--- sourceDocument: brazil Combined Product Files sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/delta-yokohama-brazil Release : - brazil ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - brazil Combined Product Files ft:clusterId : - delta3by bundleId : - delta3by --- # Combined Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Brazil # Combined Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Brazil {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Brazil Updated October 8, 2026 ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 5 minutes to read Summarize ![AI sparkle icon](https://servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ai-sparkle-icon) Summarized using AI This content was generated using new OpenAI-powered functionality. Results are provided on an as is basis and are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. ## Summary of Combined Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite Release Notes for Upgrades from Yokohama to Brazil This consolidated release notes document provides ServiceNow customers with critical information about upgrading the Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite from the Yokohama release family to the Brazil release. It combines updates across all intermediate releases, highlighting new features, changes, activation requirements, and practical guidance to ensure a smooth upgrade process. Show full answer Show less ## New Features * **Australia Release:** Introduces predefined retail project templates tailored to various store activities such as new openings, relocations, refurbishments, technology refreshes, or closures. These templates come with prepopulated tasks and dependent task sequences for consistent project setup. * **Stage-Gate Playbooks:** Guide retail store projects through each lifecycle stage, including initiation, governance approvals, team handoffs, and closure, ensuring structured progress and compliance with governance processes. * **Brazil Release:** Adds the *My Retail Project Tasks* widget accessible from Employee Slate, enabling users to view and manage their assigned retail project tasks with task descriptions, statuses, and associated projects for improved task visibility and collaboration. ## Changes * **Australia Release:** The Playbooks option is now accessible via the Level-2 navigation menu in the Project Workspace for retail projects created from templates. * New Project Type form fields allow marking of key dates relevant to the created project types, supporting better project categorization and tracking. * **Brazil Release:** No changes were introduced. ## Activation and Installation Requirements * The Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite application (*snspmretail*) is available on the ServiceNow Store and must be installed to activate the suite in your instance. * **Australia Release:** Requires the Project Workspace application to be installed first. * **Brazil Release:** Prerequisites include installing these applications from the ServiceNow Store before Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite: * Enterprise-Wide Deployment (*snspmewd*) * Project Workspace (*snpw*) * Business Location (*app-business-location*) * Customer Service (*app-csm-ppm*) ## Key Benefits for ServiceNow Customers * Streamline management of retail store life cycle projects---including openings, closures, refurbishments, relocations, and technology refreshes---within a single consistent platform. * Accelerate project setup using predefined templates and automated task sequences, reducing manual configuration and ensuring compliance with retail standards. * Enhance project governance with stage-gate playbooks that embed approvals, exit criteria, and activity sequences to guide teams through each project phase. * Improve visibility and collaboration across store teams and headquarters by providing direct task management capabilities through Employee Slate. * Gain portfolio-level oversight with standardized milestone tracking and automatic status rollups for comprehensive progress monitoring. ## Additional Notes * No features were removed or deprecated between Yokohama and Brazil releases. * No updates were made regarding browser requirements, accessibility, or localization across these releases. * Customers should carefully review and complete all pre- and post-upgrade tasks outlined before initiating the upgrade. Consolidated page of all release notes for Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite from Yokohama to Brazil. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Yokohama to Brazil. 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 Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite to Brazil Before you upgrade to Brazil, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-retailstrategicportfoliomanagementsuite-summary__entry__2} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## New features Between your current release family and Brazil, new features were introduced for Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite. {#dfrn3-retailstrategicportfoliomanagementsuite-summary__entry__12} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | [Create a retail project](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=spmr-create-retail-projects&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Set up a retail project from a predefined template that matches the type of store work, such as a new store opening, relocation, refurbishment, technology refresh, or closure. Each template creates a project with prepopulated tasks and dependent task sequences. [Use playbooks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=use-playbooks-spm-retail&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Use the stage-gate playbook to guide a retail store project through each stage of its life cycle, from initiation to go-live or closure. Each stage includes prescribed activities, approvals, and team handoffs to confirm that required information is captured and governance processes are followed. | | Brazil | [My Retail Project Tasks widget](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=spmr-widgets-eslate&family=brazil&ft:locale=en-US) : View and manage customer project tasks directly from Employee Slate. The My Retail Project Tasks widget displays the count of tasks assigned to the logged-in user, along with each task's short description, current status, and associated project. For more details on how to edit task details, see [Manage a customer project task in Employee Slate](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=manage-spmr-tasks-from-widget-eslate&family=brazil&ft:locale=en-US). | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Brazil, some changes were made to existing Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite features. {#dfrn3-retailstrategicportfoliomanagementsuite-summary__entry__22} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | [Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite playbooks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=use-playbooks-spm-retail&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : The Playbooks option is available in the L-2 navigation menu of the Project Workspace for retail projects created from a template. [Project type fields](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=spmr-project-type-fields&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : New Project Type form fields to mark important dates based on the created project type. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Brazil, some Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-retailstrategicportfoliomanagementsuite-summary__entry__32} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Deprecations Between your current release family and Brazil, some Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-retailstrategicportfoliomanagementsuite-summary__entry__42} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Activation information Review information on how to activate Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite. {#dfrn3-retailstrategicportfoliomanagementsuite-summary__entry__52} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | Activation information : Install Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) 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](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sn-store-release-notes&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US). Important: Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. | | Brazil | Activation information : The Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite application (sn_spm_retail) is available on the ServiceNow® Store. Install the application to activate it on your instance. | [ ] ## Additional requirements If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-retailstrategicportfoliomanagementsuite-summary__entry__62} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | Additional requirements : The Project Workspace application must be installed before installing the Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite. | | Brazil | Additional requirements : Before installing Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite, install the following applications from the ServiceNow® Store: * Enterprise-Wide Deployment (sn_spm_ewd) * Project Workspace (sn_pw) * Business Location (app-business-location) * Customer Service (app-csm-ppm) | [ ] ## Browser requirements If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-retailstrategicportfoliomanagementsuite-summary__entry__72} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Accessibility information Review details on accessibility information for Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-retailstrategicportfoliomanagementsuite-summary__entry__82} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Localization information If there are specific localization considerations for Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-retailstrategicportfoliomanagementsuite-summary__entry__92} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Highlight information If there are specific highlight considerations for Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-retailstrategicportfoliomanagementsuite-summary__entry__102} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | * Manage store life cycle projects such as new store openings, relocations, refurbishments, technology refreshes, and closures from a single platform. * Use predefined project templates to set up retail projects quickly and consistently, with prepopulated tasks and dependent task sequences. * Define the key dates to categorize and manage retail projects in the Project Type list. * Guide project teams through each stage of a store life cycle using stage-gate playbooks that define activities, approvals, and team handoffs. See [Explore](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=explore-spm-retail-suite&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | | Brazil | * Plan, execute, and track store life cycle projects including new store openings, closures, refurbishments, relocations, and technology refreshes using a single workspace. * Apply predefined project templates and retail-specific project fields to standardize how every store project is structured and tracked across the portfolio. * Guide project teams through each store scenario using stage-gate playbooks with embedded approvals, exit criteria, and activity sequences. * Gain portfolio-level visibility across all store projects with consistent milestone tracking and automatic status rollups. * Make project tasks visible to store teams so that headquarters and store personnel collaborate on the same platform. See [Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=spm-retail-suite-landing-page&family=brazil&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | [ ]