Combined Telecommunications Network Inventory release notes for upgrades from Washington DC to Xanadu

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

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Important information for upgrading Telecommunications Network Inventory 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	If you are an existing user of previous releases, both legacy and new product models will be available in the Network Inventory Workspace menu after upgrading to Xanadu. To rectify this issue, you must migrate your legacy product model data to the new product model tables in your current instance. For more details about the procedure, see KB1695167.

New features

Between your current release family and Xanadu, new features were introduced for Telecommunications Network Inventory.


Release	Release notes
Washington DC	Visualization of rack Visualize your rack details such as placement of equipment at the front or rear, available and occupied rack slots, occupied equipment or shelf details. Revision, operationalization, and decommission of a Configuration Item Revise a CI to make changes, including modifications to related tables like attributes, connections, and relations. Operationalization enables you to merge these changes with the original CI, while decommissioning lets you retire or remove the CI from operation. Visualization of network topology Use the network topology view to see nodes (equipment), edges (connections), and termination points (interfaces) in your network to understand how they are organized and connected. You can visualize multiple topologies simultaneously using the search option. Capacity management Use capacity management to calculate and report the capacity of your network assets. This involves calculating the maximum, occupied, and available resources like ports, slots, or racks in your telecommunication network using functions and metrics. Inventory management view Check the Inventory Management view to understand inventory details, including the total count of equipment grouped by model, manufacturer, and life cycle state. Additionally, you can see the availability of racks, ports, and slots within a network site. Define the cable details Define the following network inventory instances. Cable - Optical fiber cables link sites with open endpoints, indicating that they don't terminate directly to equipment. Strand - Strands are the individual wires within the cables. Channel - Channelization involves sub-rating the available bandwidth into smaller bandwidths. Create a change request from Network Inventory Workspace Use Telecommunications Network Inventory (TNI) design assign to modify physical and logical connection endpoints details, as well as add or remove members of a Link Aggregation Group (LAG).
Xanadu	Visualization of a rack or cabinet Gain visibility of your data centers infrastructure through advanced rack and cabinet insights. Edit a rack or cabinet to add, reserve, move, and remove any equipment. This enables you to create equipment from the rack or cabinet view. Revise a configuration item Perform a comparative validation between the revision and the original connections to identify any changes between them. Import Models and Templates Import the models and templates from an external system via XLS template. Visualization of circuits Provide a visualization of the circuit and its underlying connection elements on a dedicated window. View the revisions and protection paths of a logical connection, and selectively collapse expanded layers instead of collapsing the entire structure. Create a cable record by using design and assign Instantiate cables and associated strands using a cable template. Modify a network topology record using design and assign Modify a network topology for adding or removing the nodes and edges by using a new change model. Create capacity function Identify and prioritize the capacity function by using the category and order attributes. Access the capacity management forms from the Workspace lists view. Network Inventory Workspace View your and your team's work in the new landing page.

Changes

Between your current release family and Xanadu, some changes were made to existing Telecommunications Network Inventory features.


Release	Release notes
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	Visualization of a rack or cabinet The new rack visualization provides new power, weight, and capacity metrics. Creating your inventory models The legacy product model tables are deprecated and they are migrated to Enterprise product model app.

Removed

Between your current release family and Xanadu, some Telecommunications Network Inventory 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 Telecommunications Network Inventory 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 Telecommunications Network Inventory.


Release	Release notes
Washington DC	The Telecommunications Network Inventory application is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is available with activation of the Network Inventory Advanced plugin (sn_ni_adv). For details, see Install Telecommunications Network Inventory.
Xanadu	The Telecommunications Network Inventory application is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is available with activation of the Network Inventory Advanced plugin (sn_ni_adv). For details, see Install Telecommunications Network Inventory.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Telecommunications Network Inventory 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 Telecommunications Network Inventory 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 Telecommunications Network Inventory, 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 Telecommunications Network Inventory 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 Telecommunications Network Inventory we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Washington DC	Visualise the front and rear view of a rack with occupied equipment and shelf along with rack unit utilization KPI. Use Revision to modify, operationalize, and decommission a connection. Use the TNI design assign to modify connections, such as adding or removing endpoints with or without revisions. View a visual representation of your network topologies, including equipment, connections, and interfaces, to understand how everything is organized and connected. Calculate the capacity of physical entities in your network by using the capacity management feature. Check the Inventory management view to get the network inventory details such as equipment information and availability of racks, ports, and slots at a network site. Define your cables, strands, channels to track and manage the configuration items (CI). See Telecommunications Network Inventory for more information.
Xanadu	Provide a visualization of the circuit and its underlying connection elements with revisions and protection paths on a dedicated canvas. Get enhanced rack and cabinet visualization capabilities, including viewing, editing, and updating features, along with new KPIs for better capacity planning and prioritization. Archive current configurations while operationalizing a planned revision and compare them with original connections to detect changes. Export equipment models and templates along with related hardware to an Excel data source, and import them to another ServiceNow instance. TMF conformance for TMF 639 Resource Inventory API. See Telecommunications Network Inventory for more information.