--- 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 Service Operations Workspace for ITSM release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia # Combined Service Operations Workspace for ITSM 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) 14 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 Service Operations Workspace for ITSM Release Notes for Upgrades from Zurich to Australia This consolidated release notes guide ServiceNow customers upgrading Service Operations Workspace for ITSM from Zurich to Australia. It summarizes new features, changes, activation details, and upgrade considerations to help you prepare and optimize your workspace experience. The release focuses on enhancing incident management, user experience, administrative control, and operational efficiency within Service Operations Workspace (SOW). Show full answer Show less ## Key Features * **Zurich Enhancements:** * **Investigate Tab Improvements:** Display Digital End-User Experience (DEX) and Service Observability (SO) views for configuration items (CIs) based on CI class, aiding faster incident investigation. * **SOW Record Page Enhancements:** Clickable URLs in incident summaries, DEX actions from the Action library, and improved glide list user actions (add/remove users or records). * **Knowledge Article Integration:** View recent tasks linked to articles with quick access to task records. * **Granular Admin Roles:** Introduced specific admin roles for configuring SOW features related to Incident, Major Incident, On-Call Scheduling, and Problem Management without needing full admin rights. * **Change Request Conflict Detection:** Enhanced scheduling conflict detection with details on blackout and maintenance windows to prevent change overlaps. * **Interaction Wrap-Up:** Allows agents dedicated time after calls or chats to finalize interaction details before new conversations. * **Notify Integration:** Configure Microsoft Teams notifications in SOW Admin Center for improved communication. * **Visual Indicators for Chat SLAs:** Color-coded chat tabs display unread messages and critical wait times to improve SLA adherence and agent productivity. * **Resizable Modals:** Enables resizing of key modals such as incident copying, knowledge gap reporting, and incident reopening for better usability. * **Major Incident Management:** Add multiple similar incidents as child incidents to major incident records to avoid duplication. * **On-Call Scheduling Enhancements:** Support for subflows, re-triggering escalations based on field changes, custom notification providers, and sending escalation notifications to all stakeholders. * **Auto-dismiss Alerts:** Alerts and notifications can automatically dismiss after a configured timeout to reduce manual effort, differentiated by alert severity. * **Australia Enhancements:** * **AI Incident Summary and Suggestions:** AI-generated incident summaries and resolution plans appear on the incident Overview or Details tab to expedite incident resolution. * **UI16 Link Redirection:** Redirects legacy UI16 module links to equivalent SOW experiences, configurable by admins for specific users or tables. * **Granular Admin Role Mapping:** Enables full configuration access with granular roles aligned to existing ACLs without requiring full admin privileges. * **Contextual Side Panel Control:** Configure hiding of the default primary contextual side panel in favor of embedded panels on specific tables and tabs. * **Reference Field Auto-Load:** Configure automatic searching behavior for reference fields (e.g., CI, Service offering) to improve field value retrieval performance. * **Recent List Links Enhancement:** Recent incidents, interactions, or tasks links display the 10 most recent records regardless of timeline, with an option to view more. * **Post Incident Report (PIR) Actions:** Users with incidentwrite role and co-contributor access can update, publish, refresh data, and manage contributors directly within PIR records. * **On-Call Shift Administrator Access:** Users with the rotaadmin role can access Teams, Schedules, and Home pages in SOW to manage on-call duties. ## Changes and Improvements * **CAB Workbench:** Enhanced visual feedback and agenda item details for Change Advisory Board meetings. * **List Page Enhancements:** Related records lists now share consistent appearance and support fuzzy count UX property to improve performance. * **Dependency View:** Opening dependency views for key reference fields launches a unified CMDB map within the workspace rather than a separate browser tab. * **Standard Change Template Proposal:** ITIL users can propose standard change templates directly from change records in SOW. * **Reference Field Auto-Load Behavior:** Admins can fine-tune reference field search behavior to optimize user experience and performance. ## Activation and Compatibility Service Operations Workspace for ITSM is active by default in both Zurich (version 8.0) and Australia (version 9.0). Upgrading from earlier releases automatically installs the appropriate version from the ServiceNow Store. Ensure compatible versions of related applications such as Service Operations Workspace ITSM and ITOM applications before upgrading. ## Accessibility and Usability The Configurable Workspace supports content reflow up to 400% zoom for better accessibility without loss of Consolidated page of all release notes for Service Operations Workspace for ITSM from Zurich to Australia. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Service Operations Workspace for ITSM 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 Service Operations Workspace for ITSM to Australia Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-serviceoperationsworkspaceforitsm-summary__entry__2} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | Upgrade information : Ensure that the following applications have compatible upgraded versions: * Service Operations Workspace ITSM Applications application (sn_sow_itsm_cont) * Service Operations Workspace ITOM Applications application (sn_sow_itom_cont) For more information on compatible versions, see [Version compatibility between Service Operations Workspace for ITSM and Service Operations Workspace ITOM](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sow-itsm-itom-version&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US). | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## New features Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Service Operations Workspace for ITSM. {#dfrn3-serviceoperationsworkspaceforitsm-summary__entry__8} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | [DEX and SO view in the investigate tab](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dex-so-metric-views-investigate-tab&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Based on the Configuration Item (CI) selected in the Investigate tab and the rules defined in the