Combined System Clone release notes for upgrades from Vancouver to Yokohama

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated January 30, 2026
  • 3 minutes to read

    • Consolidated page of all release notes for System Clone from Vancouver to Yokohama.

    How to use this page

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

    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 System Clone to Yokohama

    Before you upgrade to Yokohama, 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.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    New features

    Between your current release family and Yokohama, new features were introduced for System Clone.

    Release Release notes

    Vancouver

    		 No updates for this release.

    Washington DC

    		 No updates for this release.

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Changes

    Between your current release family and Yokohama, some changes were made to existing System Clone features.

    Release Release notes

    Vancouver

    		 No updates for this release.

    Washington DC

    		 No updates for this release.

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Yokohama, some System Clone 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.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Deprecations

    Between your current release family and Yokohama, some System Clone features or functionality were deprecated.

    Release Release notes

    Vancouver

    		 No updates for this release.

    Washington DC

    Starting with the Washington DC release, the legacy System Clone Request page (clone_instance.do) is being prepared for future deprecation. Starting in the Y release, you're redirected to the Clone Admin Console when accessing the System Clone Request page (clone_instance.do). For details regarding the deprecation process, see the Deprecation Process [KB0867184] article in the Now Support Knowledge Base.

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Activation information

    Review information on how to activate System Clone.

    Release Release notes

    Vancouver

    		 No updates for this release.

    Washington DC

    System Clone is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Additional requirements

    If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for System Clone 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.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Browser requirements

    If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for System Clone 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.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Accessibility information

    Review details on accessibility information for System Clone, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

    Release Release notes

    Vancouver

    		 No updates for this release.

    Washington DC

    		 No updates for this release.

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Localization information

    If there are specific localization considerations for System Clone 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.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Highlight information

    If there are specific highlight considerations for System Clone we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Vancouver

    		 No updates for this release.

    Washington DC
    • Copy your production instance into a pre-production instance to test changes before going live with them.
    • Schedule clones to occur automatically at a set frequency to help keep instances stay synchronized.
    • Use exclude tables and data preservers to confirm that your clone contains only the tables and data that you want.

    See System clone for more information.

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.