Combined Data Separation release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated July 20, 2026
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    Summary of Combined Data Separation release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama

    This consolidated document provides all relevant release notes for the Data Separation feature when upgrading from the Xanadu release family to Yokohama. It helps ServiceNow customers prepare by summarizing new features, changes, removals, deprecations, and other important upgrade information related to Data Separation across these releases.

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    Key Upgrade Information

    • Pre- and post-upgrade tasks: Customers should review and complete any necessary tasks before and after upgrading to Yokohama to ensure a smooth transition.
    • No updates for most categories: For both Xanadu and Yokohama releases, there were no new features, changes, removals, activation updates, additional requirements, browser requirements, accessibility, localization, or highlight information related to Data Separation.

    Deprecation Notice

    Starting with the Yokohama release, the Data Separation feature is prepared for future deprecation and will be hidden. Customers are advised to review the deprecation process outlined in the Now Support Knowledge Base article KB0867184.

    As an alternative to the traditional Data Separation functionality, customers can use data filters and Access Control Lists (ACLs) to restrict access to sensitive data. Guidance on enabling data separation using these mechanisms is available in the Now Support Knowledge Base article KB1772519.

    Consolidated page of all release notes for Data Separation from Xanadu to Yokohama.

    How to use this page

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

    Release Release notes

    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 Data Separation features.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Yokohama, some Data Separation features or functionality were removed.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Deprecations

    Between your current release family and Yokohama, some Data Separation features or functionality were deprecated.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    Starting with the Yokohama release, Data Separation is being prepared for future deprecation and it will be hidden. For details, see the Deprecation Process [KB0867184] article in the Now Support Knowledge Base. Alternatively, you can define data filters along with other configurations to restrict access to sensitive data (enable data separation). For details on how to enable data separation for different use cases using data filters and ACLs, see the Managing data separation using data filters and ACLs [KB1772519] article in the Now SupportKnowledge Base.

    Activation information

    Review information on how to activate Data Separation.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Additional requirements

    If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Data Separation 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 Data Separation 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 Data Separation, 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 Data Separation 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 Data Separation we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.