Investigate CI Experience Rules (sn_sow_investigate_ci_ux_rule) table, the Investigate tab displays the CI metrics in the UI experience dashboard view for the different CI classes: * DEX view - Displayed for the cmdb_ci_computer CI class. * SO view - Displayed for the cmdb_ci_service class. You can select both the affected CIs including service and service offering and caller CIs. [SOW record page enhancements](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=view-update-inc-overview-tab&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : The SOW record page has the following enhancements: * Add a clickable URL to the Summary section on the Overview tab of an incident record, enhancing navigation and reference capabilities. The Overview page supports URL type of field in read-only mode. * Perform various DEX actions on a CI using actions from the Action library in the contextual side panel of the SOW record page. * Manage user actions on the reference fields of a SOW record page with the following glide list actions: * Add me - Add the logged in user to the field. * Remove me - Remove the logged in user from the field. * Add multiple users - Add multiple users to the field. * Add multiple records - Add multiple records to the field. [View recent tasks in a knowledge article record](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=work-knowledge-article&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Configure the Display recent task for knowledge article (glide.knowman.recent_task.display) system property to view the recent task records to which the knowledge article is recently attached. You can select the task record link to open the task record in a new tab with the workspace view. [Introduction of Granular Admin roles in SOW](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=roles-in-sow&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : The following granular admin roles are introduced in SOW: * sn_sow_admin.sn_sow_admin: Provides access to SOW Admin Center page for SOW configurations. Admins can use the role to configure SOW features and maintain organizational policies. * sn_sow_inc_sn_incident_sow_admin: Provides access to SOW Admin Center pages for configurations related to Incident Management features. * sn_sow_mim.sn_mim_sow_admin: Provides access to the SOW Admin Center pages for configurations related to Major Incident Management (MIM) features. * sn_sow_on_call.sn_on_call_sow_admin: Provides access to the SOW Admin Center pages for On-Call Scheduling configurations. * sn_sow_problem.sn_problem_sow_admin: Provides access to the SOW Admin Center pages for Problem Management configurations. [View conflicts in the change request form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-change-sow&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : The improved schedule and conflicts section added in the change request form displays the scheduling conflicts for a change request. If a scheduling conflict exists, conflict detection also provides details of any related blackout or maintenance schedules and other active change requests to determine the scheduling conflict. You can use the resulting information to review and modify the change request details to eliminate conflicts. You can also manually check and manage conflicts.For more information on conflict detection, see [Conflict detection](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_ConflictDetection&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US). [Interaction wrap up with modeless dialog](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=interaction-wrap-up-sow&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Provide agents with dedicated time after each call or chat to finalize the interaction details and wrap up their work before starting a new conversation. [Configuring Notify in Service Operations Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-notify-sow&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Configure Notify with Microsoft Teams SOW in Admin Center using the guided setup. [Visual indicators for unread messages](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sow-itsm-workspace-chat-session-tabs-configure&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : To help agents maintain the Service Level Agreement (SLA) for chats, visual indicators are available on chat session tabs in the SOW. These indicators include color codes, where tabs with unread messages are highlighted in different colors. Inactive tabs display a purple background color to indicate that a message has been received. Tab colors shift to yellow and then to red to highlight critical wait times. These enhancements aim to improve customer service by ensuring quick response time, increase productivity by helping agents manage multiple chats more effectively, and reduce stress by providing clear visual cues, ultimately leading to better SLA compliance and higher service quality. [Resize modal in Service Operations Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=view-update-inc-overview-tab&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Optimize your viewing experience by resizing the following modals in SOW: * Copy incident * Report knowledge gap * Reopen incident [Add similar incidents to major incident record](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=managing-major-incident-sow&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Find multiple similar incidents and add them as child incidents to a major incident or major incident candidate record from the child incident related list in the Related records tab of the major incident record. Similar incidents are retrieved based on the similarity solution definition that can be configured to train on various fields such as Short description and Description. Adding the similar incidents as child incidents to the major incident record ensures avoiding the creation of multiple major incident records for the same issue. [On-Call Scheduling enhancements in Service Operations Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=work-on-escalation-trigger-rules-and-policies-in-sow&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : On-call scheduling in SOW has the following enhancements: * The On-call trigger rule page is enhanced to support and select subflows. * The On-call trigger rule page is enhanced for supporting re-triggering escalations on configured fields such as Priority. Re-triggering is enabled whenever the value in the configured field changes. * Configure custom providers as channels for on-call escalation notifications. * Send the on-call escalations notifications to all stakeholders when any of the record fields configured using the on-call trigger rules are modified. [Auto-dismiss the alerts and notification in Service Operations Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-alerts-auto-dismiss-sow&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Configure