--- 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 Developer Sandboxes release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Australia # Combined Developer Sandboxes 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) 5 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 Developer Sandboxes release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Australia This consolidated release notes page provides ServiceNow customers with essential information on upgrading Developer Sandboxes from Yokohama through Zurich to Australia releases. It details new features, changes, deprecations, and important upgrade considerations to help customers prepare and manage their sandbox environments effectively during the upgrade process. Show full answer Show less ## Key Features * **Sandbox Management Dashboard (Zurich):** Enables monitoring of total, available, and allocated sandboxes, along with detailed sandbox status, data utilization, ownership, last access, and allocation times. * **Sandbox Templates and Data Generation (Zurich):** Allows delegated developers to reuse test data via sandbox templates and create Data Generation Profiles for statistical sampling of selected tables, facilitating realistic test data without manual input. Note that Developer Sandboxes cannot copy all instance data. * **Sandbox Allocation and Retirement (Zurich):** Provides tools to allocate sandboxes to development teams and retire outdated sandboxes to optimize resource usage. * **Automatic Update Set Backups (Zurich and Australia):** Update sets are automatically backed up during upgrades if Developer Sandboxes are installed after Zurich Patch 5, ensuring data safety during transitions. * **Granular Roles for Administration (Australia):** Introduces new granular roles that allow developers to perform certain administrative and configuration tasks without requiring full admin privileges, enhancing security and role management. * **AI Search Support (Australia):** AI Search now maintains separate indices per sandbox environment to support AI-dependent development activities. This integration is supported only on non-production environments. * **Queuing for Sandbox Creation (Australia):** Improves performance by queuing successive sandbox creation requests. * **SSO Support for Vanity URLs (Australia):** Enables Single Sign-On integration for instances using vanity URLs, simplifying user authentication. * **Vibe Coding Documentation (Australia):** Provides new documentation introducing vibe coding, a natural language approach to application development within ServiceNow's AI-powered development suite. * **Sandbox Initialization Status Messaging (Australia):** Displays clear error messages on the instance home page if sandbox allocation encounters initialization errors, aiding troubleshooting. * **Product Availability Visibility (Australia):** The Developer Sandboxes home page is hidden when the product is inactive on an instance, preventing confusion. ## Changes * **Schema Isolation for Shared Tables (Australia):** When a schema change (e.g., adding a column) is made to a shared table within a sandbox, that table becomes isolated on that sandbox to maintain configuration consistency. * **Upgrade Enhancements (Zurich \& Australia):** Automatic backups for upgrades now function reliably, sandboxes are recreated post-upgrade, and update sets are backed up automatically to the base instance. ## Deprecations * **Data Generation Plugin Removal (Zurich \& Australia):** All data generation metadata and records are deleted, the data generation plugin is no longer discoverable, and references to data generation are removed from sandbox templates. Sandbox initialization now operates independently of prior data generation logic. ## Activation and Support * Developer Sandboxes must be installed by contacting your ServiceNow account manager and are available via the ServiceNow Store. * Support for Build Agent in sandboxes continues, enabling isolated development environments built on the same base instance. * New plugin support for clone preservation during instance cloning with sandboxes is introduced in Australia. ## Practical Impact for ServiceNow Customers Upgrading to Australia from Yokohama or Zurich ensures enhanced sandbox management through improved dashboards, performance optimizations, and greater administrative control with granular roles. Automatic backups and schema isolation protect your development data and configurations during upgrades and schema changes. Removal of the data generation plugin requires adjusting sandbox initialization workflows accordingly. Support for AI Search and SSO enhances sandbox usability in modern development environments. Overall, these improvements facilitate safer, more efficient, and more collaborative sandbox development experiences. Consolidated page of all release notes for Developer Sandboxes from Yokohama to Australia. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Developer Sandboxes 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 Developer Sandboxes to Australia Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__2} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## New features Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Developer Sandboxes. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__10} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | [Explore](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=exploring-sandboxes&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : View the total, available, and allocated sandboxes in your instance by using the Sandbox Management home dashboard. The dashboard also displays information about each sandbox, including the status, data utilization, owner, when the sandbox was last accessed, and when the sandbox was allocated. [Using sandbox templates](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-sandbox-template&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Enable your delegated developers to reuse the data so that they can test their changes without manually inputting the data every time. [Create a Data Generation Profile](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-data-generation-profile&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Enable your customers to generate the data for testing within the context of developer sandboxes, but also independently of sandboxes. Note: Developer Sandboxes can't copy all the instance data. Data generation profiles enable a statistical sampling of data from selected tables with curated mappings to populate the sandbox with the data needed for building an application. [Allocate a sandbox](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=allocating-sandboxes&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Allocate the sandboxes that were created to your development teams. [Retire sandboxes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=retire-sandboxes&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Retire outdated sandboxes to make room for the new sandboxes in your instance. [Automatically backed up update sets](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dev-sbx-clone-upgrade-info&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : If you install Developer Sandboxes on an instance after Zurich Patch 5, update sets are automatically backed up when the instance is upgraded. | | Australia | [New granular roles for administration](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dsb-installed-with&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Several new granular roles enable developers to complete administrative and configuration tasks without requiring the full admin role. [Support for separate indices for AI Search](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=exploring-sandboxes&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : AI Search (AIS) now maintains separate indices for each sandbox environment, ensuring development activities that rely on AIS are correctly supported. Note: The AIS integration with Developer Sandboxes is supported only on non-production environments. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Developer Sandboxes features. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__18} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | [Upgrade enhancements](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dev-sbx-clone-upgrade-info&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Automatic backups for upgrades are now working correctly. This issue is related to PRB2017438. | | Australia | [Upgrade enhancements](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dev-sbx-clone-upgrade-info&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Automatic backups for upgrades are now working correctly. This issue is related to PRB2017438. [Schema change for shared tables isolates the table](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dsb-installed-with&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : To ensure configuration consistency, if you make a schema change, such as adding a column, to a shared table, the table now becomes an isolated table on the sandbox that initiated the schema change. [Upgrade enhancements](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dev-sbx-clone-upgrade-info&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : After an upgrade, Developer Sandboxes now recreates the sandboxes on an instance and automatically backs up update sets to the base instance. [Queuing for successive sandbox creation](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=allocating-sandboxes&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : To improve performance, Developer Sandboxes has implemented queuing when multiple sandboxes are created in succession. [SSO support for vanity URLs](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dev-sbx-general-guidelines&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Instances with vanity URLs can now support Single Sign-On (SSO). [New vibe coding documentation](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vibe-coding-landing&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Documentation is now available that introduces vibe coding, which is a natural language approach to application development in ServiceNow, including how to get started, when to use it, and how it fits within the broader suite of AI-powered development tools. [Clarified sandbox initialization status](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=allocating-sandboxes&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : An error status message now appears on the instance home page when there's an initialization error when allocating a sandbox. [Developer Sandboxes home page hidden when product is inactive](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dev-sbx-entitlements&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : The Developer Sandboxes home page is unavailable when Developer Sandboxes is inactive on an instance. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Australia, some Developer Sandboxes features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-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 Developer Sandboxes features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__34} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | * All data generation metadata and non-metadata records are automatically deleted. * The data generation plugin is no longer discoverable. * All references to data generation will be removed from sandbox templates. * Sandbox initialization will operate independently of data generation logic. | | Australia | * All data generation metadata and non-metadata records are automatically deleted. * The data generation plugin is no longer discoverable. * All references to data generation will be removed from sandbox templates. * Sandbox initialization will operate independently of data generation logic. | [ ] ## Activation information Review information on how to activate Developer Sandboxes. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__42} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | Activation information : Contact your ServiceNow account manager to install Developer Sandboxes. Important: [Developer Sandboxes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sandboxes-landing&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. | | Australia | Activation information : Contact your ServiceNow account manager to install Developer Sandboxes. | [ ] ## Additional requirements If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Developer Sandboxes we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-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 Developer Sandboxes we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-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 Developer Sandboxes, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-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 Developer Sandboxes we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-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 Developer Sandboxes we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__82} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | * Support for Build Agent in sandboxes. * Enable your administrators and delegated developers to request, access, and manage the isolated development environments on top of the same underlying development instance. * Provide developer isolation and parallelism for customer development environments and instances. * View the total, available, and allocated sandboxes in your instance by using the Sandbox Management home dashboard. The dashboard also displays information about each sandbox, including the status, data utilization, owner, when it was last accessed, and when the sandbox was allocated. See [Developer Sandboxes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sandboxes-landing&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | | Australia | * Support for Build Agent in sandboxes. * Upgrading an instance recreates sandboxes and backs up any update sets. * A new plugin supports clone preservation when cloning an instance with sandboxes. See [Developer Sandboxes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sandboxes-landing&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | [ ]