Combined Advanced Work Assignment release notes for upgrades from Vancouver to Washington DC

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated January 30, 2026
  • 4 minutes to read
  • Consolidated page of all release notes for Advanced Work Assignment from Vancouver to Washington DC.

    How to use this page

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

    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 Advanced Work Assignment to Washington DC

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

    Release Release notes

    Vancouver

    No updates for this release.

    Washington DC

    No updates for this release.

    New features

    Between your current release family and Washington DC, new features were introduced for Advanced Work Assignment.

    Release Release notes

    Vancouver

    Evaluate skill level check box for skill-based work assignments
    Select the Evaluate skill level check box while creating an assignment rule to ensure that AWA reviews an agents skill levels prior to assigning the work item to the most qualified agent.

    Washington DC

    Added a system property
    The glide.awa.bypass_max_wait_time.enabled system property keeps pending_accept state work items in the Agent Inbox until the assignment times out even when the Max Wait Time is met. This property defaults to true.

    Changes

    Between your current release family and Washington DC, some changes were made to existing Advanced Work Assignment features.

    Release Release notes

    Vancouver

    No updates for this release.

    Washington DC

    No updates for this release.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Washington DC, some Advanced Work Assignment features or functionality were removed.

    Release Release notes

    Vancouver

    No updates for this release.

    Washington DC

    No updates for this release.

    Deprecations

    Between your current release family and Washington DC, some Advanced Work Assignment features or functionality were deprecated.

    Release Release notes

    Vancouver

    No updates for this release.

    Washington DC

    No updates for this release.

    Activation information

    Review information on how to activate Advanced Work Assignment.

    Release Release notes

    Vancouver

    Advanced Work Assignment is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is available with activation of the Glide Advanced Work Assignment plugin (com.glide.awa). For details, see Activate Advanced Work Assignment.

    Washington DC

    Advanced Work Assignment is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is available with activation of the Glide Advanced work Assignment plugin (com.glide.awa). For details, see Get started with Advanced Work Assignment.

    Additional requirements

    If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Advanced Work Assignment we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Vancouver

    No updates for this release.

    Washington DC

    No updates for this release.

    Browser requirements

    If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Advanced Work Assignment we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Vancouver

    AWA doesn’t support mobile devices, Internet Explorer, or Microsoft Edge. Instead, use Microsoft Edge-Chromium or one of the other supported browsers that are listed in Browser support.

    Washington DC

    Advanced Work Assignment doesn’t support mobile devices, Internet Explorer, or Microsoft Edge. Instead, use Microsoft Edge-Chromium or one of the other supported browsers that are listed in Browser support.

    Accessibility information

    Review details on accessibility information for Advanced Work Assignment, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

    Release Release notes

    Vancouver

    Content focus
    Content in the agent’s inbox is focusable after selecting Submit to accept or reject an incident.
    Forced colors

    The following Next Experience Components were updated to support the use of Forced Colors, a mechanism that is most commonly activated through an operating system setting for Forced Colors/High Contrast Themes.

    This enhancement enables users to customize the colors of their user interface and web content to meet their individual visual needs. For example, users with low vision might enable Forced Colors to help them successfully view the user interface.

    • sn-agent-inbox-empty
    • sn-agent-presence-state
    • sn-inbox-card
    • sn-inbox-empty
    • sn-notification-setting-popover-content
    • sn-presence-popover-content
    Support for truncation

    The following Next Experience Components were updated to show the truncated text for non-interactive elements when the “Enable keyboard focus on truncated text” accessibility user preference is turned on.

    This enhancement supports sighted users who rely solely on a keyboard to use the ServiceNow platform. For more information, see Configure Next Experience accessibility preferences.

    • sn-agent-presence state
    • sn-inbox-card
    • sn-presence-popover-content
    VoiceOver support
    VoiceOver now reads all content inside the Select a Reject Reason dialog box.

    Washington DC

    No updates for this release.

    Localization information

    If there are specific localization considerations for Advanced Work Assignment we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Vancouver

    No updates for this release.

    Washington DC

    No updates for this release.

    Highlight information

    If there are specific highlight considerations for Advanced Work Assignment we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Vancouver

    • Route work items to the most qualified agent based on their skill level through the Evaluate skill level check box.

    See Exploring Advanced Work Assignment for more information.

    Washington DC

    Added a system property to keep pending_accept state work items in the Agent Inbox until the assignment times out even when the Max Wait Time is met.

    See Advanced Work Assignment for more information.