Combined Data Catalog release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated August 11, 2026
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    Summary of Combined Data Catalog Release Notes for Upgrades from Zurich to Australia

    This consolidated release notes page provides ServiceNow customers with a comprehensive summary of all Data Catalog updates from the Zurich release through the Australia release. It is designed to assist in preparing for upgrades by highlighting key new features, changes, activation details, and important upgrade tasks related to the Data Catalog product.

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    Key Features in the Australia Release

    • Search and Discovery: Enables users to find data assets organization-wide using keyword search, filters, and faceted browsing within a unified self-service interface. Users can browse assets by type, domain, tag, or owner, and preview schema and sample data directly from search results for efficient asset evaluation.
    • Asset Details and Relationships: Provides comprehensive metadata for each data asset, including schema, field descriptions, ownership, data classifications, and lineage, enhancing understanding and trust in data assets.
    • Business Glossary: Allows definition and management of business terms linked to data assets, fostering a shared vocabulary across teams and ensuring consistent, organization-approved data terminology.
    • Metadata Collectors: Supports automated collection and synchronization of metadata from over 14 external data platforms such as Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, dbt Cloud, Tableau, Power BI, and Fivetran. Collection runs can be scheduled or triggered on demand to keep catalog content current.
    • Tags and Domains: Facilitates organizing and classifying data assets using tags and domains that reflect organizational structure and governance. This enables improved asset discoverability, visibility control, and stewardship delegation.

    Changes

    • ServiceNow Metadata Collector Enhancements: Customers can now control metadata harvesting by setting API size limits per request, excluding Glide artifacts, and enabling harvesting of Platform Analytics artifacts, allowing for more precise and efficient metadata collection.

    Activation and Upgrade Guidance

    To activate Data Catalog in the Australia release, customers must request the application from the ServiceNow Store. The store also provides access to all available apps and version history release notes for cumulative updates.

    Before upgrading, it is important to review and complete any pre- and post-upgrade tasks outlined for Data Catalog to ensure a smooth transition. No additional browser, accessibility, localization, or highlight requirements were introduced or changed between Zurich and Australia releases.

    Removed and Deprecated Features

    No features or functionality for Data Catalog were removed or deprecated between Zurich and Australia releases.

    Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers

    • Enhanced ability to discover and understand data assets across the organization via a streamlined interface.
    • Improved data governance through comprehensive metadata, business glossary integration, and organizational tagging.
    • Automated synchronization of metadata from multiple external platforms to maintain up-to-date catalog information.
    • Greater control over metadata harvesting processes with updated collector settings.

    Consolidated page of all release notes for Data Catalog from Zurich to Australia.

    How to use this page

    To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Data Catalog 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 Data Catalog 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 Data Catalog.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Australia
    Search and discovery
    Find data assets across your organization using keyword search, filters, and faceted browsing in a unified self-service interface. Browse assets by type, domain, tag, or owner, and preview schema and sample data directly from search results to evaluate assets without opening each record.
    Asset details and relationships
    View comprehensive details for each data asset including schema, field descriptions, ownership, data classifications, and data relationships, including lineage.
    Business glossary
    Define and manage business terms and associate them with data assets to establish a shared vocabulary across teams. Link glossary terms to catalog assets so that business and technical users understand the meaning and context of data using consistent, organization-approved definitions.
    Metadata collectors
    Automatically collect and synchronize metadata from external data platforms using metadata collectors. Collectors support 14+ platforms including Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, dbt Cloud, Tableau, Power BI, and Fivetran. Schedule collection runs or trigger them on demand to keep catalog content current as source systems evolve.
    Tags and domains
    Organize and classify data assets using tags and domains to reflect your organization's structure and governance policies. Apply tags to individual assets or in bulk. Group assets into domains to control visibility and delegate stewardship to responsible teams.

    Changes

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

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Australia
    ServiceNow metadata collector
    Control how the collector harvests metadata. Enable an API size limit to cap the volume of data retrieved per request, exclude Glide artifacts from harvesting, and harvest Platform Analytics artifacts.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Australia, some Data Catalog 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 Data Catalog 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 Data Catalog.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Australia

    Install Data Catalog 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 Data Catalog 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 Data Catalog 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 Data Catalog, 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 Data Catalog 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 Data Catalog we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Australia
    • Discover and search for data assets across your organization using a unified self-service interface.
    • View asset details including schema, descriptions, and data lineage across connected systems.
    • Define and maintain a business glossary to standardize data terminology across teams.
    • Collect and synchronize metadata from 14 or more external platforms using automated collectors.
    • Organize assets with tags and domains to improve discoverability and governance.

    See Explore for more information.