Combined Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Zurich

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated August 11, 2026
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    Summary of Combined Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Zurich

    This consolidated release notes document helps ServiceNow customers prepare for upgrading Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) from the Yokohama release family to Zurich. It summarizes new features, changes, activation details, and compatibility considerations relevant to the upgrade, enabling customers to understand and apply the updates efficiently.

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    New Features

    • Use AWA without existing interaction or work item: In Zurich, AWA can now be used with an inbox card in Workspace even if there is no existing interaction or work item, expanding flexibility in task assignments.
    • New interaction record field: A field was added to identify whether an interaction is related to a third-party provider, enhancing tracking and assignment accuracy.

    Changes and Removals

    There were no changes, removals, or deprecations introduced between Yokohama and Zurich for AWA features or functionality.

    Activation Information

    • AWA is available as a ServiceNow AI Platform feature when you activate the Glide Advanced Work Assignment plugin (com.glide.awa).
    • To enable external routing capabilities, activate the External Routing Support plugin (com.glide.awa-external).
    • Refer to the “Activate Advanced Work Assignment” documentation for detailed activation steps.

    Additional Requirements and Browser Support

    • No additional requirements were introduced or changed between Yokohama and Zurich.
    • AWA does not support mobile devices, Internet Explorer, or legacy Microsoft Edge browsers.
    • Supported browsers include Microsoft Edge (Chromium) and other browsers listed in ServiceNow’s Browser support documentation.

    Accessibility, Localization, and Highlight Information

    There were no updates related to accessibility, localization, or highlight considerations between Yokohama and Zurich releases.

    Preparation and Upgrade Recommendations

    Review the pre- and post-upgrade tasks carefully to ensure a smooth transition to Zurich. Utilize the new features such as inbox card support without existing interactions to optimize your work assignment workflows in Workspace.

    Consolidated page of all release notes for Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) from Yokohama to Zurich.

    How to use this page

    To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Yokohama to Zurich.

    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 Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) to Zurich

    Before you upgrade to Zurich, 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.

    New features

    Between your current release family and Zurich, new features were introduced for Advanced Work Assignment (AWA).

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    Use AWA without existing interaction or work item
    Use AWA with an inbox card in Workspace without an existing interaction or work item.
    New interaction record field
    A new interaction record field was added to indicate whether this interaction is related to a third-party provider.

    Changes

    Between your current release family and Zurich, some changes were made to existing Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) features.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Zurich, some Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) features or functionality were removed.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Deprecations

    Between your current release family and Zurich, some Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) features or functionality were deprecated.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Activation information

    Review information on how to activate Advanced Work Assignment (AWA).

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    AWA is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is available with activation of the Glide Advanced Work Assignment plugin (com.glide.awa). For details, see Activate Advanced Work Assignment.

    To use the External routing functionality on your instance, you must activate the External Routing Support plugin (com.glide.awa-external).

    Additional requirements

    If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Browser requirements

    If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    Advanced Work Assignment doesn’t support mobile devices, Internet Explorer, or Microsoft Edge. Instead, use Microsoft Edge - Chromium or one of the other supported browsers that are listed in Browser support.

    Accessibility information

    Review details on accessibility information for Advanced Work Assignment (AWA), such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Localization information

    If there are specific localization considerations for Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Highlight information

    If there are specific highlight considerations for Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    Use AWA with an inbox card in Workspace without an existing interaction or work item.

    See Advanced Work Assignment for more information.