--- sourceDocument: australia Combined Product Files sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/delta-yokohama-australia Release : - australia ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - australia Combined Product Files ft:clusterId : - delta3ay bundleId : - delta3ay --- # Combined Care Team Operations for Healthcare IT release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Australia # Combined Care Team Operations for Healthcare IT release notes for upgrades from Yokohama 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 Healthcare IT Release Notes from Yokohama to Australia This consolidated release notes document provides a comprehensive summary of updates and key information for ServiceNow customers upgrading Care Team Operations for Healthcare IT from the Yokohama release through to the Australia release. It includes new features, security enhancements, role management improvements, activation instructions, and important upgrade considerations. The notes cover changes across the Yokohama, Zurich, and Australia releases, with a focus on practical impacts for healthcare IT support teams and care team members. Show full answer Show less ## Key Features * **Yokohama Release:** * Expanded support for custom healthcare IT cases, enabling requests tailored to your organization's IT needs. * Care Team Portal enhancements allowing IT support requests via pre-configured record producers. * Synchronization between healthcare IT cases and IT incidents provides full visibility for care teams and enables IT teams to manage cases as incidents efficiently. * **Zurich Release:** * Updated roles and responsibilities to allow more selective user access within healthcare organizations, including new roles such as Support Department Agent and Support Department Manager. * **Australia Release:** * Introduction of three ServiceNow AI Platform licensing tiers (Foundation, Advanced, Prime) granting access to AI features, generative AI skills, and agentic workflows based on license level. * Support request creation via Now Assist in Virtual Agent, enabling conversational interactions for healthcare IT, biomed, facilities, and environmental services within Care Team Portal and Care Team Mobile. * Care Team Operations Case Creation AI voice agent allows care team members to create cases conversationally over the phone, requiring the Care Team Operations plugin for the specific request type. * Enhanced security with granular read-only field protections on the ServiceNow AI Platform, maintaining backward compatibility while strengthening instance security. Customers with the feature administrator role now have expanded task completion capabilities. ## Upgrade and Activation Guidance Before upgrading to the Australia release, ServiceNow customers should review and complete the recommended pre- and post-upgrade tasks to ensure a smooth transition. Activation of Care Team Operations for Healthcare IT across all releases is done by requesting the application through the ServiceNow Store. This centralized approach simplifies app installation and version management. ## Changes, Removals, and Deprecations No changes, feature removals, or deprecations were introduced between Yokohama and Australia releases for Care Team Operations for Healthcare IT, ensuring stability and continuity of existing functionality. ## Additional Considerations * No new browser requirements or localization changes were introduced in these releases. * No updates to accessibility compliance or requirements were noted. ## Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers * Streamlined IT support request processes integrated directly into healthcare team workflows. * Improved role-based access control enhances security and operational efficiency in managing support cases. * AI-powered conversational agents (text and voice) enable faster, more intuitive case creation for care teams. * Security enhancements protect sensitive data fields without restricting necessary customization or script-based modifications. * Clear upgrade and activation instructions support seamless adoption of new features and security improvements. Consolidated page of all release notes for Care Team Operations for Healthcare IT from Yokohama to Australia. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Care Team Operations for Healthcare IT release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Yokohama 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 Healthcare IT to Australia Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforhealthcareit-summary__entry__2} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | 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 Healthcare IT. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforhealthcareit-summary__entry__10} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | [Healthcare IT case overview](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=hcl-cto-it-case&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Expand healthcare cases to support custom support requests for your organization's IT department. [Care Team Portal IT requests](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=requesting-cto-it&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Request support from your organization's IT department with pre-configured record producers. [Healthcare IT cases and incident synchronization](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=fulfilling-cto-it&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Care Team Operations for Healthcare IT links Healthcare IT cases and incidents, enabling care teams to get visibility into all IT cases reported by their team while also providing IT support teams with the ability to fulfill cases as incidents | | Zurich | [Setting up roles and responsibilities in Care Team Operations for Healthcare IT](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=hco-it-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 Healthcare IT features. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforhealthcareit-summary__entry__18} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | 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 Healthcare IT features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforhealthcareit-summary__entry__26} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | 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 Healthcare IT features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforhealthcareit-summary__entry__34} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | 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 Healthcare IT. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforhealthcareit-summary__entry__42} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | Activation information : Install Care Team Operations for Healthcare IT 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 Healthcare IT 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 Healthcare IT 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 Healthcare IT 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 Healthcare IT 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 Healthcare IT 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 Healthcare IT we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforhealthcareit-summary__entry__50} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | 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 Healthcare IT we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforhealthcareit-summary__entry__58} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | 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 Healthcare IT, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforhealthcareit-summary__entry__66} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | 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 Healthcare IT we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforhealthcareit-summary__entry__74} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | 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 Healthcare IT we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-careteamoperationsforhealthcareit-summary__entry__82} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | * Automate healthcare operations by enabling IT support request creation and fulfillment. * Create IT support requests from directly within the Care Team Portal. * Gain full visibility into reported IT cases while enabling IT teams to manage and fulfill them as incidents efficiently. See [Care Team Operations for Healthcare IT](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=hcls-cto-it-app&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 Healthcare IT](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=hcls-cto-it-app&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 Healthcare IT has received security enhancements in the Australia release. See [Care Team Operations for Healthcare IT](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=hcls-cto-it-app&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | [ ]