--- 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 Digital Product Release release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia # Combined Digital Product Release 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 Digital Product Release release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia This consolidated release notes document provides ServiceNow customers with essential information for upgrading the Digital Product Release application from the Zurich release to the Australia release. It combines cross-family updates, new features, changes, and important upgrade tasks to help you prepare and execute a smooth transition. Show full answer Show less ## Key Features * **Restricted Access to Releases:** Control release visibility by limiting access to the release team only. This record-level control applies to releases, phases, tasks, policy mappings, and related records. Access settings are configured at the product level and inherited by individual releases and multi-product releases. * **On Hold Release State:** Pause a release without canceling it or losing its lifecycle position. While on hold, automatic phase progression and phase completion are disabled. Releases can be resumed or canceled as needed. * **Planned and Actual Phase Dates:** Track planned start and end dates entered manually and automatically captured actual dates for stage-based release phases to improve schedule accuracy and reporting. * **Default Phase Association via System Properties:** Configure default release phases pre-selected when associating changes or configuration items with a release, enhancing efficiency in release planning. ## Changes * **Dashboard and Chart Improvements:** Cancelled release phases are excluded from dashboard charts and related lists, providing more accurate progress and status reporting. * **Scoped Home Page Widgets:** The "My releases" chart now only shows releases where the user is a release owner or team member, improving relevance. * **Release Actions Accessibility:** Key release actions such as starting, retargeting, closing, completing phases, and running policies can now be performed from any release page for better operational flexibility. * **Release Template Naming:** The "Manage release template" button is renamed "Edit release template" for clarity. * **Release Creation Flow:** The Additional Products fields are no longer mandatory when creating a release, simplifying the process. * **Multi-Product Release Policy Aggregation:** Policy statuses for products added after release start roll up correctly to the main release. * **Product Enhancement Creation Control:** The system property `sndprworkspace.enhancementworkitemtypes` now controls which work item types automatically create product enhancements. Leaving it empty disables automatic enhancement creation. ## Deprecations and Removals * The system property `sndprworkspace.autocreateproductenhancementforprimaryepic` has been removed. Use `sndprworkspace.enhancementworkitemtypes` instead to control enhancement creation. * No features or functionality were removed in this release between Zurich and Australia. ## Upgrade and Activation Guidance * **Pre- and Post-Upgrade Tasks:** Review and complete recommended tasks to ensure a successful upgrade. * **Activation:** Digital Product Release can be installed via the ServiceNow Store. For installation instructions and version history, use the ServiceNow Store resources. * **Additional Requirements and Browser Compatibility:** No changes or updates were introduced in this release. * **Accessibility and Localization:** No new information or changes were noted for this release. ## What You Can Expect With the Australia release, your product teams gain enhanced control over release visibility and lifecycle management. The ability to pause releases, track detailed phase dates, and manage default associations improves release planning and execution. Enhanced dashboard accuracy and streamlined release actions support better operational oversight. These features help ensure that release readiness is clearly visible across teams, and that change approvals focus effectively on deployment and service impact. Consolidated page of all release notes for Digital Product Release from Zurich to Australia. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Digital Product Release 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 Digital Product Release to Australia Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-digitalproductrelease-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 Digital Product Release. {#dfrn3-digitalproductrelease-summary__entry__8} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | [Restricted access to releases](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dpr-product-release&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Limit who can see a release to its release team. Restricted access adds record-level control and applies to releases, release phases, release tasks, policy mappings, key dates, and release phase relationships. Configure a product team on the Product Settings page to apply restricted access on its releases. For more information, see [Configure product-level release settings](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dpr-config-product-release-setting&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US). A release created for a restricted-access product inherits its setting, and the product team is set to its initial release team. In a multi-product release, individual releases inherit access control from the main release. [On hold release state](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dpr-hold-resume-release&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Pause a release for a business reason without cancelling it or losing its place in the release life cycle. While a release is on hold, you can't complete the current phase and automatic phase progression does not run. Resume the release after the reason for the hold is resolved, or cancel it. [Planned and actual phase dates in stage-based release](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dpr-work-stage-release&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Track planned and actual start and end dates for stage-based release phases. You enter the planned dates; the actual dates are set automatically as the phase progresses. [System properties for the default phase association](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=digital-product-release-properties&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Control which phase is pre-selected when you associate a change or configuration item with a release. Configure sn_dpr.default_phase_for_changes for changes and sn_dpr.default_phase_for_cis for configuration items. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Digital Product Release features. {#dfrn3-digitalproductrelease-summary__entry__14} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | [Charts exclude cancelled phases from the release dashboards](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dpr-dashboard-release&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Policies, phase tasks, and task approvals attached to a cancelled or restarted release phase are excluded from chart aggregates. They are also filtered out from the lists that opens on selecting a chart segment. This applies to the Digital Product Release landing page, Release Overview, Release Bundle Details, and the multi-product release dashboard. [Digital Product Release home page widgets scoped to your releases](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dpr-workspace&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : The My releases chart on the Digital Product Release Workspace home page shows only releases where you're the release owner or a release team member. [Release actions on all release pages](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dpr-manage-releases&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : From any release page, perform actions such as Start release, Re-target release, Close release, Complete current phase, and Run policies. [Release template](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dpr-create-release-template&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : The Manage release template button on the Release template form is renamed Edit release template. [Release creation wizard](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dpr-create-release-guided&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Additional Products fields are no longer required in the Create release flow. [Policy status aggregation](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dpr-policy-status-aggregation&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : In a multi-product release, the policy status of a product added after the release starts rolls up to the main release. [Product enhancement creation](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dpr-add-product-enhancement-from-epic&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : The sn_dpr_workspace.enhancement_work_item_types system property controls which work item types auto-create product enhancements. Leave it empty to stop enhancement creation. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Australia, some Digital Product Release features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-digitalproductrelease-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 Digital Product Release features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-digitalproductrelease-summary__entry__26} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | [Auto create enhancement from primary epic system property](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=digital-product-release-properties&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : The `sn_dpr_workspace.auto_create_product_enhancement_for_primary_epic` property is removed. Use `sn_dpr_workspace.enhancement_work_item_types` instead. | [ ] ## Activation information Review information on how to activate Digital Product Release. {#dfrn3-digitalproductrelease-summary__entry__32} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | Activation information : Install Digital Product Release 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). For more information, see [Install Digital Product Release](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=install-digital-product-release&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US). Note: Digital Product Release is available from the ServiceNow Store. See the activation information that follows. | [ ] ## Additional requirements If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Digital Product Release we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-digitalproductrelease-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 Digital Product Release we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-digitalproductrelease-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 Digital Product Release, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-digitalproductrelease-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 Digital Product Release we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-digitalproductrelease-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 Digital Product Release we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-digitalproductrelease-summary__entry__62} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | * Plan, validate, and track product releases in one workspace, so product teams share a single view of release readiness. * Gate release progression with policies that evaluate data from the AI Platform and from connected planning and CI/CD tools. * Restrict release visibility to the teams that own a release, and inherit that access down to release phases, phase tasks, and linked records. * Hand a validated release to Change Management, so change approval focuses on deployment scheduling and service impact. For more information, see [Digital Product Release](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dpr-landing-page&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US). | [ ]