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# Sidebar release notes

# Sidebar release notes {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Yokohama  
Updated January 30, 2025  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
The ServiceNow®
Sidebar application enables agents and subject matter experts to collaborate on user issues. Sidebar was enhanced and updated in the Yokohama release.

## About Sidebar {#sidebar-rn__sidebar-rn-highlights}

* Integrate Sidebar with Slack to enable users of both platforms to communicate with each other.
* Create standalone Sidebar conversations that aren't associated with a record.
* Create private discussions on a record that are accessible only to the participants within that discussion.
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See [Sidebar](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sidebar-landing&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-conversational-interfaces&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.{#sidebar-rn__sidebar-rn-highlights-2}

## Activation and other requirements

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

Activation information

:   Install Sidebar 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/r/store-release-notes/sn-store-release-notes.html).{#sidebar-rn__sidebar-rn-activation-1}

## Yokohama {#ariaid-title2}

The ServiceNow®
Sidebar application enables agents and subject matter experts to collaborate on user issues. Sidebar was enhanced and updated in the Yokohama release.

### What's new {#sidebar-rn-release__sidebar-rn-new-features}

[Exploring Sidebar](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=exploring-sidebar&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-conversational-interfaces&ft:locale=en-US)
:   Integrate Sidebar and Slack to enable the users of both platforms to seamlessly collaborate with each other.

[Using Sidebar](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=using-sidebar&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-conversational-interfaces&ft:locale=en-US)
:   Create standalone Sidebar conversations that aren't associated with a specific record.

[Using Sidebar](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=using-sidebar&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-conversational-interfaces&ft:locale=en-US)
:   Create private discussions on a record that are accessible only to the participants within that discussion.
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