Combined Performance Analytics release notes for upgrades from Washington DC to Xanadu

Consolidated page of all release notes for Performance Analytics from Washington DC to Xanadu.

How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Performance Analytics release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Washington DC to Xanadu.

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 Performance Analytics to Xanadu

Before you upgrade to Xanadu, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.

Release	Release notes
Washington DC	The legacy PA Scores [pa_scores] table is being deprecated. If you still have indicator scores captured in the PA Scores table and the number of such scores is fewer than 43 million, these scores will be migrated automatically to the pa_scores_l1 and pa_scores_l2 tables upon upgrade. The expected amount of time added to upgrade is approximately two hours. For more information, see KB1294371 or Migrating Performance Analytics scores.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

New features

Between your current release family and Xanadu, new features were introduced for Performance Analytics.

Release	Release notes
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Changes

Between your current release family and Xanadu, some changes were made to existing Performance Analytics features.

Release	Release notes
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Removed

Between your current release family and Xanadu, some Performance Analytics features or functionality were removed.

Release	Release notes
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Deprecations

Between your current release family and Xanadu, some Performance Analytics features or functionality were deprecated.

Release	Release notes
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	Performance Analytics widgets are not available on new instances. Use Platform Analytics data visualizations with indicator data sources instead. Users with the admin and pa_admin roles will still be able to use Performance Analytics widgets for Service Portal. The Analytics Hub is not available on new instances or instances that have fully migrated to Platform Analytics. Use KPI Details instead. The Performance Analytics admin console is deprecated on new instances. For upgrading customers, the console is available but does not show data from the new Platform Analytics artifacts.

Activation information

Review information on how to activate Performance Analytics.

Release	Release notes
Washington DC	Complimentary Performance Analytics for Incident Management is active by default. You cannot create indicators or breakdowns with this complimentary application. The full features of Performance Analytics are available with a subscription. Activate the Performance Analytics Premium plugin that matches your subscription. For details, see Activating your Performance Analytics subscription.
Xanadu	Complimentary Performance Analytics for Incident Management is active by default. You cannot create indicators or breakdowns with this application. The full features of Performance Analytics are available with a subscription. Activate the Performance Analytics plugin that matches your subscription. For details, see Activating your Performance Analytics subscription.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Performance Analytics we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Performance Analytics we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for Performance Analytics, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

Release	Release notes
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for Performance Analytics we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for Performance Analytics we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Washington DC	Track critical process metrics and trends. Measure process health and behavior against organizational targets. Identify process patterns and potential bottlenecks before they occur. See Performance Analytics for more information.
Xanadu	Track critical process metrics and trends. Measure process health and behavior against organizational targets. Identify process patterns and potential bottlenecks before they occur. Continually visualize historical and real-time process statistics in role-based dashboards. The dashboards enable individual stakeholders to make informed decisions. See Performance Analytics (Indicator data sources) for more information.