up when the instance is upgraded. </td></tr><tr><td> Australia </td><td> - **[New granular roles for administration](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dsb-installed-with&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)** Several new granular roles enable developers to complete administrative and configuration tasks without requiring the full admin role. - **[Support for separate indices for AI Search](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=exploring-sandboxes&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)** AI Search \(AIS\) now maintains separate indices for each sandbox environment, ensuring development activities that rely on AIS are correctly supported. **Note:** The AIS integration with Developer Sandboxes is supported only on non-production environments. </td></tr></tbody> </table>## Changes Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Developer Sandboxes features. <table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter"> Release </th><th> Release notes </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Zurich </td><td> - **[Upgrade enhancements](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dev-sbx-clone-upgrade-info&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)** Automatic backups for upgrades are now working correctly. This issue is related to PRB2017438. </td></tr><tr><td> Australia </td><td> - **[Upgrade enhancements](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dev-sbx-clone-upgrade-info&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)** Automatic backups for upgrades are now working correctly. This issue is related to PRB2017438. </td></tr></tbody> </table>## Removed Between your current release family and Australia, some Developer Sandboxes 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 Developer Sandboxes 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> - All data generation metadata and non-metadata records are automatically deleted. - The data generation plugin is no longer discoverable. - All references to data generation will be removed from sandbox templates. - Sandbox initialization will operate independently of data generation logic. </td></tr><tr><td> Australia </td><td> - All data generation metadata and non-metadata records are automatically deleted. - The data generation plugin is no longer discoverable. - All references to data generation will be removed from sandbox templates. - Sandbox initialization will operate independently of data generation logic. </td></tr></tbody> </table>## Activation information Review information on how to activate Developer Sandboxes. <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** Contact your ServiceNow account manager to install Developer Sandboxes. </td></tr><tr><td> Australia </td><td> - **Activation information** Contact your ServiceNow account manager to install Developer Sandboxes. </td></tr></tbody> </table>## Additional requirements If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Developer Sandboxes 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 Developer Sandboxes 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 Developer Sandboxes, 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> 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 Developer Sandboxes 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 Developer Sandboxes 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> - Support for Build Agent in sandboxes. - Enable your administrators and delegated developers to request, access, and manage the isolated development environments on top of the same underlying development instance. - Provide developer isolation and parallelism for customer development environments and instances. - View the total, available, and allocated sandboxes in your instance by using the Sandbox Management home dashboard. The dashboard also displays information about each sandbox, including the status, data utilization, owner, when it was last accessed, and when the sandbox was allocated. See [Developer Sandboxes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sandboxes-landing&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. </td></tr><tr><td> Australia </td><td> - Support for Build Agent in sandboxes. - Upgrading an instance recreates sandboxes and backs up any update sets. - A new plugin supports clone preservation when cloning an instance with sandboxes. See [Developer Sandboxes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sandboxes-landing&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. </td></tr></tbody> </table>**Parent Topic:**[Products combined by family](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/delta-zurich-australia/rn-combined-intro.md)
| title | Combined Developer Sandboxes release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia |
| description | Consolidated page of all release notes for Developer Sandboxes from Zurich to Australia. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/delta-zurich-australia/australia-zurich-developersandboxes-release-notes.html |
| release | australia |
| topic_type | reference |
| last_updated | 2026-09-15 |
| reading_time_minutes | 4 |
| breadcrumb | Products combined by family |