Combined Service Portal release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Australia

How to use this page

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

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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 Portal 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 Service Portal.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	Deactivate portals Turn off access to a portal that you don't want users to visit and redirect them to another portal.
Yokohama	Analyze the performance of portal pages and their widgets Set benchmarks against which to analyze the performance of a portal page. Identify widgets on the page that don't meet the performance benchmarks and view details about their performance. Compare a cloned widget with its base widget Compare cloned widgets with the base widget from which they were cloned. View differences between the code of the cloned widget and the base widget highlighted in the code comparator.
Zurich	Approval Info Record widget The Service Portal Approval Info Record widget shows details about the approval request and a full record for an approval including the activity stream. The Approval Info Record widget and the new Now Assist Approval Assistance AI agent maintain parity. To use the new Approval Info Record widget, activate the Approval Details Page Route Map, and uptake the Approval Info Record widget in your custom page. The new Now Assist Approval Assistance AI agent allows you to see your pending approvals, as well as the details about your pending approvals. For more information, see Approval assistance AI agent. Configure Service Portal Approval Configuration record Configure the Service Portal Approval Configuration record to make the Approval Assistance AI agent and Approval Info Record widget work better for your specific use case. Configure widget loading order in Service Portal As an admin, configure the widget loading order to defer their loading. This feature enables faster loading of the page and makes the widgets available for interaction as they load, thus improving the user experience.
Australia	Configure Service Portal Approval Configuration record The Approval assistance AI agent allows checklist generation from documents that are stored in integrated third-party cloud providers such as Microsoft SharePoint, Google Drive, or a custom internal table. New Organization Chart widget Use the Service Portal New Organization Chart widget to show additional display configurations, such as default and secondary field names, location, department, and so on, to gain visibility into employees within their organization. Create a portal Configure and apply different authentication configurations for each portal to enable different login experiences for each portal. For example, you can set an authentication method like Okta for an internal employee portal or use Microsoft Azure for an external portal.

Changes

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


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	Show the current user in the team members list of the User Profile widget Indicate whether to include the logged-in user in the team members list when viewing another team member's user profile from the User Profile widget. Additional multi-factor authentication options Log in to portals using a biometric authenticator or hardware security key with multi-factor authentication (MFA).
Yokohama	Use ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) JavaScript mode in server scripts for widgets Use features supported in the ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) JavaScript mode in server-side scripts for widgets by selecting Turn on ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) mode from the widget record or Widget Editor. For information about features supported in the ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) JavaScript mode, see JavaScript engine feature support. Define roles for page route maps Control which users are redirected to a new page based on a page route map. Specify the user roles to apply in the Page Route Map form. Improved redirection for single sign-on (SSO) authentication Improved the experience of logging in to portals that use single sign-on (SSO) authentication by redirecting to the SSO Identify Provider (IdP) login page without trying to load the portal page first. Enforce providing comments when rejecting requests Require approvers to provide comments when rejecting a request from the Approvals widget. Administrators can enable requiring comments from the widget instance options. Check cross-scope privileges to a table with the Form widget Validate access to tables from which the Form widget fetches data. The Form widget checks for the necessary cross-scope privileges to a table by default.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Removed

Between your current release family and Australia, some Service Portal 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 Service Portal 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 Service Portal.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	Service Portal is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.
Yokohama	Service Portal is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.
Zurich	Service Portal is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.
Australia	Service Portal is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Service Portal 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 Service Portal we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	The Xanadu release doesn't support Internet Explorer 11. The iOS version of Firefox doesn’t support Service Portal pages. For more information about Service Portal browser support, see Browser support.
Yokohama	The Yokohama release doesn't support Internet Explorer 11. The iOS version of Firefox doesn’t support Service Portal pages. For more information about Service Portal browser support, see Browser support.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for Service Portal, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich
Australia	Enable dark theme Use the Dark theme in Service Portal to improve focus and provide better accessibility support. This option is commonly used to alleviate eye strain and improve readability. [Placeholder link text to key t_ConfigureAPage] Add and edit more semantic tags within the Service Portal Designer to define key areas of a portal to support clearer navigation and descriptions for screen readers. This update helps users who are blind or have low vision by making it easier for assistive technology to identify and understand different sections of each page.

Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for Service Portal 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 Service Portal we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	Deactivate a portal and optionally redirect users to an alternate portal. See Service Portal for more information.
Yokohama	Analyze the performance of portal pages and their widgets. Compare cloned widgets with the base widget from which they were cloned. Use ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) JavaScript mode in widget server scripts. Enable early single sign-on (SSO) redirection. Specify the user roles that apply to a page route map. See Service Portal for more information.
Zurich	Use the support for Service Portal in the iOS Google App. As an admin, configure the widget load order on Service Portal pages. As an admin, defer the loading of AI Search assets to enhance page performance. See Service Portal for more information.
Australia	View the updated user interface for the Service Portal New Organization Chart widget. It includes additional display configurations, such as default and secondary field names. Use portal-specific authentication methods to allow users access to different portals without having to customize Service Portal authentication. Enhance Service Portal accessibility navigation for screen readers by using semantic tags. Use a Coral dark theme on a portal to improve focus, readability, and accessibility. Create theme variants for the Service Portal themes to tailor the visual experience for your users. See Service Portal for more information.