Combined Case and Knowledge Management release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Australia

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated May 4, 2026
  • 4 minutes to read
  • Consolidated page of all release notes for Case and Knowledge Management from Yokohama to Australia.

    How to use this page

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

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    HR Benchmarks
    Use your key performance indicators (KPIs) to compare your performance with global benchmarks, which contributes to improved performance for your organization. Gain deeper insights by comparing your performance with your peers based on industry, size, or region, and implement recommendations for improving performance.
    Employee passport
    Enable movement of employee data between departments and agencies for tracking, compliance, and regulatory purposes. Enable employee profile data, such as employment history and progression to be made available across different ServiceNow instances.
    Survey responses
    View employee responses by selecting the View Responses related link on an HR case. The View Responses related link displays responses that are collected from an employee via the survey form sent through the HR task of type Collect Employee Input.
    Personal Data Rights in HR Service Delivery
    • Enable employees or alumni to request their personal information reports and have better visibility of their personal data that is held in the database of an organization.
    • Include an approval step before deletion of data, confirming better compliance and audit capabilities with respect to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements.
    • Have HR Agents manage the approval process by generating reports using the Real-Time Business Intelligence (RTBI) configuration from the Data Classification (com.glide.data_classification) plugin.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    Granular roles
    Provide tighter security to HR data using the granular admin roles in Case and Knowledge Management.
    Use COE Security Diagnostics
    Enable HR administrators to determine which users have access to HR cases within an instance based on COE security policies. HR administrators can also review the specific COE security policies that restrict user access.
    ER Consolidated List in HR Agent Workspace
    Get a holistic view of all related tables for all the ER cases using the ER cases consolidated view in the Employee relations dashboard.

    Changes

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

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Australia, some Case and Knowledge 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 Case and Knowledge Management features or functionality were deprecated.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    The CTI Demo Data for HRSD (com.sn_hr_cti_demo) plugin is being deprecated. Use Workflow Studio instead.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Activation information

    Review information on how to activate Case and Knowledge Management.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    Case and Knowledge Management is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is available with activation of the Human Resources Scoped App: Core [com.sn_hr_core]. See Activate Case and Knowledge Management for more information.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    Case and Knowledge Management is available with activation of the Human Resources Scoped app: Core [com.sn_hr_core]. See Activate plugin for more information.

    Additional requirements

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

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    Use HR Benchmarks to provide instant visibility into your key performance indicators (KPIs) and trends, as well as comparative insight relative to the industry averages of your peers and to the industry top performers.

    See Case and Knowledge Management for more information.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    • Restrict access to HR data with Granular admin roles in Case and Knowledge Management.
    • Find users who can access HR cases in an instance based on COE security policies, using the COE Security Diagnostics tool.

    See Case and Knowledge Management for more information.