--- 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 Environmental Services release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Australia # Combined Care Team Operations for Environmental Services 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 Environmental Services Release Notes for Upgrades from Xanadu to Australia This consolidated release notes document outlines the key updates and features for Care Team Operations for Environmental Services as you upgrade from the Xanadu release family through to Australia. It is designed to help ServiceNow customers prepare for their upgrade by summarizing important changes, new capabilities, activation instructions, and security enhancements. Show full answer Show less ## Key Features * **Healthcare Environmental Services Case Enhancements:** Support for customized environmental services support requests and automatic synchronization between environmental services cases and work orders, improving case management and fulfillment efficiency. * **Role and Responsibility Updates:** New roles such as Support department agent and Support department manager allow more granular and selective user access configuration within healthcare organizations. * **ServiceNow AI Platform Security Enhancements:** Introduction of a "readonlyoption" field with granular control levels (e.g., "strictreadonly," "clientscriptmodifiable") to strengthen instance security while maintaining backward compatibility. This change applies at the backend and helps safeguard read-only fields. * **AI and Virtual Agent Integration:** New capabilities enable creation of support requests via conversational interactions using Now Assist in Virtual Agent within the Care Team Portal and Care Team Mobile. Additionally, the Care Team Operations Case Creation AI voice agent allows case creation over the phone for streamlined case intake. * **ServiceNow AI Licensing Tiers:** Introduction of three AI licensing tiers---Foundation, Advanced, and Prime---each providing different levels of AI features including insights, productivity tools, and autonomous AI workflows depending on the license. ## Important Upgrade Information * Review and complete pre- and post-upgrade tasks to ensure a smooth transition to Australia, including adapting to enhanced read-only field protections and new security settings. * Care Team Operations for Environmental Services continues to be available exclusively through the ServiceNow Store; installation requires a request via the store. * Backward compatibility is maintained, but administrators should review KB2718122 for technical details on managing the new read-only field controls. ## Changes and Removals No updates, removals, or deprecations were recorded across releases from Xanadu to Australia for Care Team Operations for Environmental Services, indicating stability in existing features outside of the new enhancements. ## Activation and Additional Information * Activation requires requesting the application from the ServiceNow Store. Detailed instructions and cumulative version history are available in the store documentation. * No additional browser, accessibility, localization, or highlight changes have been introduced in these releases. ## Benefits for ServiceNow Customers * Enhanced security controls protect critical data fields without sacrificing flexibility. * Improved operational efficiency through automated synchronization and AI-driven support request creation. * Greater user access control with updated roles and streamlined configuration. * Expanded AI capabilities tailored to your licensing level support smarter healthcare and environmental services operations. Consolidated page of all release notes for Care Team Operations for Environmental Services 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 Environmental Services 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 Environmental Services to Australia Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforenvironmentalservices-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 Environmental Services. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforenvironmentalservices-summary__entry__12} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | [Healthcare Environmental Services case](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=cto-evs-case-overview&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Expand Healthcare Environmental Services cases to support custom support requests for your organization's environmental services support department. [Create environmental services support requests](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=cto-evs-create-requests&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Request support from your organization's environmental services department with pre-configured catalog items. [Healthcare Environmental Services case and work order synchronization](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=cto-evs-fulfill-requests&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Care Team Operations for Environmental Services automatically syncs environmental services cases with work orders. [Setting up roles and responsibilities in Care Team Operations for Environmental Services](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=cto-evs-set-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 Environmental Services features. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforenvironmentalservices-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 Environmental Services features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforenvironmentalservices-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 Environmental Services features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforenvironmentalservices-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 Environmental Services. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforenvironmentalservices-summary__entry__52} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | Activation information : Install Care Team Operations for Environmental Services 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 Environmental Services 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 Environmental Services 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 Environmental Services 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 Environmental Services we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforenvironmentalservices-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 Environmental Services we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforenvironmentalservices-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 Environmental Services, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforenvironmentalservices-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 Environmental Services we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforenvironmentalservices-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 Environmental Services we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforenvironmentalservices-summary__entry__102} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | * Automate healthcare operations by enabling environmental support request creation and fulfillment. * Create environmental services support requests from directly within the Care Team Portal or Care Team Mobile. * Gain full visibility into reported environmental services support cases while enabling environmental service support teams to manage and fulfill them as work orders or work orders tasks when Field Service Management is installed. * Assign roles and responsibilities more efficiently with a streamlined user configuration processes. See [Care Team for Environmental Services](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=cto-evs-landing&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 enables to create cases conversationally over the phone. * Care Team Operations for Environmental Services has received security enhancements in the Australia release. See [Care Team for Environmental Services](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=cto-evs-landing&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | [ ]