--- 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 ServiceNow AI Lens release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama # Combined ServiceNow AI Lens 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 ServiceNow AI Lens Release Notes for Upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama This consolidated release notes document covers all new features, changes, and important information for ServiceNow AI Lens from the Xanadu release family through to Yokohama. It is designed to help ServiceNow customers prepare for upgrades by providing a comprehensive view of enhancements and adjustments introduced in Yokohama that impact the AI Lens product. Show full answer Show less ## Key Features * **Auto-fill Catalog Item Forms via Service Portal:** ServiceNow AI Lens can now extract data from artifacts and automatically populate fields in Catalog Item forms within the Service Portal, streamlining data entry. * **Standalone Mode Post-Processing Control:** New options enable control over how long the AI Lens waits for post-processing output in standalone mode, allowing users to balance responsiveness with completeness of results. * **Mobile Integration with Now Mobile®:** Users can trigger AI Lens from the Now Mobile® app to capture data and auto-fill forms directly on mobile devices, enhancing productivity on the go. * **Enhanced User Interface:** The scanner window UI has been redesigned for improved usability, including dynamic toolbar placement dependent on window state. * **Customizable Lens Actions:** Lens actions allow configuration of default instructions, trigger options, context, response transformation, and post-processing logic to tailor AI Lens behavior across ServiceNow AI Platform components such as workspace forms and portals. * **Virtual Agent Integration:** AI Lens can be invoked from Virtual Agent conversations, enabling data capture and form auto-filling during chat interactions. * **Auto-Attach Images to Records:** Captured images used for data extraction are automatically attached to the corresponding records, providing context and traceability for auto-filled information. * **Additional AI Model Providers:** Support for Google Gemini and Anthropic Claude on AWS as AI model providers broadens the AI capabilities beyond Azure OpenAI for Now Assist applications including AI Lens. ## Key Changes * The scanner window UI was updated for better user experience with toolbar repositioning when maximizing the window. * Now Assist usage measurement shifted from a 365-day look-back to a 365-day burn-down model, resetting usage at contract anniversaries, affecting how consumption is tracked. * Some Now Assist skills are enabled by default for new customers and certain upgrading customers to simplify initial configuration. ## Activation and Requirements * ServiceNow AI Lens activation requires enabling any Now Assist plugin available from the ServiceNow Store. * There are no additional changes to browser, accessibility, localization, or other requirements noted between Xanadu and Yokohama. ## Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers Upgrading to Yokohama enables customers to leverage AI-powered data capture and auto-fill capabilities across multiple interfaces---including portals, mobile apps, and Virtual Agent conversations---significantly reducing manual data entry and improving data accuracy. The introduction of customizable Lens actions allows tailored integration and automation fitting diverse business workflows. The availability of multiple AI model providers offers flexibility and enhanced AI performance. UI enhancements and usage model updates provide better user experience and clearer consumption tracking. Consolidated page of all release notes for ServiceNow AI Lens from Xanadu to Yokohama. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family ServiceNow AI Lens 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 ServiceNow AI Lens to Yokohama Before you upgrade to Yokohama, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-servicenowailens-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 ServiceNow AI Lens. {#dfrn3-servicenowailens-summary__entry__8} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | [Auto-fill the Catalog Item form in the Service Portal](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-record-in-the-service-portal&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Fill the Catalog Item form fields by triggering ServiceNow AI Lens from Service Portal. ServiceNow AI Lens extracts data from one or more artifacts and auto-fills the relevant fields in the form. [Handle post-processing in the standalone mode](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-sn-lens-recipe&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : The following fields have been added to handle post-processing timeout for previewing data in the standalone mode: * Wait for processed response: Option to wait for ServiceNow AI Lens to display the output of post-processing on the Preview window. If turned on, it waits for the post-processing output. If turned off, it doesn't wait for post-processing output, but post-processing continues in the background. * Max wait time: Maximum time ServiceNow AI Lens waits to display the output of post-processing. If the output doesn't appear within this duration, the session times out while the post-processing continues in the background until complete. [Use ServiceNow AI Lens in Now Mobile®](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=servicenow-lens-mobile&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Trigger ServiceNow AI Lens from the Now Mobile® application to extract data from artifacts and auto-fill forms on your mobile device. [ServiceNow AI Lens UI enhancement](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=servicenow-lens-explore&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Use ServiceNow AI Lens to launch the scanner window by using the context defined in Lens actions or as a standalone application. You can preview the gathered insights or extracted data. You can also see the logged-in user and instance details. [Use Lens actions to customize Lens behavior](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=servicenow-lens-actions&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : * Define Lens behavior depending on how ServiceNow AI Lens is triggered and what context is set. With Lens actions, you can customize how a classic form is auto-filled. You can define default instructions, trigger options, custom context, transform response logic, and post processing instructions for the ServiceNow AI Lens execution. For example, you can define a Lens action that is used when Lens is triggered from an instance to populate a form of a table. You can also define form fields that must be used as context. * As part of your integration logic, configure a Lens action as one of the steps to invoke a ServiceNow AI Lens service from any part of the ServiceNow AI Platform, such as a workspace form or portal. [Use ServiceNow AI Lens in Virtual Agent](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=enabling-lens-for-virtual-agent&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Trigger