--- 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 Employee Slate release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Australia # Combined Employee Slate 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) 8 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 Employee Slate Release Notes for Upgrades from Yokohama to Australia This consolidated release notes document provides ServiceNow customers with essential information for upgrading Employee Slate from the Yokohama release family to the Australia release family. It outlines pre- and post-upgrade tasks, new features, activation steps, and other relevant details to support a smooth transition and maximize the value of Employee Slate in your enterprise environment. Show full answer Show less ## Important Upgrade Information * **Upgrade Prerequisites:** Employee Slate requires Zurich Patch 9 or later and an AI assistant (either Moveworks or Now Assist) to function properly in both Zurich and Australia releases. * **Activation:** Access Employee Slate setup via the profile icon to configure branding, data sources for search, and experience settings. Content author or manager roles are required for authoring features. Employee Slate is available through the ServiceNow Store. ## Key Features Introduced from Yokohama through Australia * **Conversation-First Experience:** Replaces traditional navigation with an AI-powered search bar and personalized canvas that supports service delivery across departments. * **EmployeeWorks Home:** A homepage centered on AI search with five configurable widgets: To-dos, Employee Communications, Trending Content, Quick Links, and Holiday Calendar. * **Interactive Split View:** Allows users to view content alongside conversations for seamless interaction with forms, articles, and tasks. * **Personalized Canvas:** Employees can customize widget layouts by dragging, dropping, resizing, or removing them; administrators can lock critical widgets for visibility. * **Tasks and Requests Consolidation:** Combines tasks, requests, approvals, and to-dos from multiple departments and external apps, enhanced with AI summaries via Now Assist. * **Employee Org Chart:** Displays organizational hierarchies and employee details with contextual AI question support. * **Employee Communications:** Targeted banner announcements on the homepage linked to knowledge articles or resources. * **Visual Content Authoring:** Content library accessible from the profile icon for creating, filtering, and publishing announcements, with AI-generated content support. * **Notifications:** 14 pre-configured notification types for approvals, tasks, and requests, supporting bulk actions and grouping. * **Configure Admin Console:** Enables consistent branding across portal, Moveworks, and Now Assist with live preview of logos and colors. * **AI-Powered Widget Builder:** Custom widget creation via a prompt-driven interface with built-in design components and accessibility compliance. * **Analytics and Reporting:** Tracks session details, page visits, widget interactions, and announcement performance within User Experience Analytics. * **Search and Chat Integration:** Integrates search results in chat responses, with form pre-fills and split view for catalog forms. * **Enterprise Document Search:** Searches documents across systems like SharePoint, OneDrive, Google Drive, Slack, and Outlook through Moveworks assistant. * **Calendar and Schedule Management:** Provides time-aware features such as meeting displays via My Calendar widget and upcoming holidays on the homepage. * **ServiceNow AI Platform Licensing Tiers:** Three AI licensing tiers (Foundation, Advanced, Prime) offering different levels of AI-enabled features and workflows. ## Accessibility and Compliance The AI-native widget builder ensures that custom widgets meet accessibility standards by default through its design components. This helps developers and administrators maintain compliance with accessibility requirements. ## Changes, Removals, and Deprecations There are no updates, removals, or deprecations to Employee Slate features between Yokohama, Zurich, and Australia releases. ## Additional Notes * No new browser or localization requirements have been introduced in the Australia release for Employee Slate. * The solution enables a modern, conversational employee experience that consolidates work-related information and communications in a personalized, AI-enhanced workspace. Consolidated page of all release notes for Employee Slate from Yokohama to Australia. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Employee Slate 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 Employee Slate to Australia Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-summary__entry__2} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | Upgrade information : Employee Slate requires Zurich Patch 9 or later and an AI assistant (Moveworks or Now Assist). | | Australia | Upgrade information : Employee Slate requires Zurich Patch 9 or later and an AI assistant (Moveworks or Now Assist). | [ ] ## New features Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Employee Slate. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-summary__entry__10} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | [Conversation-first experience](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-conversation-first&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Replaces traditional browse navigation with an AI-powered search bar and personalized canvas, supporting service delivery across departments. [EmployeeWorks home](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-home-page&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Provides a homepage centered on an AI-powered search bar with five configurable widgets: To-dos, Employee Communications, Trending Content, Quick Links, and Holiday Calendar. Interactive split view [EmployeeWorks home](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-home-page&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Displays content alongside the conversation for seamless interaction with forms, articles, and tasks. [Personalized canvas](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-personalized-canvas&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Employees can drag, drop, resize, and remove widgets; administrators can lock widgets to keep critical information visible. [Tasks and requests](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-inbox&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Consolidates tasks, requests, approvals, and to-dos from multiple departments and external applications, with AI summaries from Now Assist. [Employee org chart](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-orgchart&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Displays organizational hierarchies with employee details and supports contextual AI questions through Now Assist. [Employee communications](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-employee-comms&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Displays targeted banner announcements on the homepage, linked to knowledge articles or other resources. Visual content authoring [EmployeeWorks home](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-home-page&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Provides a content library accessible from the profile icon where authors can create, filter, and publish announcements, with Now Assist generating content from a prompt. [Notifications](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-notifications&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Delivers 14 pre-configured notification types for approvals, tasks, and requests, with support for bulk actions and grouping. [Configure admin console](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-config-admin-console&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Applies a logo, primary color, and accent color consistently across the portal, Moveworks, and Now Assist experiences, with a live preview panel. [AI-powered widget builder](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-ai-widget-builder&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Builds custom widgets through a prompt-driven interface using a model context protocol (MCP) with built-in design components and accessibility support. [Analytics and reporting](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-analytics-reporting&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Tracks session details, page visits, and widget interactions in a dedicated Employee Slate destination within User Experience Analytics. Measures announcement impressions, clicks, and top-performing content through the communications analytics dashboard in User Experience Analytics. [Chat assistance for catalog and knowledge](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-conversational-catalog&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Integrates search results directly into chat responses, with a side panel for filtering and exploration across all configured connectors. Chat pre-fills catalog form fields from conversation context and opens forms in split view for review and completion. [Moveworks enterprise search](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=employee-slate-moveworks&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Searches documents across enterprise systems including SharePoint, OneDrive, Google Drive, Slack, and Outlook through the Moveworks assistant. [Calendar and schedule management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-calendar-schedule&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Provides time-aware information through calendar management with My Calendar widget in Canvas displaying the meetings from your schedule. And the Upcoming Holiday widget displays the next relevant holiday on the home page. | | 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. [Conversation-first experience](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-conversation-first&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Replaces traditional browse navigation with an AI-powered search bar and personalized canvas, supporting service delivery across departments. [EmployeeWorks home](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-home-page&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Provides a homepage centered on an AI-powered search bar with five configurable widgets: To-dos, Employee Communications, Trending Content, Quick Links, and Holiday Calendar. [Interactive split view](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-home-page&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Displays content alongside the conversation for seamless interaction with forms, articles, and tasks. [Personalized canvas](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-personalized-canvas&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Employees can drag, drop, resize, and remove widgets; administrators can lock widgets to keep critical information visible. [Tasks and requests](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-inbox&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Consolidates tasks, requests, approvals, and to-dos from multiple departments and external applications, with AI summaries from Now Assist. [Employee org chart](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-orgchart&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Displays organizational hierarchies with employee details and supports contextual AI questions through Now Assist. [Employee communications](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-employee-comms&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Displays targeted banner announcements on the homepage, linked to knowledge articles or other resources. [Visual content authoring](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-home-page&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Provides a content library accessible from the profile icon where authors can create, filter, and publish announcements, with Now Assist generating content from a prompt. [Notifications](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-notifications&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Delivers 14 pre-configured notification types for approvals, tasks, and requests, with support for bulk actions and grouping. [Configure admin console](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-config-admin-console&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Applies a logo, primary color, and accent color consistently across the portal, Moveworks, and Now Assist experiences, with a live preview panel. [AI-powered widget builder](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-ai-widget-builder&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Builds custom widgets through a prompt-driven interface using a model context protocol (MCP) with built-in design components and accessibility support. [Analytics and reporting](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-analytics-reporting&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Tracks session details, page visits, and widget interactions in a dedicated Employee Slate destination within User Experience Analytics. Measures announcement impressions, clicks, and top-performing content through the communications analytics dashboard in User Experience Analytics. [Search and chat](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-conversational-catalog&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Integrates search results directly into chat responses, with a side panel for filtering and exploration across all configured connectors. Chat pre-fills catalog form fields from conversation context and opens forms in split view for review and completion. [EmployeeWorks Web App](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=employee-slate-moveworks&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Searches documents across enterprise systems including SharePoint, OneDrive, Google Drive, Slack, and Outlook through the Moveworks assistant. [Calendar and schedule management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-calendar-schedule&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Provides time-aware information through calendar management with My Calendar widget in Canvas displaying the meetings from your schedule. And the Upcoming Holiday widget displays the next relevant holiday on the home page. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Employee Slate features. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-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 Employee Slate features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-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 Employee Slate features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-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 Employee Slate. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-summary__entry__42} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | Activation information : Employee Slate requires Zurich Patch 9 or later and an AI assistant (Moveworks or Now Assist). Access the Employee Slate setup experience through the profile icon to configure branding, data sources for search, and experience settings. * Set up data sources and search configurations * Configure assistant-specific settings in Moveworks or Now Assist setup * Content author or content manager role required for authoring experience access For more information, see [\[Placeholder link text to key emp-slate-setup-flow\]](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-setup-flow&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US). Important: Employee Slate is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. | | Australia | Activation information : Access the Employee Slate setup experience through the profile icon to configure branding, data sources for search, and experience settings. For more information, see [Configuration flow](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-setup-flow&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US). Important: Employee Slate 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 Employee Slate we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-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 Employee Slate we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-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 Employee Slate, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-summary__entry__66} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | Accessibility information : Employee Slate includes built-in accessibility compliance through the AI-native widget builder. Custom widgets automatically meet accessibility standards when created through the prompt-driven interface with design components that include accessibility features by default. | | Australia | Accessibility information : The AI widget builder in Employee Slate includes built-in design components that support accessibility standards. When custom widgets are created through the prompt-driven interface, the design components are structured to help developers address accessibility requirements. | [ ] ## Localization information If there are specific localization considerations for Employee Slate we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-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 Employee Slate we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-summary__entry__82} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | * Deploy a conversation-first employee experience with intelligent search and personalized interactions. * Access all your work-related information from a personalized homepage from widgets such as To-dos, Employee Communications, Popular Content, Quick Links, Profile, Notifications, and Calendar. * Navigate between conversations and content without losing context through an interactive split view that displays content alongside conversations. * Create a personalized workspace by managing widgets on your personal canvas along with some default widgets. * Track all activities from an inbox that consolidates tasks, requests, approvals, and to-dos from multiple departments and external applications. * Surface important communications through a banner-style widget featuring targeted announcements with image, headline, and short description capabilities. * Manage and create content from content library with conversational content generation. * Navigate organizational hierarchies with an integrated search experience for detailed employee information access. For more information, see [\[Placeholder link text to key employee-slate-landing-page\]](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=employee-slate-landing-page&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) documentation. | | Australia | * Deploy a conversation-first employee experience with intelligent search and personalized interactions. * Access all your work-related information from a personalized homepage from widgets such as To-dos, Employee Communications, Popular Content, Quick Links, Profile, Notifications, and Calendar. * Navigate between conversations and content without losing context through an interactive split view that displays content alongside conversations. * Create a personalized workspace by managing widgets on your personal canvas along with some default widgets. * Track all activities from an inbox that consolidates tasks, requests, approvals, and to-dos from multiple departments and external applications. * Surface important communications through a banner-style widget featuring targeted announcements with image, headline, and short description capabilities. * Manage and create content from content library with conversational content generation. * Navigate organizational hierarchies with an integrated search experience for detailed employee information access. For more information, see [\[Placeholder link text to key employee-slate-landing-page\]](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=employee-slate-landing-page&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) documentation. | [ ]