--- 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 Resource Management Workspace release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama # Combined Resource Management Workspace 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) 7 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 Resource Management Workspace Release Notes for Upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama This consolidated release notes document outlines key updates, new features, changes, and important upgrade information for ServiceNow's Resource Management Workspace from the Xanadu release up to Yokohama. It is designed to help customers prepare for and understand the enhancements available when upgrading to Yokohama, focusing on improved resource allocation, task management, and dashboard capabilities. Show full answer Show less ## Key Features * **Resource Management Workspace Enhancements (Xanadu):** * View updates to approved tasks with new iconography for clearer status identification. * Group resources on boards by attributes like Primary Group, Role, Skill, Owner, or Parent Item for streamlined management. * Create resource cards to filter and view resources by primary attributes or project items. * Manage unassigned tasks via a toggle to filter and assign tasks directly from the bottom tray. * Create and approve resource and operational assignments directly from the resource board. * Split, reassign, or unassign resource assignments to balance workload or accommodate time offs. * **Resource Management Workspace Enhancements (Yokohama):** * Access a high-level overview of all resource assignments, including filtering by state, dates, and allocation capacity. * Customize dashboards with editable widgets and interactive elements for tailored data visualization. * Inline editing of assigned tasks' start/end dates, efforts, and status directly within the workspace. * New heatmap modal displays resource status, remaining capacity, and utilization for approved and pending tasks, aiding efficient planning. * Additional fields ("Name," "Ready for review," and "Notes") capture important details when creating new resource assignments. * Direct access to assigned resource assignments and their parent assignments from the resource board improves navigation and task management. * Row context menu enhancements include opening assignments, extending assignments, and approving changes. ## Key Changes * Introduction of a new navigation menu and a reporting dashboard landing page with interactive widgets to enhance user experience and accessibility of resource allocation data. * Expanded resource allocation heatmap with columns for resource status, remaining capacity, and utilization to provide comprehensive insights. * Added custom naming and review status fields to resource assignment forms, allowing better tracking and communication of assignment readiness. * Enhanced inline editing and modal dialogs for quick updates to task details and resource status. ## Upgrade and Activation Information Resource Management Workspace is available through the ServiceNow Store. Customers should request installation from the store and consult the cumulative release notes for all app versions. Pre- and post-upgrade tasks should be reviewed and completed to ensure a smooth transition to Yokohama. ## Additional Notes * No features were removed or deprecated between Xanadu and Yokohama releases. * No new browser, localization, or accessibility requirements were introduced. * Resource Management classic remains supported but the new Resource Management Workspace offers a more streamlined and efficient experience. ## Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers Upgrading to Yokohama enhances your ability to plan, allocate, and manage resources with greater visibility and flexibility. The new heatmap and dashboard features support data-driven decisions, while inline editing and expanded assignment controls improve operational efficiency. These improvements help ensure optimal resource utilization, timely task completion, and better workload balancing across projects. Consolidated page of all release notes for Resource Management Workspace from Xanadu to Yokohama. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Resource Management Workspace 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 Resource Management Workspace to Yokohama Before you upgrade to Yokohama, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-resourcemanagementworkspace-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 Resource Management Workspace. {#dfrn3-resourcemanagementworkspace-summary__entry__8} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | [Resource Management Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=rsrc-mgmt-wrkspc&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : View updates to any approved task by using the new iconography. Use the Group By feature to group resources on a board. [Create a resource card](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=rmw-create-rsrc-card&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) in Resource Management Workspace : Create resource cards in Resource Management Workspace to filter and view resources by primary attributes or project item of work. Use the Unassigned tasks toggle to create a custom filter and view the unassigned tasks in the bottom tray. [Create resource assignments and operation resource assignments in Resource Management Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-ra-rmw&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : Resource Managers and Project Managers can directly create resource assignments and operational resource assignments from the resource board view to allocate, and approve the efforts. [Manage unassigned and assigned tasks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=allocate-resources-rmw&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : Assign the unassigned tasks from the bottom tray and approve the assigned tasks from the top tray. [Split resource a assignment](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=split-resource-assignment-rmw&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US), [Reassign or unassign the assigned tasks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=rmw-reassign-unassign-work&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : Split a resource assignment to create a duplicate assignment from a specific date. Resource managers can assign this split work to other resources with the same primary attributes. Reassign the assigned tasks from the primary resource to another resource who has the same primary attributes to manage the primary resource's work load, resource time offs, or to allocate operational work. | | Yokohama | [Using Resource Management Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=using-rmw&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : View and access the resource assignments from high-level to get an overview of all the resource assignments, based on their states, completion dates, start dates, resources with allocations over their capacity, and resources allocations within their available. * Filter the resource board using the primary attributes and dates to build a custom view. * Edit the dashboard further to manage the data representation view of existing widgets or add new elements to build the required widgets. * Access the custom resource boards from dashboard using the interactive widgets to manage the allocations details. * Edit the Start and End dates, Task efforts, and Resource status for assigned tasks in the top tray using the inline editing feature. [Using Resource Management Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=using-rmw&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : * View the Resource status, Remaining capacity, and Utilization columns to the allocation heatmap modal to help resource managers to view detailed insights and the total efforts for Approved and Pending tasks. * Use the Total row in the heatmap modal to view the aggregate utilization for approved and pending tasks. * Update the resource status and the efforts for child assignments using the new modal. * Capture additional details required to the Project manager or Resource manager while creating a New Resource Assignment and New Operational Assignment using the following new fields. * Name * Ready for review * Notes * Access the assigned resource assignments or the parent resource assignment directly from the resource board view. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Yokohama, some changes were made to existing Resource Management Workspace features. {#dfrn3-resourcemanagementworkspace-summary__entry__14} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | [Resource Management Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=rsrc-mgmt-wrkspc&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : The new Resource Management Workspace provides a more efficient, streamlined way for you to work. For information about how to upgrade, see [Resource Management Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=rsrc-mgmt-wrkspc&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US). [Resource Management classic](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_ResourceManagement&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) is still supported in this release. | | Yokohama | [New navigation menu](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=using-rmw&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : * New Reporting dashboard landing page in Resource Management Workspace to view and access the resource allocation details. * Interactive widgets in Reporting dashboard to access the custom resource boards. [Using Resource Management Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=using-rmw&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Added the following details in the resource allocation heatmap view. * The Resource status column to view Approved and Pending assignments. * The Remaining capacity column to view the remaining or over-allocated efforts. * The Utilization column to view the total efforts of approved and pending tasks. [Create resource assignments in Resource Management Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-ra-rmw&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : * Added the following fields to create resource assignment form. * The Name field provides a custom or identifiable name for resource assignment. * The Ready for review list to confirm if a resource assignment is ready for a Resource manager's review for allocation. * The Notes field to add any additional notes while creating a resource assignment. * Added the following fields in the row context menu of resource assignments in the top tray. * The Open Resource Assignment field to view and edit a specific assigned assignment. * The Open Parent Resource Assignment field to view and edit the parent assignment. * The Extend menu item and Extend Assignment modal to request an extension to a resource assignment. [New resource heatmap view](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=using-rmw&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : The resource allocation heatmap view provides more relevant information such as resource status, remaining capacity, and utilization of resources which helps resource managers to plan efficiently and allocate the resources based on their availability, bandwidth, and work requirements. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Yokohama, some Resource Management Workspace features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-resourcemanagementworkspace-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 Resource Management Workspace features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-resourcemanagementworkspace-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 Resource Management Workspace. {#dfrn3-resourcemanagementworkspace-summary__entry__32} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | Install the Resource Management Workspace application 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=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US). | | Yokohama | Activation information : Install Resource Management Workspace 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). Important: Resource Management Workspace is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. | [ ] ## Additional requirements If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Resource Management Workspace we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-resourcemanagementworkspace-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 Resource Management Workspace we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-resourcemanagementworkspace-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 Resource Management Workspace, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-resourcemanagementworkspace-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 Resource Management Workspace we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-resourcemanagementworkspace-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 Resource Management Workspace we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-resourcemanagementworkspace-summary__entry__62} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | * Create resource assignments from Resource Management Workspace. * Create a resource board by filtering tasks to view assigned resources and manage their allocations based on the priority of the work. * Split an assigned resource assignment to divide and assign the work to another resource to handle resource allocations. * Identify allocation and status changes to the resource assignment using the new iconography. * Group resources from a resource board based on Primary Group, Primary Role, Primary Skill, Owner, or Parent Item. See [Resource Management Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=rsrc-mgmt-wrkspc&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | | Yokohama | * Access the new heatmap modal to view the resource status, remaining capacity, and utilization efforts of resource allocation. * Use the Name, Notes, and Ready for review fields while creating a New Resource Assignment. * Access the resource assignments and the parent resource assignment from the resource board. * Use the interactive dashboard to create and manage widgets to access the required set of resource data in board view. * Extend, adjust, and approve resource assignments using the row context menu from the side grid. See [Resource Management Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=using-rmw&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | [ ]