Combined Service Portal release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Brazil

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Consolidated page of all release notes for Service Portal from Zurich to Brazil.

How to use this page

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

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

Release

Release notes

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 Service Portal.

Release

Release notes

Zurich

The Service Portal Approval Info Record widget shows details about the approval request and a full record for an approval including the activity stream.

The Approval Info Record widget and the new Now Assist Approval Assistance AI agent maintain parity. To use the new Approval Info Record widget, activate the Approval Details Page Route Map, and uptake the Approval Info Record widget in your custom page.

The new Now Assist Approval Assistance AI agent allows you to see your pending approvals, as well as the details about your pending approvals. For more information, see Approval assistance AI agent.

Configure the Service Portal Approval Configuration record to make the Approval Assistance AI agent and Approval Info Record widget work better for your specific use case.

As an admin, configure the widget loading order to defer their loading. This feature enables faster loading of the page and makes the widgets available for interaction as they load, thus improving the user experience.

Enable deferred loading of AI Search assets on the Service Portal page until the main content is loaded. This feature helps the page load faster and improves user experience.

Australia

The Approval assistance AI agent allows checklist generation from documents that are stored in integrated third-party cloud providers such as Microsoft SharePoint, Google Drive, or a custom internal table.

Use the Service Portal New Organization Chart widget to show additional display configurations, such as default and secondary field names, location, department, and so on, to gain visibility into employees within their organization.

Configure and apply different authentication configurations for each portal to enable different login experiences for each portal. For example, you can set an authentication method like Okta for an internal employee portal or use Microsoft Azure for an external portal.

Brazil

Use an identifier-first login (IFL) authentication method in Service Portal where the authentication path is determined by the username or email entered, and evaluated against configured IFL policies.

## Changes

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

Release

Release notes

Zurich

  • 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.

Australia

Create theme variants for Service Portal themes to tailor the visual experience for your users, which can help you match your brand.

Brazil

No updates for this release.

## Removed

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

Release

Release notes

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 Service Portal features or functionality were deprecated.

Release

Release notes

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 Service Portal.

Release

Release notes

Zurich

  • Activation information

Service Portal is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.

Australia

  • Activation information

Service Portal is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.

Important: Service Portal 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 Service Portal we have noted them here.

Release

Release notes

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 Service Portal we have noted them here.

Release

Release notes

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 Service Portal, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

Release

Release notes

Zurich

  • 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.

Australia

Use the Dark theme in Service Portal to improve focus and provide better accessibility support. This option is commonly used to alleviate eye strain and improve readability.

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Add and edit more semantic tags within the Service Portal Designer to define key areas of a portal to support clearer navigation and descriptions for screen readers. This update helps users who are blind or have low vision by making it easier for assistive technology to identify and understand different sections of each page.

Brazil

No updates for this release.

## Localization information

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

Release

Release notes

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 Service Portal we have noted them here.

Release

Release notes

Zurich

  • Starting with Zurich Patch 12, Now Assist is now ServiceNow Otto®. ServiceNow Otto is the new AI experience brand. This change is reflected in the name of ServiceNow products, including Service Portal. Your product entitlements remain unchanged. Check your entitlements to determine your access to specific features.
  • Use the glide.sp.otto_onboarding.suppressed_portals property to suppress the ServiceNow Otto onboarding message for specific Service Portal portals. Set the property value to a single portal sys_id, or use a comma-separated list of sys_ids for multiple portals. Users visiting any portal listed in this property will not see the onboarding message.
  • Use the support for Service Portal in the iOS Google App.
  • As an admin, configure the widget load order on Service Portal pages.
  • As an admin, defer the loading of AI Search assets to enhance page performance.

See Service Portal for more information.

Australia

  • ServiceNow Otto® is the new AI experience brand. This change is reflected in the name of ServiceNow products, including Service Portal. Your product entitlements remain unchanged. Check your entitlements to determine your access to specific features.
  • Use the glide.sp.otto_onboarding.suppressed_portals property to suppress the ServiceNow Otto® onboarding message for specific Service Portal portals. Set the property value to a single portal sys_id, or use a comma-separated list of sys_ids for multiple portals. Users visiting any portal listed in this property will not see the onboarding message.
  • View the updated user interface for the Service Portal New Organization Chart widget. It includes additional display configurations, such as default and secondary field names.
  • Use portal-specific authentication methods to allow users access to different portals without having to customize Service Portal authentication.
  • Enhance Service Portal accessibility navigation for screen readers by using semantic tags.
  • Use a Coral dark theme on a portal to improve focus, readability, and accessibility.
  • Create theme variants for the Service Portal themes to tailor the visual experience for your users.

See Service Portal for more information.

Brazil

No updates for this release.

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