--- sourceDocument: yokohama Combined Product Files sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/yokohama/delta-xanadu-yokohama Release : - yokohama ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - yokohama Combined Product Files ft:clusterId : - delta3yx bundleId : - delta3yx --- # Combined Project Portfolio Management release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama # Combined Project Portfolio Management release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Yokohama Updated October 8, 2026 ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 4 minutes to read Summarize ![AI sparkle icon](https://servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ai-sparkle-icon) Summarized using AI This content was generated using new OpenAI-powered functionality. Results are provided on an as is basis and are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. ## Summary of Combined Project Portfolio Management Release Notes for Upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama This consolidated update provides ServiceNow customers with all relevant release notes for Project Portfolio Management (PPM) upgrades from the Xanadu release to Yokohama. It highlights new features, changes, activation details, and important upgrade considerations to help you prepare and optimize your Project Portfolio Management environment. Show full answer Show less ## Key Features * **Yokohama Enhancements:** * **Identify Similar Records Using Now Assist:** When creating or editing demand records, the system can now detect similar existing demands by analyzing the Name, Description, and Business Case fields, helping to reduce duplicates and improve demand management efficiency. * **Resource Management Improvements:** Migrate notes from resource plans to resource assignments for clearer insights. Utilize a new allocation heatmap modal to visualize resource status, remaining capacity, and utilization. Inline editing capabilities allow quick updates to multiple child resource assignment cells. Additional fields like Name, Ready for Review, and Notes enhance assignment tracking. You can also extend resource assignments directly from the context menu. * **Status Reporting:** Import legacy status reports into a new status report tool for streamlined and consistent project reporting. * **Project Confidentiality:** Apply confidentiality settings to projects to restrict access to sensitive data and sub-projects, ensuring data security and compliance. * **Task Management:** Add checklists to project tasks to track activities and support completion monitoring. * **Xanadu Features (for context):** Introduction of Analytics dashboards for Time Card management accessible in the Next Experience interface. ## Changes * **Project Workspace Introduction:** Starting from Xanadu, the new ServiceNow Project Workspace application offers a streamlined way to manage projects. While Project Portfolio Management remains supported, customers are encouraged to explore Project Workspace for enhanced efficiency. * **Demand Management UI Updates in Yokohama:** The demand form now includes an "Identify similar demands" button, and a related list displays similar demand records identified by Now Assist, improving demand tracking and management. ## Activation and Requirements * In Xanadu, Project Portfolio Management is active by default as part of the ServiceNow AI Platform features. * In Yokohama, activation requires enabling the **PPM Standard (com.snc.financialplanningpmo)** plugin. * Strategic Spend Tracking can be installed by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store to complement your PPM capabilities. * No new browser, localization, or accessibility requirements were introduced between Xanadu and Yokohama. ## Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers * Improved demand management through AI-powered identification of similar records, reducing duplication and enhancing data quality. * Enhanced resource planning and allocation visibility with heatmaps, inline editing, and better assignment tracking, enabling more effective resource utilization. * Consistent and organized project reporting via migration to a new status report tool. * Increased data security with project confidentiality settings to protect sensitive project information. * Better task tracking with integrated checklists, aiding in project execution and completion monitoring. * Access to the new Project Workspace application for a modernized project management experience. Reviewing these enhancements and changes will help you plan a smooth upgrade to Yokohama and leverage new capabilities for more efficient and secure Project Portfolio Management. Consolidated page of all release notes for Project Portfolio Management from Xanadu to Yokohama. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Project Portfolio Management 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 Project Portfolio Management to Yokohama Before you upgrade to Yokohama, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-projectportfoliomanagement-summary__entry__2} | 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 Project Portfolio Management. {#dfrn3-projectportfoliomanagement-summary__entry__8} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | [Time Card management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=time-card-management&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : Starting with the Xanadu release, new customers can directly access the Analytics Time sheet, Analytics User manager, and Analytics Project manager dashboards in Next Experience. | | Yokohama | [Identify similar records using Now Assist](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=identify-similar-demand-records&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Detect similar existing demand records when creating or editing a demand using the identify similar records skill. This skill compares the Name, Description, and Business Case fields for contextual similarity. [Migrate notes of resource plans to resource assignments](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=migrate-rsrc-plan-rsrc-asgnmnt&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Migrate the existing resource plan notes along with the allocation details to resource assignments and get clear insights while working with resource assignments in Resource Management Workspace. [Resource allocation and heatmap enhancements](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=use-resource-mgmt-prj-wksp&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : * Use the allocation heatmap modal to view resource status, remaining capacity, and utilization and enable resource managers to assess task efforts. * Use inline editing to update one or multiple cells in child resource assignments. * Added new fields for resource assignment: * Name * Ready for review * Notes * Extend a resource assignment for a project or project task using the Extend row context menu action. [Migrate old status reports to new reporting tool](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=view-status-report-in-project-workspace&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Import your old status reports to a new status report tool for a consistent and organized reporting system. [Apply confidentiality settings to your projects](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configuring-security-for-a-project-in-pw&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Secure sensitive projects by applying confidentiality settings to your projects and make sure only authorized users can access confidential data and sub-projects. [Use checklist for project tasks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_project-task-checklists&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Track the list of activities to be completed for a task by creating a checklist for your project tasks. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Yokohama, some changes were made to existing Project Portfolio Management features. {#dfrn3-projectportfoliomanagement-summary__entry__14} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | [Project Portfolio Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_ProjectPortfolioSuite&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : The new ServiceNow® Project Workspace application provides a more efficient, streamlined way for you to work. For information about how to upgrade, see [Project Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=project-workspace-landing-page&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US). Project Portfolio Management is still supported in this release. | | Yokohama | [Demand Management UI changes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=identify-similar-demands&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : * The Identify similar demands button has been added to the demand form to identify and view any similar demands with the identify similar demands skill. * The Similar Demands related list has been added, which displays the list of similar demand records identified by Now Assist. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Yokohama, some Project Portfolio Management features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-projectportfoliomanagement-summary__entry__20} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Deprecations Between your current release family and Yokohama, some Project Portfolio Management features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-projectportfoliomanagement-summary__entry__26} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Activation information Review information on how to activate Project Portfolio Management. {#dfrn3-projectportfoliomanagement-summary__entry__32} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | Project Portfolio Management is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default. | | Yokohama | Activation information : Project Portfolio Management is available with activation of the PPM Standard (com.snc.financial_planning_pmo) plugin. For more information on activation, see [Activate PPM Standard ( Project Portfolio Management )](https://www.webstg.servicenow.com/docs/access?topicname=t_ActivateProjectPortfolioSuiteWithFinancials&version=washingtondc&pubname=washingtondc-it-business-management). Install Strategic Spend Tracking for PPM by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) 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](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sn-store-release-notes&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US). | [ ] ## Additional requirements If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Project Portfolio Management we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-projectportfoliomanagement-summary__entry__38} | 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 Project Portfolio Management we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-projectportfoliomanagement-summary__entry__44} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Accessibility information Review details on accessibility information for Project Portfolio Management, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-projectportfoliomanagement-summary__entry__50} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Localization information If there are specific localization considerations for Project Portfolio Management we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-projectportfoliomanagement-summary__entry__56} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Highlight information If there are specific highlight considerations for Project Portfolio Management we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-projectportfoliomanagement-summary__entry__62} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | View the New Analytics Time sheet, Analytics User manager, and Analytics Project manager dashboards for time sheet and time card users in Next Experience. See [Project Portfolio Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_ProjectPortfolioSuite&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | | Yokohama | * Move your old status reports to a new tool to maintain a consistent reporting process. * Secure your projects with confidentiality settings to safeguard all confidential data. * Build a checklist for your project tasks to track the task activities for completion. * Inline edit one or more cells in child resource assignments. * Explore the new heatmap modal to monitor resource status, available capacity, and utilization efforts. * Identify similar demand records based on contextual similarity in the name, description, and business case content using the identify similar records Now Assist skill. For more information, see the [Project Workspace release notes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=project-workspace-rn&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US). | [ ]