Combined Dynamic Translation release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama

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

    This document consolidates the Dynamic Translation release notes from the Xanadu to Yokohama ServiceNow releases. It helps you understand new features, changes, removals, and deprecations across these versions to prepare effectively for your upgrade.

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    Key Features

    • Exclusion Framework: Introduced in the Xanadu release and maintained in Yokohama, this feature allows you to specify words and patterns (including regex) that should be excluded from machine translation, such as official product names and technical terms.
    • Upgrade to v4 APIs and Flows: The default Translator Configurations now use version 4 APIs and flows automatically in both Xanadu Patch 3 and Yokohama. Custom translator configurations require manual migration to v4 APIs to leverage new capabilities. The previous v3 remains supported for backward compatibility.

    Changes

    • Microsoft Azure Translator Service: The maximum character limit for translation requests increased from 10,000 to 50,000 characters starting in the Xanadu release. Detection requests retain the 50,000-character limit.
    • No additional changes were introduced in Yokohama.

    Removed Features

    • IBM Watson Translator Service Spoke: The IBM Watson Translator Service spoke (com.glide.ibmtranslationspoke) was removed in Yokohama because IBM has withdrawn this translation service. This integration was deprecated earlier in Xanadu and is no longer available in the ServiceNow Store.

    Activation and Requirements

    • Dynamic Translation is enabled through the activation of the Dynamic Translation plugin (com.glide.dynamictranslation) available on the ServiceNow AI Platform.
    • There are no new additional requirements, browser requirements, accessibility information, or localization considerations introduced between Xanadu and Yokohama.

    Practical Implications for ServiceNow Customers

    • Before upgrading to Yokohama, review and complete pre- and post-upgrade tasks related to Dynamic Translation.
    • If you use customized translator configurations, plan to manually migrate them to v4 APIs to utilize the latest features.
    • Leverage the Exclusion Framework to protect critical terms from being translated automatically.
    • Update your integrations if you currently use the IBM Watson Translator Service, as this spoke is no longer supported.
    • Benefit from increased translation request size limits with Microsoft Azure Translator, allowing larger text blocks to be translated in a single request.

    Consolidated page of all release notes for Dynamic Translation from Xanadu to Yokohama.

    How to use this page

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

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu
    Exclusion Framework in Dynamic Translation
    Exclusion Framework enables you to prevent machine translation of certain words and terms. You can specify words, such as official product names, that you want to shield from the translation process. You can also input regex to prevent translation of patterns such as sys ids.
    The flows used by default Translator Configurations are upgraded to v4
    With the Xanadu Patch 3 release, the flows used by default translator configurations are automatically upgraded to v4. If you want to use v4 flows and APIs with customized translator configurations, you must migrate them manually. The previous v3 is still supported.

    Yokohama
    Exclusion Framework in Dynamic Translation
    Preserve text such as product names or technical terms during machine translation. With Exclusion Framework, you can specify words and patterns that shouldn't be translated.
    The APIs used by default Translator Configurations are upgraded to v4
    The APIs used by default translator configurations are automatically upgraded to v4. If you want to use v4 APIs with customized translator configurations, you must migrate them manually. The previous v3 is still supported.

    Changes

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

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu
    Character maximum has increased for MS translation requests
    For users of the Microsoft Azure Translator service: the maximum character limit for a translation request has increased to 50,000. The maximum character limit for a detection request remains 50,000.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Yokohama, some Dynamic Translation features or functionality were removed.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    The spoke for IBM Watson Translator Service for IBM Cloud (com.glide.ibm_translation_spoke) is no longer available because IBM has withdrawn this translation service. For more information, see IBM Watson Language Translator Service spoke.

    Deprecations

    Between your current release family and Yokohama, some Dynamic Translation features or functionality were deprecated.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    With the Xanadu release, the IBM Watson Translator Service integration is no longer available in the ServiceNow® Store. For more information, see https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/language-translator?topic=language-translator-release-notes.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Activation information

    Review information on how to activate Dynamic Translation.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    Dynamic Translation is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is available with activation of the Dynamic Translation plugin (com.glide.dynamic_translation). For details, see Activate Dynamic Translation.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Additional requirements

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

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu
    • Using Exclusion Framework, prevent certain words such as product names from being machine translated.
    • The IBM Watson Translator Service Spoke has been withdrawn and is no longer available.
    • The Microsoft Azure Translator service increased the maximum length of a translation request from 10,000 characters to 50,000 characters.

    See Dynamic Translation for more information.

    Yokohama
    • Preserve text, such as product names or technical terms, during machine translation with the Exclusion Framework feature.
    • The APIs used by default translator configurations are upgraded to v4. If you want to use v4 APIs with customized translator configurations, you must migrate them manually.
    • The spoke for IBM Watson Translator Service for IBM Cloud (com.glide.ibm_translation_spoke) is removed.

    See Dynamic Translation for more information.