Combined Skills Foundation release notes for upgrades from Washington DC to Xanadu

Consolidated page of all release notes for Skills Foundation from Washington DC to Xanadu.

How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Skills Foundation 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 Skills Foundation 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	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

New features

Between your current release family and Xanadu, new features were introduced for Skills Foundation.

Release	Release notes
Washington DC	Skills Foundation Guided Setup Set up Skills Foundation and the Company Job Architecture efficiently through guided setup. For more information, see [Placeholder link text to key bundle-emplsm.skills-intelligence-guided-setup]. Skills Foundation landing page Note which parts of the Skills and Company Job Architecture need attention with the actionable insights on the Skills Foundation landing page. For more information, see Skills Intelligence Workspace. Skills Workspace Access Skills and Company Job Architecture related data like skills, jobs, and roles from a single location. You can view and modify skills and proficiencies in a role level of a role group quickly with the skills matrix. For more information, see Skills Intelligence Workspace. Custom Skills onboarding Identify unique skills to your organization and import them into the ServiceNow instance. Get suggestions on how to batch process skills such as removing duplicates, identifying related skills, and adding net new ones. For more information, see Bring in skills through Skills import.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Changes

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

Release	Release notes
Washington DC	Related role groups table Two new columns have been added to support lateral career progression. For more information, see Create related role groups. Job level progression Career progression between the same job levels is no longer possible.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Removed

Between your current release family and Xanadu, some Skills Foundation 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 Skills Foundation features or functionality were deprecated.

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

Activation information

Review information on how to activate Skills Foundation.

Release	Release notes
Washington DC	Install Skills Foundation 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.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Skills Foundation we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Washington DC	Note the following requirements for additional functionality: The Skills Workspace plugin (sn_skills_int_ws) must be installed for the workspace experience. Skills Industry data plugin (sn_skills_data) is required to access the industry skills data.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Skills Foundation 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 Skills Foundation, 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 Skills Foundation 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 Skills Foundation we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Washington DC	Update and maintain skills and role architecture data from a single place using the Skills Workspace. Import and review the skills in your organization into your ServiceNow instance using the custom skills onboarding flow. Support lateral career progression using related role groups. View, edit, or delete skills (including proficiencies) that are related to a given role level within a role group quickly using the Skill matrix. Use skills recommendations based on HCM and ATS data to build and improve roles within the role architecture. See Skills Intelligence for more information.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.