Combined Mentoring release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Australia

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

How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Mentoring 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 Mentoring 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 Mentoring.

Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	Snapshot of preferences Store a Mentoring snapshot of all overlapping preferences at the time of relationship acceptance by the mentor. Mentor match insights Mentees and Mentors can view suggested matches based on their enrolled preferences or skills.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Changes

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

Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	Create a Mentoring program The multiple mentoring program enables mentor admins to configure multiple programs that can run at the same time. It enables admins to restrict access based on employee criteria. The multiple mentoring program enables employees to choose and enroll in available mentoring programs, edit their preferences, search for mentors, and send connection requests. To make a program visible in the Mentoring app, admins need to configure programs with the following information: Short description Long description Employee criteria
Australia	No updates for this release.

Removed

Between your current release family and Australia, some Mentoring 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 Mentoring 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 Mentoring.

Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	Mentoring can be installed with the activation of the Employee Connections plugin, which is part of Talent Development Core. For more information, see Talent Development Core.
Zurich	Install Mentoring by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store 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.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Mentoring 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 Mentoring 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 Mentoring, 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 Mentoring 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 Mentoring we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	Auto-close mentoring relationship a certain number of days after the due-date. Configure the number of days followed by a grace period to allow any final interactions before auto-closure. Store a Mentoring snapshot of all overlapping preferences at the time of the relationship acceptance by the mentor. Derive skills tagged to Mentoring Relationships based on the snapshot. As a mentee, view Match Insights with a particular Mentor to understand how well they are matched before choosing the Mentor. As a mentee, share mentoring preferences and timeline information with your manager that help in the validation of your skills. See Mentoring for more information.
Zurich	Enable Mentoring to configure multiple mentoring programs.
Australia	No updates for this release.