Combined Document Templates release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated July 20, 2026
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    Summary of Combined Document Templates Release Notes for Upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama

    This consolidated guide provides ServiceNow customers with a comprehensive view of the Document Templates release notes covering upgrades from the Xanadu release family through Yokohama. It is designed to help you efficiently prepare for the upgrade by summarizing new features, changes, removals, deprecations, and important upgrade-related information across these releases.

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    New Features

    • Xanadu: Introduced the Signing date in PDF feature, which automatically records the date when a participant signs a document. This date appears within a specified field on the PDF template mapping record and is available exclusively for the ServiceNow signing type.
    • Yokohama: No new features were added in this release for Document Templates.

    Changes, Removals, and Deprecations

    • Xanadu and Yokohama: No changes, removals, or deprecations were made to Document Templates features between these releases.

    Activation and Installation

    To activate Document Templates, you must request installation via the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store website to view available applications and submit installation requests. For comprehensive release history of all related apps, refer to the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.

    Additional Notes

    • Pre- and post-upgrade tasks: It is recommended to review and complete any specified tasks before and after upgrading to Yokohama to ensure smooth operation.
    • There are no updates to browser requirements, accessibility information, localization considerations, or highlight information for Document Templates in these releases beyond the Signing date feature introduced in Xanadu.

    Key Outcomes for ServiceNow Customers

    • Understand the incremental enhancement of Document Templates, specifically the ability to capture signing dates automatically in PDFs starting with Xanadu.
    • Know that no disruptive changes, removals, or deprecations occurred between Xanadu and Yokohama, ensuring stability and continuity.
    • Be aware of the activation method through the ServiceNow Store, facilitating straightforward installation and updates.
    • Prepare for upgrades with confidence by following recommended pre- and post-upgrade steps outlined in the notes.

    Consolidated page of all release notes for Document Templates from Xanadu to Yokohama.

    How to use this page

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

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    Signing date in PDF
    Record the date automatically when a participant signs a document. When the Use signing date option is selected, the date appears on the PDF document within the field that you specify in the Field name field on the PDF template mapping record. This capability is available for the ServiceNow signing type only.

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Changes

    Between your current release family and Yokohama, some changes were made to existing Document Templates 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 Document Templates 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 Document Templates 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 Document Templates.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    Install Document Templates 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.

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Additional requirements

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

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    Record the date when a participant signs a PDF document using the Signature date capability in the PDF document template.

    See Document Templates for more information.

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.