Impact release notes

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated March 27, 2025
  • 3 minutes to read
  • The ServiceNow® Impact application is a first-of-it's-kind value acceleration solution designed to meet customers where they are in their unique ServiceNow digital transformation journey.  Built on the ServiceNow AI Platform, Impact combines expert coaching, personalized insights and recommendations, peer benchmarking, technical support, role-based training, and curated content all delivered in a personalized digital experience. Impact was enhanced and updated in the Xanadu release.

    Impact highlights for the Xanadu release

    • Jumpstart your understanding and assessment of ServiceNow platform capabilities with new Accelerators that provide a demonstration of the possibilities and capabilities with instance features and maximize value exactly where you need it.
    • Jumpstart your understanding and assessment of ServiceNow platform capabilities with new Accelerators that provide a demonstration of the possibilities and capabilities with instance features and maximize value exactly where you need it.
    • View monthly and quarterly trends and curated recommendations for auto-generated outcomes with the updated Objectives and outcomes, formerly Value Blueprint.

    See Impact for more information.

    Important:
    Impact is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes.

    New in the Xanadu release

    Initiatives & Accelerators
    Initiatives & Accelerators
    HealthScan
    • Consent for the self-service capability that automates monthly Health Assessment scans and reports to provide details that can help you to improve the health of your ServiceNow platform implementation.
    • Consume HealthScan service environment script outputs in a clear format for Self-hosted NSG Air-gapped customers.
    • Access HealthScan commercial features as a GCC or NSC customer.
    Value Journey
    • Use the auto generated objectives and outcomes to save time and effort in the Impact Value Journey.
    • View monthly or quarterly trends and curated recommendations for generated outcomes. See Trends, Benchmarks, and recommendations related to the outcome.
    • Trends and Benchmarks will be available for outcomes with data.
    • Use the Data Collection App, available from the ServiceNow® Store, to transfer data automatically into your Impact portal.
    Impact Instance Observer
    • Detect additional anomalies for 16 metrics with Release 18.
    • Configure self-serve alerts for Garbage Collection using Host Health.

    Changed in this release

    Accelerator catalog
    HealthScan definitions updates: November release
    Some definitions have been deprecated or enhanced to improve performance, reduce false positives, and meet the latest coding practices.
    Accelerators with minor updates to the descriptions
    Objectives and outcomes
    Value Blueprint is renamed to Objectives and outcomes.​
    HealthScan definitions updates: August release
    Some definitions have been deprecated or enhanced to improve performance, reduce false positives, and meet the latest coding practices.