Combined Operational Technology Incident Management release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated August 12, 2026
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  • Consolidated page of all release notes for Operational Technology Incident Management from Zurich to Australia.

    How to use this page

    To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Operational Technology Incident Management 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 Operational Technology Incident Management 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 Operational Technology Incident Management.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    Zurich Patch 7
    Use the Employee Center for OT to report an OT incident
    Create an OT incident as a user without an OT incident role with the Report OT incident item in the Employee Center for OT.

    Australia

    Australia Patch 4
    Now LLM service deprecation
    The Now LLM Service is no longer the default model provider for new or inactive AI assets. A third-party LLM is now selected by default, while existing configurations using the Now LLM Service continue unchanged. The Now LLM Service is still available for manual selection.
    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.

    Australia Early Availability
    Summarize an OT incident
    With ServiceNow Otto for OT Service Management, summarize an OT incident using the Summarize UI action to produce a concise summary of the incident.
    Generate resolution notes for an OT incident
    With ServiceNow Otto for OT Service Management, automatically generate resolution notes for an OT incident using the Generate resolution notes UI action to produce a concise summary of the incident.
    Generate a KB article using an agentic workflow
    With ServiceNow Otto for OT Service Management, automatically generate a KB article for an OT incident when the state of the incident is set to Resolved. The article contains the following information:
    • Site
    • OT Device
    • Equipment model entity
    • Summarization
    • Resolution notes
    • KB Base
    • Author
    Use the Employee Center for OT to report an OT incident
    Create an OT incident as a user without an OT incident role with the Report OT incident item in the Employee Center for OT.

    Changes

    Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Operational Technology Incident Management features.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    Admin role dependency
    Several new granular admin roles have been added, which enable developers to complete administrative configuration tasks without requiring the full admin role.

    Australia

    Australia Patch 5
    Now Assist for OTSM to ServiceNow Otto for OT Service Management name change
    ServiceNow Otto is the new AI experience brand. This change is reflected in the name of ServiceNow products, including Now Assist for OTSM. Your product entitlements remain unchanged. Check your entitlements to determine your access to specific features.
    Australia Early Availability
    Admin role dependency
    Several new granular admin roles have been added, which enable developers to complete administrative configuration tasks without requiring the full admin role.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Australia, some Operational Technology Incident Management 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 Operational Technology Incident Management 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 Operational Technology Incident Management.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    Install Operational Technology Incident Management by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store website 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 Operational Technology Incident Management by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store.

    Additional requirements

    If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Operational Technology Incident Management 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 Operational Technology Incident Management 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 Operational Technology Incident Management, 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 Operational Technology Incident Management 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 Operational Technology Incident Management we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    Zurich Patch 7
    • Report an OT incident without an OT incident role using the Employee Center for OT.

    See Operational Technology Incident Management for more information.

    Australia

    Australia Patch 5
    • Now Assist for Operational Technology Service Management (OTSM) has been changed to ServiceNow Otto for OT Service Management.
    Australia Patch 4
    • The Now LLM Service is no longer the default model provider for new or inactive AI assets.
    Australia Patch 1
    • The ServiceNow AI Platform now brings you a new AI experience with three licensing tiers available.
    Australia Early Availability
    • Quickly understand the OT incident context and respond to user inquiries by using the OT incident summarization skill.
    • Help save time by automatically updating the resolution notes for an OT incident.
    • Generate a KB article when an OT incident is resolved by using an agentic workflow.
    • Report an OT incident without an OT incident role using the Employee Center for OT.

    See Operational Technology Incident Management for more information.