the alerts and notifications in SOW to automatically dismiss within the specified time. Auto-dismissal of the alert notification reduces the user effort in manually dismissing the notification. By default, the base system has the following settings: * Auto-dismiss is turned on for alert notification of type info, positive (success) and low and has the timeout value of three seconds. * Auto-dismiss is turned off for alert notification of type critical, high, moderate, and warning. * The time label is turned off and only a visual time indicator is displayed. * The alert notification content is expanded. | | Australia | [Review AI incident summary and suggestions in the incident record](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=view-update-inc-overview-tab&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Investigate and resolve incidents efficiently by reviewing the AI-generated incident summary and suggested resolution plan in the AI summary and suggestions card on the Overview tab of an incident record. If the Overview tab is hidden for L1 service desk agents, the card appears on the Details tab. [UI16 links to SOW redirection behavior](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=manage-admin-console-sow-itsm&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Redirect UI16 module links such as forms and lists to the equivalent SOW experience. The UI16 module link redirection behavior is supported for all the applications in SOW when the system property sn_sow_itsm_admin.experience_redirection_enabled.sow is set to true. For new instances, this redirection configuration is automatically available in the base system. For upgrade instances, administrators can configure the redirection behavior from the SOW Admin Center. You can enable this feature for the UI16 links and user groups or specifically for a custom table. You can also enable this feature for specific user groups or all user groups within the custom table or applications in SOW. [Mapping granular admin roles with SOW granular roles](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=roles-in-sow&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Using granular admin roles, provide full administrative access to the configuration and property pages for the applications in SOW without requiring the administrator (admin) role. These granular admin roles are mapped with ACLs and contain the corresponding existing SOW granular roles. [UX property to hide contextual side panel](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=manage-admin-console-sow-itsm&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Use the Hide contextual side panel for specific table and tab combination option from the SOW Properties section in the SOW Admin Center to configure the hide ContextualSidebar UX page property. This property enables you to define the table with tab combination for which the default primary contextual side panel must be hidden, prioritizing the embedded contextual side panel within the tab instead. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Service Operations Workspace for ITSM features. {#dfrn3-serviceoperationsworkspaceforitsm-summary__entry__14} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | [CAB workbench enhancements](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=cm-manage-cab-meeting-workbench-sow&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : * Configuration provided for risk-highlighted value is displayed in the agenda item card and CAB meeting details. * Visual feedback is provided when agenda items are restored. [Configure help and order of the remedial action parameters](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=components-installed-with-remediation-fw&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Configure the Help and Order fields for the remedial action parameters on the Remedial action parameter \[sn_reacf_remedial_action_parameter\] table if you have the Remedial action admin\[sn_reacf.sn_remedial_action_admin\] user role. [List page enhancements in Service Operations Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=work-incident-list-page-sow&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : The list page in SOW has the following enhancements: * The related lists in the Related records tab of the SOW record pages, including those within the record pages as well such as Recent Incidents or Assigned Assets, are updated with the record list bundle. This update provides them with the same appearance, functionality, and user experience as the SOW list page. * The related lists in the Related records tab of the SOW record pages, including the Multi Record Associator (MRA) list, as well as the related lists within the record pages such as Recent Incidents or Assigned Assets, now support the fuzzy count UX page property. You can configure a default value that is applicable to the list for all tables or a value for a specific table such as incident thereby improving the list page performance. [Dependency view changes for reference fields](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=view-update-inc-overview-tab&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Selecting the dependency view for the following fields in the incident, problem, change, and request records, opens a unified CMDB map in a new tab within the workspace view instead of a new browser tab: * Configuration item * Service * Service offering [Propose a standard change template](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=propose-standard-change-sow&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : As a user with the itil role, you can create a standard change template proposal from any change record in SOW. [Service Operations Workspace access for an on-call shift administrator](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=roles-in-sow&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Starting in version 8.2, a user with the rota_admin role can access Teams, Schedules, and Home pages in SOW. | | Australia | [Generate, update and publish PIR](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=review-update-pir-mim-sow&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Perform the following actions on the PIR if you have the incident_write role and added as co-contributor to the PIR: * Update the state or publish the PIR. * Refresh the Incident Summary data on the PIR. * Create PIR custom event. * Search, add, edit and save co-contributors (Users) for PIR. [Configure reference field auto-load behavior from SOW Admin Center](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=admin-center-sow&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Use the Reference field auto-load behavior option from the SOW Properties section of the SOW Admin Center to configure the Reference search on click (ref_search_on_click) UX page property. The option enables you to configure the automatic searching of field value results displayed for reference fields such as Configuration item, Service offering, and Service. [Recent list links in SOW record](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=view-inc-record-info-contextual-sidepanel&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Select the Recent incidents, Recent interaction, or Recent tasks links from the Record information side panel of a SOW record displays the 10 most recent records irrespective of their timeline instead of showing the records from last seven days. You can select the View All option to view additional records as well. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Australia, some Service Operations Workspace for ITSM features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-serviceoperationsworkspaceforitsm-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 Service Operations Workspace for ITSM features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-serviceoperationsworkspaceforitsm-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 Service Operations Workspace for ITSM. {#dfrn3-serviceoperationsworkspaceforitsm-summary__entry__32} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | Activation information : Service Operations Workspace for ITSM is active by default and its default version is 8.0 in Zurich. When you upgrade from any previous release to Zurich from the ServiceNow Store, Service Operations Workspace for ITSM 8.0 is automatically installed. Important: Service Operations Workspace is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. | | Australia | Activation information : Service Operations Workspace for ITSM is active by default and its default version is 9.0 in Australia. When you upgrade from any previous release to Australia from the ServiceNow Store, Service Operations Workspace for ITSM 9.0 is automatically installed. Important: Service Operations Workspace 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 Service Operations Workspace for ITSM we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-serviceoperationsworkspaceforitsm-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 Service Operations Workspace for ITSM we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-serviceoperationsworkspaceforitsm-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 Service Operations Workspace for ITSM, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-serviceoperationsworkspaceforitsm-summary__entry__50} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | Accessibility information : Reflow : The Configurable Workspace supports reflow, which enables pages and content to be zoomed up to 400% through your browser settings without loss of content or functionality. Additionally, content can be enlarged without scrolling in two dimensions at a width equivalent to 320 CSS pixels or a height equivalent to 256 CSS pixels. Page layouts are transformed into a vertical, stacked view automatically when users increase browser zoom to 400%. : This enhancement helps users with low vision or who have trouble seeing web content in a browser due to monitor size, device type, poor lighting, or other situations. Reflow can be turned off with a system property for instances, experiences, and pages. See [\[Placeholder link text to key bundle-platux.auto-reflow\]](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=auto-reflow&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for details. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Localization information If there are specific localization considerations for Service Operations Workspace for ITSM we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-serviceoperationsworkspaceforitsm-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 Service Operations Workspace for ITSM we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-serviceoperationsworkspaceforitsm-summary__entry__62} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | * Propose a standard change template from a change record in Service Operations Workspace (SOW). * Experience enhanced meeting and pagination controls in the Change Advisory board (CAB) workbench. * Configure the Microsoft Teams integration with Notify in SOW Admin Center. * Use visual indicators like colors and icons on chat session tabs to notify agents about unread messages to maintain the Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the chats in SOW. * Optimize your viewing experience by resizing the modals in SOW. * Find similar incidents and add them as child incidents to a major incident record. * Support subflows in the On-Call trigger rule configurations. * Configure the alerts and notifications in SOW to automatically dismiss within the specified time. * View the dependency map for reference fields in a separate tab within the workspace. * Starting in version 8.2, you can do the following: * Analyze the metrics for configuration items (CIs) in the Digital End-User Experience (DEX) and Service Observability (SO) UI dashboard view on the Investigate tab of an incident record. * Access and configure SOW from the Admin Center using granular feature admin roles. * View the recent task records to which the knowledge article is attached. * Manage user actions on the reference fields with the glide list action. * Perform DEX actions on a Configuration Item (CI) using the Action library from the contextual panel of the record page. * View the details of conflicts detected, and manually run conflict detection in the change request form. * As an on-call shift administrator with the rota_admin role, access Teams, Schedules, and Home pages in SOW. See [Service Operations Workspace for ITSM](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sow-landing-page&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | | Australia | * Redirect UI16 module navigation links to the equivalent SOW experience. * Access SOW configuration and property pages of various SOW applications using granular admin roles. * Improve the focus on relevant contextual information by hiding the contextual side panel for a specific table and tab combination. * Configure reference field auto-load behavior from the SOW Admin Center. * Enable service desk agents to create, manage, and track checklists for Request and RITM records directly within the workspace to confirm that all steps are completed. * Starting in version 9.2, you can do the following: * Perform various actions on the post incident report (PIR) if you have the incident_write role and added as co-contributor to the PIR. * Investigate and resolve incidents by using the AI incident summary and resolution plan suggestion in the Overview tab of an incident record. See [Service Operations Workspace for ITSM](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sow-landing-page&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | [ ]