Combined Now Assist for Configuration Management Database (CMDB) release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated May 4, 2026
  • 4 minutes to read
  • Consolidated page of all release notes for Now Assist for Configuration Management Database (CMDB) from Zurich to Australia.

    How to use this page

    To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Now Assist for Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 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 Now Assist for Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 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

    To enable Now Assist to provide detailed descriptions of CIs and classes, you must activate the 'External Content Connectors' plugin, install the ‘ServiceNow Product Documentation’ connector, and then crawl the product documentation. For configuration instructions, see Configure the CI form contextual help skill.

    New features

    Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Now Assist for Configuration Management Database (CMDB).

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    Australia Patch 1
    ServiceNow product tiers
    The ServiceNow AI Platform now brings you a new AI experience with three licensing tiers available:
    • Foundation: AI basics to deliver insights
    • Advanced: AI to boost productivity across relevant use cases
    • Prime: Act autonomously with all AI assets, and create your own

    Depending on your license, you will have access to certain application features, generative AI skills, agentic workflows, and AI agents.

    View CI details on CI forms
    The skill answers your questions on CI classes and attributes to help you work in CI forms, dashboards, home pages, and other views on the workspace. You can submit similar queries on the Explore CI view.
    CMDB searches can include relationships
    Search queries can depend on relationships between CIs and can span multiple tables. For example, you might ask: "Search for servers that depend on databases - only Linux servers running Redhat".
    Search the Service Graph database
    Now Assist for CMDB analyzes your search criteria, identifies implicit filters, determines the optimum search method (keyword search or query generation), queries Service Graph data, and then displays the results. You then have the option to refine the search using natural language in the Now Assist panel.

    Changes

    Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Now Assist for Configuration Management Database (CMDB) features.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    New role required for the Create configuration item agentic workflow
    The sn_cmdb_admin role is now required to use the 'Create configuration item' agentic workflow (was sn_cmdb_editor).
    Skills now also require the now_assist_panel_user role
    AI skills that execute in the Now Assist panel now require both the cmdb_dedup_admin and now_assist_panel_user roles.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Australia, some Now Assist for Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 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 Now Assist for Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 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 Now Assist for Configuration Management Database (CMDB).

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    Install Now Assist for CMDB by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store.

    Additional requirements

    If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Now Assist for Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 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 Now Assist for Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 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 Now Assist for Configuration Management Database (CMDB), 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 Now Assist for Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 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 Now Assist for Configuration Management Database (CMDB) we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    Australia Patch 1 The ServiceNow AI Platform now brings you an AI native experience with three licensing tiers available.

    • Compare your current manual (static) IRE processes with AI-powered Dynamic IRE.

    • Automate the actions that a user would typically make for de-duplication tasks using the de-duplication task resolution assistant skill.
    • Search the Service Graph database using natural language.
    • Dive deeply into CI and class information while working in CI forms, dashboards, home pages, and other views on the workspace.
    • Search the Service Graph database using natural language

    See Now Assist for Configuration Management Database (CMDB) for more information.