--- sourceDocument: brazil Combined Product Files sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/delta-australia-brazil Release : - brazil ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - brazil Combined Product Files ft:clusterId : - delta3ba bundleId : - delta3ba --- # Combined Employee Slate release notes for upgrades from Australia to Brazil # Combined Employee Slate release notes for upgrades from Australia to Brazil {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Brazil Updated October 8, 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 Employee Slate Release Notes for Upgrades from Australia to Brazil This consolidated release notes page provides ServiceNow customers with essential information for upgrading Employee Slate from the Australia release family to Brazil. It includes new features, upgrade prerequisites, activation details, and important considerations to ensure a smooth transition and effective use of Employee Slate. Show full answer Show less ## Pre-Upgrade Requirements * Employee Slate upgrade to Brazil requires Zurich Patch 9 or later. * An AI assistant such as Moveworks or Now Assist must be in place. ## New Features Introduced in Australia Release The Brazil release itself introduces no new features; however, significant enhancements were added in the Australia release that ServiceNow customers should leverage: * **ServiceNow AI Platform Tiers:** Three AI licensing tiers---Foundation, Advanced, and Prime---offer progressively advanced AI capabilities, enabling tailored access to generative AI features, agentic workflows, and AI agents. * **Conversation-First Experience:** AI-powered search bar and personalized canvas replace traditional navigation, improving cross-departmental service delivery. * **EmployeeWorks Home:** Centralized homepage with configurable widgets for To-dos, Employee Communications, Trending Content, Quick Links, and Holiday Calendar. * **Interactive Split View:** Enables simultaneous viewing of conversations and related content such as forms, articles, and tasks, enhancing user interaction. * **Personalized Canvas:** Employees can customize their workspace by managing widgets, with administrators able to lock critical widgets. * **Tasks and Requests Consolidation:** Aggregates tasks, approvals, and to-dos from multiple departments and external systems with AI-generated summaries via Now Assist. * **Employee Org Chart:** Visualizes organizational hierarchies and supports contextual AI queries. * **Employee Communications and Visual Content Authoring:** Targeted banner announcements linked to knowledge articles and a content library with AI-assisted content creation. * **Notifications:** Pre-configured notification types support bulk actions and grouping for approvals and tasks. * **Configure Admin Console:** Enables consistent branding across Employee Slate, Moveworks, and Now Assist with live preview. * **AI-Powered Widget Builder:** Allows creation of custom widgets via a prompt-driven interface with built-in accessibility support. * **Analytics and Reporting:** Tracks user sessions, widget interactions, and communications effectiveness through User Experience Analytics dashboards. * **Search and Chat Integration:** Merges search results directly into chat with contextual form pre-filling and split view forms. * **EmployeeWorks Web App:** Provides enterprise document search across platforms like SharePoint, Google Drive, Slack, and Outlook via Moveworks assistant. * **Calendar and Schedule Management:** Offers time-aware widgets displaying meetings and upcoming holidays on the homepage. ## Activation and Configuration Activation of Employee Slate is accessed through the profile icon setup experience. This setup includes branding customization, configuring data sources for search, and other experience settings. Employee Slate is also available via the ServiceNow Store for streamlined deployment. ## Accessibility and Compliance The AI widget builder incorporates design components that comply with accessibility standards, facilitating developers in creating accessible custom widgets through its prompt-driven interface. ## Changes, Removed Features, and Deprecations No changes, removed features, or deprecations were introduced between Australia and Brazil releases for Employee Slate. ## Browser and Localization There are no new browser requirements or localization updates introduced in the Brazil release. ## Key Benefits for ServiceNow Customers * Enhanced AI-driven employee experience with personalized, conversation-first navigation. * Streamlined task management and communication consolidation across departments. * Customizable workspace allowing employee empowerment and administrator control. * Improved content creation and analytics to optimize employee engagement. * Seamless integration with enterprise document repositories and calendar systems. Consolidated page of all release notes for Employee Slate from Australia to Brazil. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Employee Slate release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Australia to Brazil. 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 Employee Slate to Brazil Before you upgrade to Brazil, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-summary__entry__2} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Australia | Upgrade information : Employee Slate requires Zurich Patch 9 or later and an AI assistant (Moveworks or Now Assist). | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## New features Between your current release family and Brazil, new features were introduced for Employee Slate. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-summary__entry__8} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Australia | [ServiceNow product tiers](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=ai-native-sku-overview&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : The ServiceNow AI Platform now brings you a new AI experience with three licensing tiers available: * Foundation: AI basics to deliver insights * Advanced: AI to boost productivity across relevant use cases * Prime: Act autonomously with all AI assets, and create your own Depending on your license, you will have access to certain application features, generative AI skills, agentic workflows, and AI agents. [Conversation-first experience](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-conversation-first&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Replaces traditional browse navigation with an AI-powered search bar and personalized canvas, supporting service delivery across departments. [EmployeeWorks home](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-home-page&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Provides a homepage centered on an AI-powered search bar with five configurable widgets: To-dos, Employee Communications, Trending Content, Quick Links, and Holiday Calendar. [Interactive split view](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-home-page&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Displays content alongside the conversation for seamless interaction with forms, articles, and tasks. [Personalized canvas](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-personalized-canvas&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Employees can drag, drop, resize, and remove widgets; administrators can lock widgets to keep critical information visible. [Tasks and requests](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-inbox&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Consolidates tasks, requests, approvals, and to-dos from multiple departments and external applications, with AI summaries from Now Assist. [Employee org chart](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-orgchart&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Displays organizational hierarchies with employee details and supports contextual AI questions through Now Assist. [Employee communications](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-employee-comms&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Displays targeted banner announcements on the homepage, linked to knowledge articles or other resources. [Visual content authoring](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-home-page&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Provides a content library accessible from the profile icon where authors can create, filter, and publish announcements, with Now Assist generating content from a prompt. [Notifications](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-notifications&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Delivers 14 pre-configured notification types for approvals, tasks, and requests, with support for bulk actions and grouping. [Configure admin console](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-config-admin-console&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Applies a logo, primary color, and accent color consistently across the portal, Moveworks, and Now Assist experiences, with a live preview panel. [AI-powered widget builder](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-ai-widget-builder&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Builds custom widgets through a prompt-driven interface using a model context protocol (MCP) with built-in design components and accessibility support. [Analytics and reporting](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-analytics-reporting&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Tracks session details, page visits, and widget interactions in a dedicated Employee Slate destination within User Experience Analytics. Measures announcement impressions, clicks, and top-performing content through the communications analytics dashboard in User Experience Analytics. [Search and chat](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-conversational-catalog&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Integrates search results directly into chat responses, with a side panel for filtering and exploration across all configured connectors. Chat pre-fills catalog form fields from conversation context and opens forms in split view for review and completion. [EmployeeWorks Web App](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=employee-slate-moveworks&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Searches documents across enterprise systems including SharePoint, OneDrive, Google Drive, Slack, and Outlook through the Moveworks assistant. [Calendar and schedule management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=eslate-calendar-schedule&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Provides time-aware information through calendar management with My Calendar widget in Canvas displaying the meetings from your schedule. And the Upcoming Holiday widget displays the next relevant holiday on the home page. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Brazil, some changes were made to existing Employee Slate features. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-summary__entry__14} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Brazil, some Employee Slate features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-summary__entry__20} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Deprecations Between your current release family and Brazil, some Employee Slate features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-summary__entry__26} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Activation information Review information on how to activate Employee Slate. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-summary__entry__32} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Australia | Activation information : Access the Employee Slate setup experience through the profile icon to configure branding, data sources for search, and experience settings. For more information, see [Configuration flow](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=emp-slate-setup-flow&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US). Important: Employee Slate is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Additional requirements If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Employee Slate we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-summary__entry__38} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Browser requirements If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Employee Slate we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-summary__entry__44} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Accessibility information Review details on accessibility information for Employee Slate, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-summary__entry__50} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Australia | Accessibility information : The AI widget builder in Employee Slate includes built-in design components that support accessibility standards. When custom widgets are created through the prompt-driven interface, the design components are structured to help developers address accessibility requirements. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Localization information If there are specific localization considerations for Employee Slate we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-summary__entry__56} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Highlight information If there are specific highlight considerations for Employee Slate we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-employeeslate-summary__entry__62} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Australia | * Deploy a conversation-first employee experience with intelligent search and personalized interactions. * Access all your work-related information from a personalized homepage from widgets such as To-dos, Employee Communications, Popular Content, Quick Links, Profile, Notifications, and Calendar. * Navigate between conversations and content without losing context through an interactive split view that displays content alongside conversations. * Create a personalized workspace by managing widgets on your personal canvas along with some default widgets. * Track all activities from an inbox that consolidates tasks, requests, approvals, and to-dos from multiple departments and external applications. * Surface important communications through a banner-style widget featuring targeted announcements with image, headline, and short description capabilities. * Manage and create content from content library with conversational content generation. * Navigate organizational hierarchies with an integrated search experience for detailed employee information access. For more information, see [\[Placeholder link text to key employee-slate-landing-page\]](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=employee-slate-landing-page&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) documentation. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ]