Combined Creator Studio release notes for upgrades from Vancouver to Xanadu

How to use this page

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

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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 Creator Studio to Xanadu

Before you upgrade to Xanadu, 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.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

New features

Between your current release family and Xanadu, new features were introduced for Creator Studio.


Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	Use templates to quickly build forms to intake requests An easy-to-use form building environment enables no-code development of forms. Create automated playbooks to streamline workflows After you build forms, create playbooks to run automatically on the records that a form generates when users submit the form. For example, when a form is created, it can be automatically routed to a manager for approval. Intuitive form submission workspace is ready to use out-of-the-box For each app that you build, Creator Studio generates a form submission workspace category where fulfillers review requests. You can customize the workspace category and its records in Creator Studio. Co-create apps with other developers using collaboration Increase app creation collaboration through delegated development, which enables you to collaborate on apps you don't own by requesting permission to edit them and to invite other citizen developers to build apps with you. Deploy apps to production instances using Pipelines and Deployments When an app is ready, you can submit it for review. App Engine admins deploy the app using Pipelines and Deployments. Once deployed, the catalog items for the app's forms are available for use in production.
Xanadu	Associate a topic with a form You can now add a topic to the settings for a form, enabling users to browse forms by their related topics. Dynamic behavior for forms As of Creator Studio version 26.2.1, you can add dynamic updates to forms and their questions based on how users answer questions. For example, you can define a question to appear based on the answer to another question. See the Accessibility section of these release notes for accessibility details. Define custom activities for use in automations As of Creator Studio version 26.2.1, administrators can define custom activities on the ServiceNow AI Platform to use in automations when building apps in Creator Studio. Interact with sample records within Creator Studio As of Creator Studio version 26.2.1, app creators can now see how records generated by Creator Studio apps will appear by previewing and interacting with a sample record on the Form submissions tab. Selecting a record in the app's workspace opens it in a new tab within the app in Creator Studio. Use questions as process triggers You can now select one of the published questions from the app's form as a trigger for its process. For example, if a user selects "blue" as the reply about their favorite color on the app's form, you can specify "blue" as the trigger for an automated process. New send email activity in automations When you create a process, you can now have your app's automation automatically send an email when specified conditions are met. Add curated questions to a form using question sets When creating forms, developers can now select from preconfigured question sets, enabling them to select curated questions without worrying about the details. Admins create question sets on the ServiceNow AI Platform, and question sets can't be edited in Creator Studio.

Changes

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


Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	Better performance for reference-based form questions The selection of a table for reference-based form questions has been improved. For example Record choices or Multi-select questions.

Removed

Between your current release family and Xanadu, some Creator Studio features or functionality were removed.


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

Deprecations

Between your current release family and Xanadu, some Creator Studio features or functionality were deprecated.


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

Activation information

Review information on how to activate Creator Studio.


Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	Install Creator Studio 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	Install Creator Studio 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 Creator Studio we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	You must have an App Engine Enterprise license to use Creator Studio.
Xanadu	You must have the App Engine Enterprise license to use Creator Studio.

Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Creator Studio we have noted them here.


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

Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for Creator Studio, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.


Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	As of Creator Studio version 26.2.1, the following enhancements were made for accessibility: To ensure that users know if a question has dynamic behavior without opening the side panel, questions within the form canvas are tagged. For sighted users, the tag is an icon. For screen reader users, the corresponding ARIA tags indicate the same information on the focusable element. Navigating between tabs on the app settings modal no longer selects the close (X) button.

Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for Creator Studio we have noted them here.


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

Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for Creator Studio we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	Enable guided, end-to-end development for the most common types of applications: request and fulfill apps. Offload app development to citizen developers, reducing the strain on IT resourcing. Shorten development time by using streamlined app creation. Enable citizen developers to work on apps while restricting the ability to create them through the restricted user role. Create apps that are natively compliant with the ServiceNow AI Platform without the risks associated with traditional development. See Creator Studio: Creating applications without writing code for more information.
Xanadu	Associate a topic with a form to appear in Employee Center Use questions as automation triggers Add dynamic behavior to forms based on user responses Implement custom activities for automated playbooks Automate sending emails in a process Add question sets curated by your admin to a form See Creator Studio for more information.