Combined Instance Scan release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Australia

Consolidated page of all release notes for Instance Scan from Xanadu to Australia.

How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Instance Scan release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Xanadu 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 Instance Scan to Australia

Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.

Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
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 Instance Scan.

Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	Scan cancellation Cancel or abort an ongoing scan by either selecting Cancel Scan in the scan execution modal or the Cancel Scan related link in the results record. Queuing of scans Leverage the scan queue feature to line up your scans for automatic execution following the current scan.
Australia	Parallel execution of scans Enable parallel execution of scans instead of sequential processing, eliminating bottlenecks and significantly reducing completion times. New role to write checks in Instance Scan Experience the new scan_check_writer role that has the privilege to write checks on the scan_check table. Instance Scan extension for IDE You can now access Instance Scan from integrated development environment (IDE) on the ServiceNow AI Platform.

Changes

Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Instance Scan features.

Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	Scan execution of inactive and base system checks You can now execute scans on inactive checks by setting the glide.scan.inactive_records property to true. Add and enable glide.scan.base_system_records property to execute scans on base system checks.

Removed

Between your current release family and Australia, some Instance Scan features or functionality were removed.

Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Deprecations

Between your current release family and Australia, some Instance Scan features or functionality were deprecated.

Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Activation information

Review information on how to activate Instance Scan.

Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	Instance Scan is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.
Australia	Instance Scan is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Instance Scan we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Instance Scan we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for Instance Scan, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for Instance Scan we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for Instance Scan we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	Scan your instance, update set, scoped application, or specific record using specified checks. Run custom checks against your existing configurations. Use as a tool in your development operations, release management, as well as pre- and post-upgrades. See Instance Scan for more information.
Australia	Enable parallel scans to streamline processing and reduce completion times. Experience the new scan_check_writer role to write checks in the Instance Scan table. Execute scans on inactive and base system records by enabling certain system properties. See Instance Scan for more information.