Combined Access Management release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Australia

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Combined Access Management release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Australia

Release version: Australia

Updated July 20, 2026

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Summary of Combined Access Management Release Notes for Upgrades from Yokohama to Australia

This consolidated guide provides ServiceNow customers with essential information to prepare for upgrading Access Management from the Yokohama release family to Australia. It combines new features, changes, and activation details across releases to assist with efficient upgrade planning and implementation. Notably, no updates or removals occurred specifically in Yokohama, Zurich, or Australia releases, except for important feature introductions and enhancements primarily between Yokohama and Australia.

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Key Features

Security Data Filters (Yokohama): Control sensitive data access by applying filters before query execution, ensuring restricted data remains within the database and preventing data leaks at the query level. These filters integrate by default with GlideRecordSecure and related query methods.
Related Record Access (Yokohama): Enforce consistent ACLs across related tables, allowing administrators to restrict access to related records based on permissions to parent records, improving granular and enforceable access control.
Machine Identity Access Controls (Zurich): Manage fine-grained access for integrations via REST or SOAP endpoints, limiting integration access strictly to authorized resources for enhanced security and auditability.
Scripting Governance Tool (Zurich): Improve security by reducing users with scripting privileges and enforcing a deny-by-default behavior unless a specific scripting role is assigned, helping govern and audit scripting activities.
Datatype ACLs (Zurich): Simplify ACL management by creating single ACLs targeting all columns of a specific data type, reducing redundant ACL definitions and streamlining access configuration.
Preconfigured Query ACLs (Australia Early Availability): Query ACLs now load automatically with most platform plugins, minimizing the need to manually generate query ACLs and improving security risk mitigation. Existing custom query ACLs remain preserved but inactive.
Access Analyzer v6.1 (Australia Early Availability): A self-service tool available via the ServiceNow Store that helps AI administrators and creators validate and monitor access controls in agentic assets such as AI workflows and agents, supporting governance on the ServiceNow AI Platform.
Access Findings (Australia Early Availability): Proactive detection and remediation within the Access Management Console that runs daily access checks, surfaces prioritized findings, and provides AI-powered guidance to resolve misconfigurations efficiently.

Important Upgrade Considerations

Access Management is activated by default on the ServiceNow AI Platform in all releases from Yokohama through Australia.
No new browser, localization, or accessibility requirements were introduced in this upgrade path.
Pre- and post-upgrade tasks should be reviewed and completed as needed to ensure a smooth transition to Australia.

Key Outcomes for ServiceNow Customers

Enhanced data security through advanced filtering and related record access, minimizing unauthorized data exposure.
Improved integration security with machine identity controls tailored to REST and SOAP endpoints.
Streamlined ACL management via datatype ACLs and automatic loading of query ACLs, reducing administrative overhead.
Stronger scripting governance with deny-by-default policies and role-based privileges to mitigate scripting risks.
Access Analyzer and Access Findings empower proactive governance and continuous validation of access controls, especially for AI-driven assets.
Overall, these improvements support compliance, security, and efficient access management across ServiceNow environments during and after the upgrade.

Consolidated page of all release notes for Access Management from Yokohama to Australia.

How to use this page

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

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


Release	Release notes
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 Access Management.


Release	Release notes
Yokohama	Security data filters Security data Filters enable you to control who can access sensitive data by restricting access to authorized users, regardless of how the data is accessed. Security data filters are applied before query execution, ensuring restricted data never leaves the database and prevents data leakage at the query level. Filters integrate into queries for GlideRecordSecure, GlideRecordSandbox, and GlideAggregateSandbox by default. Related record access Related record access integrated into the ACL framework enhances access management by enabling administrators to enforce specific ACLs for related tables. This ensures users can only access records in related tables, such as costs, estimations, or tasks, based on their permissions for the parent table, like projects or cases. Combined with broader ACL capabilities, Related record access ensures consistent, granular, and enforceable
Zurich	Machine identity access controls Enforce fine-grained access to data via REST or SOAP endpoints using Machine Identity Access Controls. This feature enables you to define which integrations can access specific data, confirming that the integrations only have access to the resources they need. Scripting Governance Tool tool and role Review and help reduce the number of users with scripting privileges using the Scripting Governance Tool. This tool helps improve platform security with scripting governance based on user role. A new deny-by-default behavior is enforced for scripting unless you have the snc_required_script_writer_permission role. After an upgrade or zBoot, this role is automatically assigned via the Conditional Script Writer group. Datatype ACL Simplify and help reduce redundant ACL definitions with Datatype ACLs. Create a single ACL to target all table columns of a specific data type, streamlining access control configurations.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Changes

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


Release	Release notes
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	Early Availability Query ACLs Query ACLs now load automatically during plugin installation for most platform plugins. These preconfigured ACLs reduce the need to run the QueryRangeACLAuditor tool to generate query ACLs. Store app query ACLs aren't included in preconfigured query ACLs. For more information about preconfigured query ACLs, see the Maintenance Information [KB2046494] article in the Now Support Knowledge Base. Existing custom query ACLs are preserved and loaded as inactive. To view inactive ACLs, use this command: `<INSTANCE_URL>/sys_security_acl_list.do?[query_parameters]` QueryRangeACLAuditor tool modifications are preserved. ACL rule types Core field and datatype ACLs are replaced with more comprehensive rules to optimize ACL volume. Access Analyzer Use ServiceNow® Access Analyzer v6.1, a tool designed for AI administrators or creators to validate the access controls configured within agentic assets (agentic workflows and AI agents) on the ServiceNow AI Platform. Important: Access Analyzer is available in the ServiceNow Store. For more information, visit ServiceNow Store.

Removed

Between your current release family and Australia, some Access Management features or functionality were removed.


Release	Release notes
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 Access Management features or functionality were deprecated.


Release	Release notes
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 Access Management.


Release	Release notes
Yokohama	Access Management is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.
Zurich	Access Management is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.
Australia	Access Management is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Access Management we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
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 Access Management we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
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 Access Management, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.


Release	Release notes
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 Access Management we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
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 Access Management we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Yokohama	Security Data Filters are a powerful new feature designed to restrict access to sensitive records based on roles or security attributes. This ensures only authorized users can view data, regardless of how the data is accessed. Related Record Access allows enforcement of consistent access rules across related tables, ensuring that users only see records associated with the data they are authorized to access. See Access Control List Rules for more information.
Zurich	Enforce access to data via REST or SOAP endpoints using the Machine Identity Access Controls, which helps improve security, governance, and auditability. Target all table columns of a given data type with a single ACL using Datatype ACLs. Govern scripting permissions with the Scripting Governance tool, a new base system deny-by-default behavior. See Access Control List Rules for more information.
Australia	Early Availability Use ServiceNow® Access Analyzer v6.1, a self-service tool designed for AI administrators or creators to validate the access controls configured within agentic assets (agentic workflows and AI agents). Use new preconfigured query ACLs for most platform plugins, as part of ongoing security risk mitigation. These base system ACLs significantly reduce the need to run the QueryRangeACLAuditor tool. Use Access Findings, the proactive detection and remediation layer within Access Management Console, to run eight base system access checks against your instance on a daily schedule. This surfaces prioritized findings when misconfigurations are detected, and provides a complete remediation workflow including AI-powered guidance. See Access Control List Rules for more information.