Combined Theme Builder release notes for upgrades from Vancouver to Washington DC

Consolidated page of all release notes for Theme Builder from Vancouver to Washington DC.

How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Theme Builder 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 Theme Builder 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 Theme Builder.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	Color choice suggestions are provided when themes are changed or overridden Users are alerted when they change or override web or mobile themes in Theme Builder using custom styles, particularly when the primary color doesn't meet specific CAD specifications. Theme Builder provides prescriptive suggestions for improving color choices in the Color Picker. Preview alternate color palettes for themes Create as many alternate color palettes as you want. Alternate color palettes can be managed and previewed in user preferences. Preview components in themes Quickly view a graphical list of all of the components as they would look in your theme, or filter the list to view specific types of components. Alternate background colors can be selected so you can verify how they render in your instance
Washington DC	Component editing Edit individual components to better suit your brand and to meet accessibility compliance standards. The theme hooks you can edit are specific to each type of component. For more information, see the Accessibility Information section that follows. New feature messaging Learn about new features via a what's new modal when you first launch the updated version of Theme Builder. Open in Theme Builder button As of version 3.1, while customizing a UX theme record, an Open in Theme Builder button displays redirecting you to the editor page in a new tab. Validation of JSON code for the theme records you create As of version 3.1, Theme Builder logs errors and displays an alert for any invalid manual theming updates, helping to prevent saving an incorrect theme record. Customize shape and topography values As of version 3.1, view your customizations in the Global and Component style tabs.

Changes

Between your current release family and Washington DC, some changes were made to existing Theme Builder 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 Theme Builder 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 Theme Builder 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 Theme Builder.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	Install Theme Builder 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.
Washington DC	Install Theme Builder 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.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Theme Builder 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 Theme Builder we have noted them here.

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

Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for Theme Builder, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	Adjust components to meet accessibility standards Use new Accessibility checker capabilities to ensure you're meeting conformant color contrast levels as you apply your own brand and colors to your web or mobile instance. See Adjust components to meet accessibility standards for details.

Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for Theme Builder 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 Theme Builder we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	Auto-generate theme and style records as you define your brand colors, logo, typography, and corner shapes within the application, instead of hand-writing JSON to edit styles. Change global theme styles and automatically update theme records as you refine your theme. Safely preview changes made to your theme within the application before applying to your instance. Apply, duplicate, and delete themes for all your experiences in one location. See Exploring themes in Next Experience for more information.
Washington DC	Edit individual components to better suit your brand and to meet accessibility compliance standards. Work with component-specific theme hooks to create a theme tailored to your needs. See Working with themes in Next Experience for more information.