--- sourceDocument: australia Combined Product Files sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/delta-xanadu-australia Release : - australia ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - australia Combined Product Files ft:clusterId : - delta3ax bundleId : - delta3ax --- # Combined Care Team Operations for Biomed release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Australia # Combined Care Team Operations for Biomed release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Australia {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Australia Updated October 8, 2026 ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 6 minutes to read Summarize ![AI sparkle icon](https://servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ai-sparkle-icon) Summarized using AI This content was generated using new OpenAI-powered functionality. Results are provided on an as is basis and are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. ## Summary of Combined Care Team Operations for Biomed Release Notes for Upgrades from Xanadu to Australia This consolidated guide details the key updates, new features, and important upgrade information for ServiceNow's Care Team Operations for Biomed as customers move from the Xanadu release through to the Australia release. It helps you understand changes across multiple release families, ensuring a smooth upgrade and maximizing the value of your Care Team Operations for Biomed solution. Show full answer Show less ## Key Features * **Enhanced Security in Australia Release:** Introduction of granular read-only field protections on the ServiceNow AI Platform, including new control options like "strictreadonly" and "clientscriptmodifiable." These back-end changes enhance instance security while maintaining backward compatibility. Administrators can now perform certain tasks previously limited to broader roles. * **Healthcare Biomed Case Management (Yokohama Release):** Support for custom biomed support requests and synchronization between biomed cases and work orders, improving visibility and fulfillment capabilities for biomed support teams, especially when Clinical Device Management is installed. * **Role and Responsibility Updates (Zurich Release):** New roles for support department agents and managers allow more selective user access, configurable within healthcare organizations. * **AI and Virtual Agent Enhancements (Australia Release):** * Now Assist in Virtual Agent enables conversational creation of support requests for healthcare IT, biomed, facilities, or environmental services directly from Care Team Portal or Mobile, including validation through AI agents. * The Care Team Operations Case Creation AI voice agent allows care team members to create cases via phone conversations, requiring the Care Team Operations plugin for the relevant request type. * ServiceNow AI Platform introduces three licensing tiers---Foundation, Advanced, and Prime---offering varying levels of AI capabilities and agentic workflows aligned to your license. ## Upgrade and Activation Information Before upgrading to Australia, review and complete the specified pre- and post-upgrade tasks to ensure a smooth transition. Care Team Operations for Biomed is available via the ServiceNow Store in all release versions, including Australia. Installation requests and version history details are managed through the Store. ## Changes, Removals, and Deprecations There were no removals, deprecations, or other changes to features for Care Team Operations for Biomed between the Xanadu and Australia releases. ## Additional Notes * No new browser, localization, accessibility, or additional requirements were introduced between Xanadu and Australia releases. * Release notes include status updates for each release family, noting when no updates were applicable. ## Practical Impact for ServiceNow Customers With these updates, ServiceNow customers managing biomedical support within healthcare organizations can expect stronger security controls, enhanced AI-driven support request creation, and improved role management to streamline operations. The integration with Clinical Device Management and expanded capabilities in Virtual Agent and voice AI improve case creation and handling efficiency. Activation and upgrade are straightforward via the ServiceNow Store, with comprehensive guidance provided. Consolidated page of all release notes for Care Team Operations for Biomed from Xanadu to Australia. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Care Team Operations for Biomed release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Xanadu 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 Care Team Operations for Biomed to Australia Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforbiomed-summary__entry__2} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | Upgrade information : The Australia release introduces enhanced protections for read‑only fields across the ServiceNow AI Platform®. These changes include a new "read_only_option" field with granular control levels, including "strict_read_only" and "client_script_modifiable". The changes occur in the back end and maintain backward‑compatible behavior. This update helps strengthen your instance security while preserving the flexibility you need. Refer to [KB2718122](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB2718122) for additional technical details on how to identify affected fields and adjust their settings. For more information about granular read-only security options, see [Configuring read-only security options](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=read-only-option&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US). If you have the feature administrator role, you can now complete tasks that were initially reserved for users with the broader administrator role. | [ ] ## New features Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Care Team Operations for Biomed. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforbiomed-summary__entry__12} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | [Healthcare Biomed case overview](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=hcls-cto-biomed-case&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Expand biomed cases to support custom support requests for your organization's biomed department. [Care Team Portal biomed requests](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=requesting-cto-biomed&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Request support from your organization's biomed department with preconfigured record producers. [Healthcare biomed case and work order synchronization](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=cto-fulfilling-biomed&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Care Team Operations for Biomed links biomed cases and work orders. For customers with Clinical Device Management, care teams will gain visibility into all biomed cases reported by their team while also providing biomed support teams with the ability to fulfill cases as work orders and work order tasks. | | Zurich | [Setting up roles and responsibilities in Care Team Operations for Biomed](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=cto-biomed-setting-up-roles-responsibilities&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Roles and responsibilities are updated to allow for more selective user access. The following responsibilities were added: * Support department agent * Support department manager Users can be assigned these responsibilities in the Edit member related list within healthcare organizations. | | Australia | [ServiceNow product tiers](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=ai-native-sku-overview&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : The ServiceNow AI Platform now brings you a new AI experience with three licensing tiers available: * Foundation: AI basics to deliver insights * Advanced: AI to boost productivity across relevant use cases * Prime: Act autonomously with all AI assets, and create your own Depending on your license, you will have access to certain application features, generative AI skills, agentic workflows, and AI agents. [Create support requests using Now Assist in Virtual Agent](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=hcls-agentic-ai-use-cases&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Create support requests for healthcare IT, biomed, facilities, or environmental services departments through Now Assist in Virtual Agent conversationally. This workflow resolves missing or unclear details through clarifying questions and validates the request using the Care team operations case Intake and Care team operations case creation AI agents and is available in Care Team Portal and Care Team Mobile. [Care Team Operations Case Creation AI voice agent](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=hco-now-assist-voice-agent&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : The Care Team Operations Case Creation AI voice agent enables care team members to create cases conversationally over the phone. Note: For the Care Team Operations Case Creation AI voice agent to create cases, the Care Team Operations plugin for cases of that request type must be installed. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Care Team Operations for Biomed features. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforbiomed-summary__entry__22} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Australia, some Care Team Operations for Biomed features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforbiomed-summary__entry__32} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Deprecations Between your current release family and Australia, some Care Team Operations for Biomed features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforbiomed-summary__entry__42} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Activation information Review information on how to activate Care Team Operations for Biomed. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforbiomed-summary__entry__52} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | Activation information : Install Care Team Operations for Biomed 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/access?context=sn-store-release-notes&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US). Important: Care Team Operations for Biomed is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. | | Zurich | Activation information : Install Care Team Operations for Biomed 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/access?context=sn-store-release-notes&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US). Important: Care Team Operations for Biomed is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. | | Australia | Activation information : Install Care Team Operations for Biomed by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) 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/access?context=sn-store-release-notes&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US). Important: Care Team Operations for Biomed is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. | [ ] ## Additional requirements If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Care Team Operations for Biomed we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforbiomed-summary__entry__62} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Browser requirements If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Care Team Operations for Biomed we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforbiomed-summary__entry__72} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Accessibility information Review details on accessibility information for Care Team Operations for Biomed, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforbiomed-summary__entry__82} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Localization information If there are specific localization considerations for Care Team Operations for Biomed we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforbiomed-summary__entry__92} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Highlight information If there are specific highlight considerations for Care Team Operations for Biomed we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforbiomed-summary__entry__102} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | * Automate healthcare operations by enabling biomed support request creation and fulfillment. * Create biomed support requests from directly within the Care Team Portal. * Gain full visibility into reported biomed cases while enabling biomed teams to manage and fulfill them as work orders or work orders tasks when Clinical Device Management is installed. See [Care Team Operations for Biomed](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=care-team-operations-for-biomed&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | | Zurich | Assign roles and responsibilities more efficiently with an updated user configuration process. See [Care Team Operations for Biomed](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=care-team-operations-for-biomed&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | | Australia | * Use the conversational abilities of Now Assist in Virtual Agent in Care Team Portal or Care Team Mobile to create requests for support departments. * Leverage the Care Team Operations Case Creation AI voice agent to create cases conversationally over the phone. * Care Team Operations for Biomed has received security enhancements in the Australia release. See [Care Team Operations for Biomed](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=care-team-operations-for-biomed&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | [ ]