--- sourceDocument: australia Combined Product Files sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/delta-zurich-australia Release : - australia ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - australia Combined Product Files ft:clusterId : - delta3az bundleId : - delta3az --- # Combined Data Catalog release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia # Combined Data Catalog release notes for upgrades from Zurich 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 Data Catalog Release Notes for Upgrades from Zurich to Australia This consolidated release note covers all updates related to Data Catalog for ServiceNow customers upgrading from the Zurich release family to Australia. It provides essential information on new features, changes, and upgrade tasks to help you prepare and optimize your Data Catalog experience. Show full answer Show less ## New Features * **Metadata Enrichment with ServiceNow Otto:** Use AI-powered enrichment to accelerate catalog curation by enhancing asset names and descriptions in bulk, reducing manual effort. * **Lineage Search Facet and CSV Export:** Identify assets with lineage views and export lineage data to CSV for further analysis. * **Metadata Collectors Enhancements:** * Automatically collect and synchronize metadata from platforms such as Microsoft Fabric, SAP HANA, Salesforce, Amazon S3, Teradata, Azure Data Factory, and others. * Choose MID Server routing options for data source connections, including three routing models for collector jobs. * Email notifications alert collector owners and subscribers upon completion or failure of collector runs using ServiceNow Notification framework. * Enable classification of harvested columns using ServiceNow Vault for supported platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Oracle, MySQL). * Clone metadata collector connections to speed up configuration while preserving most settings except sensitive information. * **Bulk Import and Export of Glossary Terms:** Manage large volumes of glossary terms via XLSX files with preview and detailed error feedback to reduce manual entry. * **Rich Text Editing and Image Embedding:** Document data assets using rich text formatting and embedded images directly within catalog fields. * **Cloud Collectors:** Collect metadata without the need to host or maintain a MID Server. * **Search and Discovery:** Unified self-service interface to find data assets using keyword search, filters, and faceted browsing with preview of schema and sample data. * **Asset Details and Relationships:** Access detailed views of data assets including schema, ownership, classifications, and lineage with enhanced visualizations of transform nodes. * **Business Glossary Management:** Define and associate business terms with data assets to standardize terminology and improve understanding across teams. * **Tags and Domains:** Organize and classify assets to reflect organizational structure and governance, control visibility, and delegate stewardship. * **Data Quality Insights:** Review overall data quality status and individual rule evaluations for table and column assets, with support for external data quality tools submitting results via API. * **Email Notifications for Ownership Changes:** Notify users when they are assigned or removed as owners or stewards of data assets. ## Changes * **Graph Explorer Performance Improvements:** Lineage views load faster by initially showing nearest upstream and downstream connections, with progressive loading of lineage graphs to improve responsiveness. * **ServiceNow Collector Updates:** Enhanced control over metadata harvesting including API size limits, exclusion of Glide artifacts, and ability to harvest Platform Analytics artifacts. * **Lineage Enhancements:** Lineage diagrams now display detailed transformation and processing steps at transform nodes, helping you better understand data flows. ## Activation and Additional Notes * Data Catalog is available for installation via the ServiceNow Store. Request installation through the store for access. * No features were removed or deprecated between Zurich and Australia releases for Data Catalog. * No updates to browser, accessibility, localization, or additional requirements were introduced in this upgrade. ## Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers * Accelerate data catalog curation and enrichment with AI-powered tools, saving time and improving metadata quality. * Enhance data governance with improved lineage visualization, classification, data quality monitoring, and stewardship notifications. * Streamline metadata collection from a broad range of data platforms with flexible routing options and cloud collectors, simplifying ongoing data catalog maintenance. * Improve data discovery and understanding across your organization with a unified search interface, detailed asset documentation, and a standardized business glossary. * Bulk management of glossary terms and rich content editing reduces manual effort and helps maintain a comprehensive and user-friendly catalog. Consolidated page of all release notes for Data Catalog from Zurich to Australia. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Data Catalog release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Zurich 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 Data Catalog to Australia Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-datacatalog-summary__entry__2} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | 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 Data Catalog. {#dfrn3-datacatalog-summary__entry__8} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | [Metadata enrichment with ServiceNow Otto](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=ai-metadata-enrichment-overview-dc&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Accelerate catalog curation using AI-powered enrichment. Enrich asset names and descriptions across multiple assets in a single request, review AI-generated recommendations, and publish richer metadata to your catalog with less manual effort. [Lineage search facet and CSV export](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=explore-data-assets-lineage-dc&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : A new "Has lineage" search facet shows how much of your catalog has lineage and which assets have a lineage view in Graph Explorer. Download your current lineage view to CSV to analyze and use the data in other tools. [\[Placeholder link text to key microsoft-fabric-metadata-collector\]](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=microsoft-fabric-metadata-collector&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Automatically collect and synchronize metadata from Microsoft Fabric using metadata collectors. [MID Server routing for metadata collectors](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=metadata-collector-deployment-models&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Choose whether a connection runs in the ServiceNow hosted cloud infrastructure (the default) or through a MID Server to reach your data sources. When a collector is configured to run on a MID Server, three routing models control how the system assigns a MID Server to the collection job. [Email notifications for collector runs](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=subscribe-to-collector-run-notifications&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : When a collector run completes or fails, the platform sends an email notification to the collector owner and any subscribers. Notifications use the ServiceNow Notification framework. [Data classification with Vault](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=enable-vault-classification&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Enable a metadata collector to classify harvested columns using ServiceNow Vault. The following metadata collector types support Vault classification: * Snowflake * Amazon Redshift * Databricks * Oracle * PostgreSQL * Teradata * MySQL * Microsoft SQL Server * SAP HANA [Bulk import and export glossary terms](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=managing-glossary-terms&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Quickly manage large volumes of glossary terms by importing and exporting them in bulk through XLSX files. Preview changes before committing, and get detailed feedback on any rows that fail so you can correct and re-upload. Skip manual entry and reduce glossary enrichment time significantly. [Rich text editing and image embedding in data assets](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=update-data-asset&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Document your data assets with rich text formatting and embedded images. Edit with bold, italics, lists, and links, then embed images directly into catalog fields and resize them as needed. [Cloud collectors for metadata collection](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=metadata-collector-deployment-models&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Collect metadata from your data sources without hosting and maintaining a MID Server. [SAP HANA metadata collector](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sap-hana-metadata-collector&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Automatically collect and synchronize metadata from SAP HANA using metadata collectors. [Salesforce metadata collector](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=salesforce-metadata-collector&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Automatically collect and synchronize metadata from Salesforce using metadata collectors. [Search and discovery](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=explore-data-assets-in-data-catalog&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Find data assets across your organization using keyword search, filters, and faceted browsing in a unified self-service interface. Browse assets by type, domain, tag, or owner, and preview schema and sample data directly from search results to evaluate assets without opening each record. [Asset details and relationships](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=view-data-asset-details&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : View comprehensive details for each data asset including schema, field descriptions, ownership, data classifications, and data relationships, including lineage. [Business glossary](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-glossary-term&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Define and manage business terms and associate them with data assets to establish a shared vocabulary across teams. Link glossary terms to catalog assets so that business and technical users understand the meaning and context of data using consistent, organization-approved definitions. [Metadata collectors](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-metadata-collectors-dc&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Automatically collect and synchronize metadata from external data platforms using metadata collectors. Collectors support 14+ platforms including Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, dbt Cloud, Tableau, Power BI, and Fivetran. Schedule collection runs or trigger them on demand to keep catalog content current as source systems evolve. [Tags and domains](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-tags-dc&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Organize and classify data assets using tags and domains to reflect your organization's structure and governance policies. Apply tags to individual assets or in bulk. Group assets into domains to control visibility and delegate stewardship to responsible teams. [\[Placeholder link text to key amazon-s3-metadata-collector\]](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=amazon-s3-metadata-collector&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Automatically collect and synchronize metadata from Amazon S3 using metadata collectors. [\[Placeholder link text to key teradata-metadata-collector\]](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=teradata-metadata-collector&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Automatically collect and synchronize metadata from Teradata using metadata collectors. [Data quality for data assets](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=view-data-asset-details&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Review data quality information for table and column assets directly in the Data Catalog. The Overview tab surfaces a quality summary --- overall status, rule count, passed rules, and last evaluation time --- and the new Quality tab lists each rule with its source, asset type, category, status, and last run time. External data quality tools submit rule results through the Data Quality API. [Classifier field for columns](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=view-data-asset-details&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : View column-level classification directly from a data asset's Columns tab. The new Classifier field shows the classification assigned to each column by the ServiceNow collector, or displays null if classification hasn't run on the table. Access to this feature depends on your entitlements. [Email notifications for owner and steward assignments for data assets](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=update-data-asset&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : When you add or remove an owner or steward on a data asset, the system sends an email notification to that user. [Clone metadata collector connections](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-metadata-collectors-dc&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Clone an existing metadata collector connection to create data source connection faster. When you clone a connection, the system copies the connection type, collection settings, filters, and advanced parameters to a new connection record with an auto-generated name. Sensitive information is not carried over. Update credentials and any other environment-specific details before activating the new connection. [Data quality for data assets](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=view-data-asset-details&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Review data quality information for table and column assets, including the overall data quality status, the total number of rules, the number of passed rules, and any quality badges awarded to the resource. View each rule with its source, asset type, asset name, category, status, and last run time, and filter or search to locate a specific rule. External data quality tools submit rule results through the Data Quality API. [Azure Data Factory metadata collector](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=azure-data-factory-metadata-collector&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Automatically collect and synchronize metadata from Azure Data Factory using metadata collectors. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Data Catalog features. {#dfrn3-datacatalog-summary__entry__14} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | [Graph Explorer performance improvements](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=explore-data-assets-lineage-dc&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Lineage views open faster by showing the nearest upstream and downstream connections first instead of waiting for the full diagram to load. [ServiceNow collector lineage from Import Set Transform Map](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=servicenow-metadata-collector&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : The ServiceNow collector harvests lineage edges based on the platform's native Import Set Transform Map framework. [Data assets lineage improvements](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=explore-data-assets-lineage-dc&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Transform nodes now display transformations and processing steps in your lineage diagram with enhanced visualizations. Interact with transform nodes to view additional details about what data transformations occur at each step, helping you understand your data flow more clearly.Lineage graphs now load progressively by level, reducing the risk of timeouts when viewing large graphs. The system displays lineage in stages, allowing you to explore relationships without waiting for the entire graph to load, which improves overall responsiveness and performance. [ServiceNow metadata collector](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=servicenow-metadata-collector&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Control how the collector harvests metadata. Enable an API size limit to cap the volume of data retrieved per request, exclude Glide artifacts from harvesting, and harvest Platform Analytics artifacts. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Australia, some Data Catalog features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-datacatalog-summary__entry__20} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Deprecations Between your current release family and Australia, some Data Catalog features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-datacatalog-summary__entry__26} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Activation information Review information on how to activate Data Catalog. {#dfrn3-datacatalog-summary__entry__32} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | Activation information : Install Data Catalog 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: Data Catalog 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 Data Catalog we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-datacatalog-summary__entry__38} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Browser requirements If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Data Catalog we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-datacatalog-summary__entry__44} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Accessibility information Review details on accessibility information for Data Catalog, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-datacatalog-summary__entry__50} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Localization information If there are specific localization considerations for Data Catalog we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-datacatalog-summary__entry__56} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Highlight information If there are specific highlight considerations for Data Catalog we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-datacatalog-summary__entry__62} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | * Discover and search for data assets across your organization using a unified self-service interface. * View asset details including schema, descriptions, and data lineage across connected systems. * Define and maintain a business glossary to standardize data terminology across teams. * Collect and synchronize metadata from 14 or more external platforms using automated collectors. * Organize assets with tags and domains to improve discoverability and governance. See [Explore](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=explore-data-catalog&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | [ ]