Combined ReleaseOps release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family ReleaseOps 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 ReleaseOps 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	If you have customized the ReleaseOps sample playbooks, the runbook task playbook activity will not automatically populate when you upgrade to Australia.

New features

Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for ReleaseOps.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	Pipelines A pipeline is the flow of a deployment in ReleaseOps. A pipeline's flow is defined within playbooks, which enables you to customize as needed. Releases Scheduled and on-demand releases are how changes are deployed to target instances with ReleaseOps. Releases can contain one or more deployment requests. Deployment requests Deployment requests contain one or more update sets, and are contained in a release. Configure a new ecosystem Configure a new ReleaseOps ecosystem using the sample pipelines and playbooks to begin deploying changes from your development to test to production instances. Create a custom pipeline Create a custom pipeline to move changes through your production environment to testing by duplicating one of the ReleaseOps playbooks. Promote an update set When you're ready to deploy your changes, promote your update set to begin the deployment process. Create a deployment request for a scheduled release Create a deployment request for a scheduled release to contain your update set and enable your changes to move through the pipeline for deployment. Create a release Specify the details for your release, including the target instance that the changes deploy to and when the release should occur. ReleaseOps guided setup Starting with version 1.2.1 of ReleaseOps, you can use guided setup to help simplify the initial configuration process.
Australia	Guided setup Use guided setup to start using ReleaseOps quickly. You can also continue to use manual setup for more complex setup scenarios and if you need to add changes to your ReleaseOps ecosystems later. Runbook tasks Add custom, flexible, and manual activities to your assessment and release playbooks with runbook tasks, without having to adjust the structure of your playbooks from one release to the next. Create a runbook task Define the type of runbook task and when the task should occur in your ReleaseOps playbooks. Set Automated Test Framework (ATF) code coverage Leverage Automated Test Framework (ATF) code coverage in ReleaseOps. ATF code coverage enables you to determine what percentage of code in a deployment request is covered by ATF test suites. You can define the threshold for ATF test failure and see what lines of code were covered by the ATF test suites. Generate an update set description If you have a Now Assist for Creator subscription, you can generate update descriptions using the release lifecycle documentation AI agent. Generate release notes If you have a Now Assist for Creator subscription, you can generate release notes using the release lifecycle documentation AI agent.

Changes

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


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

Removed

Between your current release family and Australia, some ReleaseOps 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 ReleaseOps 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 ReleaseOps.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	Install ReleaseOps by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store 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.
Australia	Install ReleaseOps by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store 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.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for ReleaseOps 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 ReleaseOps 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 ReleaseOps, 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 ReleaseOps 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 ReleaseOps we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	Use ReleaseOps guided setup to simplify initial configuration. Customize ReleaseOps pipelines to move changes from development to production through as many instances as needed for your ReleaseOps ecosystem. Schedule releases or deploy changes on-demand. Automate the testing and validation process with ReleaseOps to ensure that the proper checks, tests, scans, and approvals are completed before releasing changes to production. See Release Ops for more information.
Australia	Use ReleaseOps guided setup process to simplify initial configuration. Add custom, flexible, and manual tasks to your ReleaseOps deployments with runbook tasks. Leverage Automated Test Framework (ATF) code coverage to improve the efficacy of your ATF test suites. If you have a Now Assist for Creator subscription, you can use generate update set descriptions and release notes using the release lifecycle documentation AI agent. See Release Ops for more information.