Combined Instance Scan release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

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Combined Instance Scan release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

Release version: Australia

Updated August 11, 2026

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Summary of Combined Instance Scan release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

This consolidated guide provides key information about upgrading the ServiceNow Instance Scan feature from the Zurich release family to Australia. It summarizes new features, changes, and important upgrade tasks to prepare your instance for Australia, helping you leverage the latest capabilities and improvements efficiently.

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New Features

Parallel Execution of Scans (Australia): Scans can now run in parallel rather than sequentially, which removes processing bottlenecks and significantly reduces overall scan completion times.
Scan Cancellation (Zurich): You can cancel or abort ongoing scans directly via the scan execution modal or from the results record, providing greater control over scan operations.
Scan Queueing (Zurich): Scans can be lined up to execute automatically one after another, improving scan management.
New Role - scancheckwriter (Australia): A dedicated role that grants privileges to write checks on the scancheck table, enhancing security and role-based access control.
Instance Scan Extension for IDE (Australia): Instance Scan is now accessible from the integrated development environment (IDE) on the ServiceNow AI Platform, facilitating easier check creation and management within development workflows.

Changes

Scan Execution on Inactive and Base System Checks (Australia): By setting system properties (glide.scan.inactiverecords and glide.scan.basesystemrecords), you can enable scanning for inactive checks and base system records, allowing more comprehensive scan coverage.

Activation

Instance Scan is a feature of the ServiceNow AI Platform and is active by default in both Zurich and Australia releases, requiring no additional activation steps during upgrade.

Additional Notes

There are no deprecated or removed features related to Instance Scan between Zurich and Australia.
No changes to browser requirements, accessibility, localization, or additional requirements have been introduced in Australia.

What This Means for You

Upgrading to Australia enables you to optimize scan execution through parallel processing and advanced control features like scan cancellation and queuing. The new scancheckwriter role and IDE extension improve manageability and integration within your development processes. You can also extend scan coverage to inactive and base system checks by configuring system properties, thus enhancing your instance’s compliance and quality checks during development, release management, and upgrades.

Consolidated page of all release notes for Instance Scan from Zurich to Australia.

How to use this page

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

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


Release	Release notes
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 Instance Scan.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	Scan cancellation Cancel or abort an ongoing scan by either selecting Cancel Scan in the scan execution modal or the Cancel Scan related link in the results record. Queuing of scans Leverage the scan queue feature to line up your scans for automatic execution following the current scan.
Australia	Parallel execution of scans Enable parallel execution of scans instead of sequential processing, eliminating bottlenecks and significantly reducing completion times. New role to write checks in Instance Scan Experience the new scan_check_writer role that has the privilege to write checks on the scan_check table. Instance Scan extension for IDE You can now access Instance Scan from integrated development environment (IDE) on the ServiceNow AI Platform.

Changes

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


Release	Release notes
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	Scan execution of inactive and base system checks You can now execute scans on inactive checks by setting the glide.scan.inactive_records property to true. Add and enable glide.scan.base_system_records property to execute scans on base system checks.

Removed

Between your current release family and Australia, some Instance Scan features or functionality were removed.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Deprecations

Between your current release family and Australia, some Instance Scan features or functionality were deprecated.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Activation information

Review information on how to activate Instance Scan.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	Instance Scan is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.
Australia	Instance Scan is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Instance Scan we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Instance Scan we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for Instance Scan, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for Instance Scan we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for Instance Scan we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	Scan your instance, update set, scoped application, or specific record using specified checks. Run custom checks against your existing configurations. Use as a tool in your development operations, release management, as well as pre- and post-upgrades. See Instance Scan for more information.
Australia	Enable parallel scans to streamline processing and reduce completion times. Experience the new scan_check_writer role to write checks in the Instance Scan table. Execute scans on inactive and base system records by enabling certain system properties. See Instance Scan for more information.