ServiceNow AI Lens from a Virtual Agent conversation by using ServiceNow AI Lens topic in Virtual Agent. [Auto-attach images to a record](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-sn-lens-recipe&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : View captured images that are automatically attached to the record that is auto-filled using ServiceNow AI Lens. You can view the images to understand the source of the auto-filled information. [New third-party AI model provider options available for all Now Assist applications](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=exploring-large-language-models&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Use Google Gemini and Anthropic Claude on AWS as AI model providers for ServiceNow AI Lens in addition to Azure OpenAI. [Capture data](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=servicenow-lens-explore&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Get actionable insights from such visual data as images, handwritten notes and forms, emails, websites, and applications. For example, ServiceNow AI Lens can scan an email to gather data for auto-filling the fields on the Incident form. [Act on visual data](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=servicenow-lens-explore&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Provide instructions to Now Assist on what to do with the captured data. For example, you can convert the extracted data into a JSON format. [Launch from ServiceNow forms](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=servicenow-lens-explore&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Launch ServiceNow AI Lens from a form to fill the extracted data automatically into the form fields. [Use as a standalone application](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=servicenow-lens-explore&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Use ServiceNow AI Lens as a standalone application for previewing extracted data when you're connected to a ServiceNow instance. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Yokohama, some changes were made to existing ServiceNow AI Lens features. {#dfrn3-servicenowailens-summary__entry__14} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | [Changes in the scanner window UI](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-record-sn-lens&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : The UI of the scanner window has been changed. See the following image. When you open the scanner window, the toolbar is displayed outside of it. However, when you maximize the window, the toolbar moves inside. [Changes to Now Assist usage measurement](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=monitoring-now-assist-usage&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Starting with Yokohama Patch 5, Now Assist usage measurement is transitioning from a 365-day look-back model to a 365-day burn-down model, with usage resetting at the contract anniversary date. For more information, refer to [KB KB2704710: Now Assist Usage - Overview \& New Measurement Logic](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB2704710). [Some Now Assist skills are turned on by default](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=now-assist-skills-on-by-default&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : The new default behavior works as follows: * New customers: When you install a Now Assist product, designated skills are turned on automatically. * Existing customers who are upgrading (starting with Yokohama Patch 11): Any previously unconfigured skill is turned on automatically (the skill was never configured and turned on, then turned off again). Previously configured skills that were turned on, then off, remain inactive. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Yokohama, some ServiceNow AI Lens features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-servicenowailens-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 ServiceNow AI Lens features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-servicenowailens-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 ServiceNow AI Lens. {#dfrn3-servicenowailens-summary__entry__32} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | Activation information : ServiceNow AI Lens is available with activation of any Now Assist plugin from the ServiceNow Store. For more information about the prerequisites for using ServiceNow AI Lens, see [Configure](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=install-sn-lens&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US). Important: ServiceNow AI Lens 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 ServiceNow AI Lens we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-servicenowailens-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 ServiceNow AI Lens we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-servicenowailens-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 ServiceNow AI Lens, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-servicenowailens-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 ServiceNow AI Lens we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-servicenowailens-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 ServiceNow AI Lens we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-servicenowailens-summary__entry__62} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | [Yokohama Patch 11](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=yokohama-patch-11&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) * Trigger ServiceNow AI Lens from the Now Mobile® application to extract data from artifacts and auto-fill fields in a form. * Fill the Catalog Item form fields by triggering ServiceNow AI Lens from Service Portal. [Yokohama Patch 6](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=yokohama-patch-6&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) * Use the Lens actions to define default instructions, trigger options, custom context, transform response logic, and post processing instructions for ServiceNow AI Lens execution. * Configure Lens actions to launch ServiceNow AI Lens from any part of the ServiceNow AI Platform, such as a workspace form or a portal. * Trigger ServiceNow AI Lens from a Virtual Agent conversation on a mobile device or in a portal. * View captured images that are now attached to the record that is auto-filled using ServiceNow AI Lens. * Use Google Gemini and Anthropic Claude on AWS as AI model providers for ServiceNow AI Lens in addition to Azure OpenAI. [Yokohama Patch 3](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=yokohama-patch-3&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) * Boost productivity by scanning artifacts and auto-filling information into forms instead of manually entering the information into forms. * Provide specific instructions to ServiceNow AI Lens on what to do with the data that it captures. * Get insights from multiple images so that you know what actions to do next. See [ServiceNow Lens](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=servicenow-lens-landing-page&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | [ ]