--- 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 Developer Sandboxes release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia # Combined Developer Sandboxes release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Australia Updated November 5, 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 Zurich to Australia This consolidated release notes document guides ServiceNow customers through the key updates, features, and changes when upgrading Developer Sandboxes from the Zurich release family to Australia. It provides essential information to help prepare for the upgrade, including new functionalities, enhancements, deprecations, and activation requirements specific to Developer Sandboxes. Show full answer Show less ## Key Features * **Sandbox Management Home Dashboard (Zurich):** Enables viewing total, available, and allocated sandboxes along with detailed sandbox information such as status, data utilization, owner, last access, and allocation time. * **Sandbox Templates and Data Generation Profiles (Zurich):** Allow delegated developers to reuse data for testing without manual input, supporting statistical data sampling from selected tables to populate sandboxes for application building. * **Sandbox Allocation and Retirement (Zurich):** Manage sandbox lifecycles by allocating sandboxes to development teams and retiring outdated ones to optimize instance resources. * **Granular Roles for Administration (Australia):** Introduces new granular roles that enable developers to perform administration and configuration tasks without full admin privileges. * **AI Search Support (Australia):** Maintains separate AI Search indices per sandbox, ensuring correct support for development activities relying on AI Search in non-production environments. * **SSO Support for Vanity URLs (Australia):** Enables Single Sign-On for instances using vanity URLs, improving authentication experience. * **Vibe Coding Documentation (Australia):** Provides new documentation on vibe coding, a natural language approach to application development within ServiceNow's AI-powered tools. ## Key Changes and Enhancements * **Upgrade Enhancements (Zurich \& Australia):** Automatic backups for upgrades now function correctly, improving upgrade reliability (related to PRB2017438). * **Schema Change Isolation (Australia):** Schema changes to shared tables now isolate those tables on the sandbox initiating the change to maintain configuration consistency. * **Sandbox Recreation on Upgrade (Australia):** Developer Sandboxes are automatically recreated post-upgrade, with update sets backed up to the base instance. * **Sandbox Creation Queuing (Australia):** Queuing is implemented to enhance performance when multiple sandboxes are created successively. * **Clarified Sandbox Initialization Status (Australia):** Error messages now appear on the instance home page when sandbox allocation initialization fails, aiding troubleshooting. * **Developer Sandboxes Home Page Visibility (Australia):** The sandbox home page is hidden if Developer Sandboxes is inactive on an instance. ## Deprecations * Data generation plugin and related metadata have been fully deprecated and are no longer discoverable. Sandbox initialization no longer depends on data generation logic, and all references to data generation are removed from sandbox templates (applicable to both Zurich and Australia). ## Activation and Additional Information * Developer Sandboxes are available through the ServiceNow Store and require contacting your ServiceNow account manager for installation and activation. * No specific browser, localization, accessibility, or additional requirements changes were introduced between Zurich and Australia. ## Why This Matters These updates improve sandbox management, administration granularity, and integration with AI-powered development tools, enabling development teams to work more efficiently and securely in isolated environments. The upgrade enhancements and clearer status reporting reduce downtime and support smoother transitions to the Australia release. Deprecations signal a shift away from legacy data generation methods, encouraging customers to adopt new data handling approaches within Developer Sandboxes. Consolidated page of all release notes for Developer Sandboxes from Zurich 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 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 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 | |-|-| | 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__8} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | 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__14} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | 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__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 Developer Sandboxes features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__26} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | 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__32} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | 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__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 Developer Sandboxes we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-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 Developer Sandboxes, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-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 Developer Sandboxes we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-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 Developer Sandboxes we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__62} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | 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. | [ ]