--- 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 ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia # Combined ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) 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) 6 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 ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) Release Notes for Upgrades from Zurich to Australia This consolidated guide provides ServiceNow customers with all the key information needed to prepare for and understand the upgrade of ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) from the Zurich release family to Australia. It outlines new features, changes, activation steps, and important considerations specific to this upgrade path, helping customers manage third-party risk more effectively through AI-powered capabilities. Show full answer Show less ## New Features * **Extended AI Model Support:** Starting with Zurich Patch 12, the TPRM solution supports additional AI models including Google Gemini 3.5 Flash, OpenAI GPT 5.1, and OpenAI GPT 5.4 mini, providing flexibility to select the AI model best suited to your organizational needs. * **AI-Powered Issue Recommendations:** Users with the third-party assessment reviewer role can leverage generative AI to automatically identify and recommend issues based on assessment responses. Recommendations are presented for review and require confirmation before creation. * **AI-Generated Issue Summaries:** Assessors can use generative AI to generate concise summaries of complex TPRM issue records across all issue states, reducing manual effort and accelerating triage and reporting. * **Default AI Skill Activation:** New installations automatically enable designated AI skills. For existing customers upgrading to Australia (starting with Early Access), any unconfigured skills are turned on by default while previously disabled skills remain inactive. ## Key Changes * **Product Renaming:** From Zurich Patch 12, Now Assist for TPRM is rebranded as ServiceNow Otto® for TPRM, with no change in entitlements or access. * **Default AI Model Update:** The default model for the issue recommendation skill is now Azure OpenAI gpt-4-5-mini, though customers can select from the newly supported models as needed. * **Large Language Model Provider Change:** The Now LLM Service is no longer the default model provider for new or inactive AI assets; a third-party LLM is selected by default. Existing configurations remain unchanged, and the Now LLM Service remains available for manual selection. * **AI Usage Measurement Update:** Starting with Australia Early Access, AI usage tracking shifts from a 365-day look-back to a 365-day burn-down model, resetting annually at the contract anniversary date to provide more accurate measurement. ## Activation Information To activate ServiceNow Otto for TPRM, install the application via the ServiceNow Store. Upon installation, all Otto for TPRM skills activate by default. Customers should review the ServiceNow Store for app availability and version history. No additional activation steps are required for the Australia release. ## Additional Notes * No features were removed or deprecated between Zurich and Australia releases. * There are no changes to browser requirements, accessibility, localization, or additional prerequisites. * Key enhancements such as generative AI for issue recommendations and summarization have been introduced in Zurich patches leading up to Australia. ## What This Means for ServiceNow Customers Upgrading to the Australia release of ServiceNow Otto for TPRM enhances your third-party risk management capabilities by leveraging advanced AI models to automate issue identification and summarization. This reduces manual effort, improves consistency, and accelerates risk triage. The update also provides flexibility in AI model selection and updates how AI usage is measured, helping you optimize your subscription and usage. Activation is streamlined through the ServiceNow Store, enabling quick adoption of these improvements. Consolidated page of all release notes for ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) from Zurich to Australia. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) 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 ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) to Australia Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-servicenowottoforthirdpartyriskmanagementtprm-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 ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM). {#dfrn3-servicenowottoforthirdpartyriskmanagementtprm-summary__entry__8} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | [Extended AI model support for Now Assist for TPRM](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=supporting-information-now-assist-tprm&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Starting with Zurich Patch 12, ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) supports Google Gemini 3.5 Flash, OpenAI GPT 5.1, and OpenAI GPT 5.4 mini models in addition to previously supported models. Model availability depends on your ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) subscription, providing greater flexibility when selecting the AI model that meets your requirements. [Generate TPRM issue recommendations](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-recommendation-tprm-issue&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : If you have the third‑party assessment reviewer role \[sn_vdr_risk_asmt.vendor_assessment_reviewer\] and have installed the if you have the third‑party assessment reviewer role \[sn_vdr_risk_asmt.vendor_assessment_reviewer\] and have installed the ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM), you can use generative AI to automatically identify and recommend issues based on assessment responses. The TPRM issue management recommendation skill recommends issues with rationalized summaries. Recommended issues are presented for review and are created as standard TPRM issues only after user confirmation. [Generate a summary of a TPRM issue](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-a-summary-of-issue&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : If you have the third-party assessor role \[sn_vdr_risk_asmt.vendor_assessor\] role and have installed the ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) for TPRM application, you can use generative AI to automatically summarize complex issue records. The TPRM Issue Summarization skill works across all issue states including New, Analyze, Review, Finalize, and Closed and can help reduce manual review time, improve consistency in issue descriptions and remediation guidance, and accelerate triage and reporting for customers managing high volumes of third-party risk data. [Some generative AI skills are turned on by default](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=now-assist-skills-on-by-default&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : The new default behavior works as follows: * New customers: When you install an AI product, designated skills are turned on automatically. * Existing customers who are upgrading (starting with Australia Early Access): Any previously unconfigured skill is turned on automatically (the skill was never configured and turned on, then turned off again). Previously configured skills that were turned on, then off, remain inactive. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) features. {#dfrn3-servicenowottoforthirdpartyriskmanagementtprm-summary__entry__14} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | [AI in Third-party Risk Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=exploring-now-assist-tprm&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Starting with Zurich Patch 12, Now Assist for Third-party Risk Management is now ServiceNow Otto® for TPRM. Your product entitlements remain unchanged. Check your entitlements to determine your access to specific features. [Default AI model for issue recommendation skill](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=supporting-information-now-assist-tprm&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Starting with Zurich Patch 12, the issue recommendation skill in ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) uses Azure OpenAI gpt-4-5-mini as the default model. This update changes the default model for issue recommendations. You can select alternative models, including the newly supported Google Gemini 3.5 Flash, OpenAI GPT 5.1, and OpenAI GPT 5.4 mini, based on your requirements. [Large language models on the ServiceNow AI Platform](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=exploring-large-language-models&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : The Now LLM Service is no longer the default model provider for new or inactive AI assets. A third-party LLM is now selected by default, while existing configurations using the Now LLM Service continue unchanged. The Now LLM Service is still available for manual selection. [Changes to Now Assist usage measurement](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=monitoring-now-assist-usage&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Starting with Australia Early Access, AI usage measurement is transitioning from a 365-day look-back model to a 365-day burn-down model, with usage resetting at the contract anniversary date. For more information, refer to [KB KB2704710: AI Usage - Overview \& New Measurement Logic](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB2704710). | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Australia, some ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-servicenowottoforthirdpartyriskmanagementtprm-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 ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-servicenowottoforthirdpartyriskmanagementtprm-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 ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM). {#dfrn3-servicenowottoforthirdpartyriskmanagementtprm-summary__entry__32} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | Activation information : Install the Now Assist for TPRM application by requesting it from ServiceNow Store. Visit the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) website 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=zurich&ft:locale=en-US). After installing ServiceNow Otto for TPRM all ServiceNow Otto for TPRM skills are activated by default. Important: Now Assist for TPRM is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Additional requirements If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-servicenowottoforthirdpartyriskmanagementtprm-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 ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-servicenowottoforthirdpartyriskmanagementtprm-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 ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM), such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-servicenowottoforthirdpartyriskmanagementtprm-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 ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-servicenowottoforthirdpartyriskmanagementtprm-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 ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-servicenowottoforthirdpartyriskmanagementtprm-summary__entry__62} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | [Zurich Patch 12](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=zurich-patch-12&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) Starting with Zurich Patch 12, Now Assist for Third-party Risk Management is now ServiceNow Otto® for TPRM. Your product entitlements remain unchanged. Check your entitlements to determine your access to specific features. [Zurich Patch 7](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=zurich-patch-7&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) * Use generative AI to recommend TPRM issues for reviewer validation. [Zurich Patch 5](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=zurich-patch-5&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) * Review changes to Now Assist usage measurement. [Zurich Patch 4](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=zurich-patch-4&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) * Use ServiceNow Otto for Third-party Risk Management (TPRM) to generate concise, AI-powered summaries of TPRM that can help with interpreting complex issue records. * Some Now Assist skills, agents, and agentic workflows are now turned on by default. See [AI in Third-party Risk Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=exploring-now-assist-tprm&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ]