Combined Configuration Compliance release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama
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Summary of Combined Configuration Compliance Release Notes for Upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama
This consolidated guide covers all Configuration Compliance release notes for upgrades from the Xanadu release family through to Yokohama. It provides ServiceNow customers with essential information on new features, changes, removals, and best practices to prepare for and execute upgrades. The notes emphasize enhancements in vulnerability and compliance integrations, user interface improvements, and administrative controls within the Configuration Compliance product.
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New Features
- Wiz Integration Enhancements: Identify and select Wiz Resource Types for import into your ServiceNow AI Platform instance, applicable across most Wiz vulnerability and compliance integrations except the Wiz Container Vulnerability Integration.
- Wiz Backfill Integrations: Automatically retrieve and process missing asset data not handled by primary compliance integrations. These Backfill Integrations are activated by default and include Test Results, Host Test Results, and Issues Backfill Integrations.
- Host Test Result Vulnerability Integration: Import test results for the VIRTUAL MACHINE resource type with this integration, also enabled by default.
- Properties Module: Introduced in version 15.1, this module under Administration allows direct modification of system property values through an intuitive interface, simplifying configuration management.
- Configurable Test Result Age Calculations: Customize how the Age and Age Closed durations of test results are calculated, choosing from Created, Opened, or First Found dates.
- Qualys Test Group Association: Enable association of Qualys Tests with their Test Groups via a system property, aiding in distinguishing between tests with identical IDs linked to different groups.
- Remediation Target Date Customization: Remediation task target dates can now be calculated based on the Last Opened date of the task, providing more accurate timelines.
- Vulnerability Manager and IT Remediation Workspace Improvements (v24.0.6+):
- Automatically open search results in the relevant workspace instead of Classic UI depending on user roles.
- Access test results with the snvulc.read role.
- Enable navigation from predefined filter links in Configuration Compliance to workspace List pages via a system property.
- Option to hide record counts on list pages for workspace views.
- Configure automatic refresh for Home page dashboard widgets.
- Bulk operations for re-evaluating remediation properties (assignments, tasks, exceptions, risk scores) and for test result management (assignments, exceptions, false positive markings).
- Additional test result fields added, including Age, Age Closed, Closed Date, Active status, and Last Open Date, improving filtering and reporting.
- View percentage compliance metrics for Configuration Items (CI) and test results on Test Groups.
- Enable or disable test result imports for Qualys test groups.
- Alternative approach to configure rollup calculators using Rollup Weights section besides scripting.
- Display percentage test result compliance in the Discovered Items table via scheduled job configuration.
- Manual Remediation Task Creation:
- Users with
snvulc.adminrole can create remediation tasks manually from Configuration Test Results lists in Vulnerability Manager Workspace. - Users with
snvulc.remediationownerrole can do the same in IT Remediation Workspace.
- Users with
- Risk Score Work Notes Visibility: Optionally enable detailed risk score change logs in test result Work notes via a system property, improving auditability.
- Quick Start Tests: Provided to verify Configuration Compliance functionality after upgrades or new deployments; customizable for tailored configurations.
Changes
- Test Result and Remediation Task States: Enhanced state transitions and policy audit logic to exclude retired assets unless reactivated.
- Risk Score Calculation Updates: Passed test results now receive a non-zero risk score to indicate mitigated risk, and remediation tasks calculate risk based on average test result scores.
- Role Privileges Adjustments: Deletion of test results is restricted to users with the
snvulc.deleterole rather than the admin role.
Removed Features
- The Reason field and Close button for remediation tasks have been removed from the classic UI, Vulnerability Manager Workspace, and IT Remediation Workspace to streamline the interface.
Activation and Installation
Configuration Compliance can be installed by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Customers should review the latest store release notes for cumulative update details and ensure proper activation post-installation.
Practical Guidance for ServiceNow Customers
- Prior to upgrading to Yokohama, review pre- and post-upgrade tasks carefully to ensure smooth transition.
- Leverage new Wiz integration capabilities to enhance asset and vulnerability management.
- Util
Consolidated page of all release notes for Configuration Compliance from Xanadu to Yokohama.
How to use this page
To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Configuration Compliance release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Xanadu to Yokohama.
Important information for upgrading Configuration Compliance to Yokohama
Before you upgrade to Yokohama, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
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 Configuration Compliance.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
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Yokohama |
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Changes
Between your current release family and Yokohama, some changes were made to existing Configuration Compliance features.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
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Yokohama |
No updates for this release. |
Removed
Between your current release family and Yokohama, some Configuration Compliance features or functionality were removed.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
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Yokohama |
No updates for this release. |
Deprecations
Between your current release family and Yokohama, some Configuration Compliance features or functionality were deprecated.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
No updates for this release. |
Yokohama |
No updates for this release. |
Activation information
Review information on how to activate Configuration Compliance.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
No updates for this release. |
Yokohama |
Install Configuration Compliance 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 Configuration Compliance we have noted them here.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
No updates for this release. |
Yokohama |
No updates for this release. |
Browser requirements
If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Configuration Compliance we have noted them here.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
No updates for this release. |
Yokohama |
No updates for this release. |
Accessibility information
Review details on accessibility information for Configuration Compliance, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
No updates for this release. |
Yokohama |
No updates for this release. |
Localization information
If there are specific localization considerations for Configuration Compliance we have noted them here.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
No updates for this release. |
Yokohama |
No updates for this release. |
Highlight information
If there are specific highlight considerations for Configuration Compliance we have noted them here.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
See Configuration Compliance for more information. |
Yokohama |
See Configuration Compliance for more information. |