Combined App Engine Studio release notes for upgrades from Washington DC to Zurich

How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family App Engine Studio release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Washington DC to Zurich.

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 App Engine Studio to Zurich

Before you upgrade to Zurich, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.


Release	Release notes
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	Due to a new process for assigning groups in App Engine Management Center (AEMC), ensure you have the same version of the Application Intake plugin installed on each of your instances.
Yokohama	Due to a new process for assigning groups in AEMC, the same version of the Application Intake plugin must be activated on each of your instances. For more information, see App Readiness and Compliance Report.
Zurich	No updates for this release.

New features

Between your current release family and Zurich, new features were introduced for App Engine Studio.


Release	Release notes
Washington DC	Create applications with Now Assist Accelerate application development through a natural conversation with generative AI. Create tables, roles, and record producers that define your application to quickly reach a starting point for further building. Quickly add required roles for Workspace Builder Quickly access and define security for workspaces that don't have an access control list (ACL) through a new modal. The new Add user roles to continue modal enables you to add roles and automatically create an ACL. You can then edit the roles in the User access field of the workspace settings. Added support for Creator Studio groups and roles in AEMC As an admin, track and manage users who have Creator Studio permissions when you use AEMC. Added support for collaboration requests from Creator Studio in AEMC As an admin, view and approve or reject Creator Studio user requests to collaborate on an app when you use AEMC. Added support for new Creator Studio app requests in AEMC As an admin, view and approve or reject new app requests from Creator Studio restricted users in AEMC.
Xanadu	Add users to one or more user groups When viewing an intake request in AEMC, add a user to one or more AES and Creator Studio user groups. Manage user groups for Application Intake Manage which AES and Creator Studio user groups are active in your instance by updating records on the User Groups Permission Types [sn_app_intake_permission_type] table. Test AEMC on a non-production instance Test AEMC on a non-production instance to ensure everything works as expected before moving to your production instance. Open applications in ServiceNow Studio As of Xanadu Store Release 2, open an application in ServiceNow Studio directly from a banner link in App Engine Studio to explore the more advanced application development environment ServiceNow Studio offers.
Yokohama	App Readiness and Compliance Report As an App Engine Admin, use the App Readiness and Compliance report in AEMC to check if the apps you’re making are ready to go live. You can run an instance scan suite that looks for any issues that can impact app deployments. This feature helps determine if the app is prepared for use in the real world.
Zurich	No updates for this release.

Changes

Between your current release family and Zurich, some changes were made to existing App Engine Studio features.


Release	Release notes
Washington DC	Expanded user role access To access App Engine Studio, you must have either an App Engine Studio User role or a Delegated Developer role for an app accessible in App Engine Studio.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	Granular configuration admin roles Several new granular admin roles enable developers to complete administrative configuration tasks without requiring the full admin role. Separate App Engine Management Center release notes The App Engine Management Center (AEMC) release notes now appear separately from the App Engine Studio release notes because you can use AEMC to manage app development for apps built in App Engine Studio, Creator Studio, and ServiceNow Studio. For information about AEMC, see App Engine Management Center release notes.

Removed

Between your current release family and Zurich, some App Engine Studio features or functionality were removed.


Release	Release notes
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.

Deprecations

Between your current release family and Zurich, some App Engine Studio features or functionality were deprecated.


Release	Release notes
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	The ui_builder_admin role was removed from the AES Portal UI Template plugin in the Zurich release. Admin and delegated developer roles can still access the AES Portal UI Template plugin (sn_portal_starte_0).

Activation information

Review information on how to activate App Engine Studio.


Release	Release notes
Washington DC	Install App Engine Studio 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.
Xanadu	Install App Engine Studio 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	Install App Engine Studio 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.
Zurich	Install App Engine Studio 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.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for App Engine Studio we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.

Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for App Engine Studio we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.

Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for App Engine Studio, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.


Release	Release notes
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.

Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for App Engine Studio we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.

Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for App Engine Studio we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Washington DC	As of AES version 25.2, use generative AI to create apps from text prompts. Add missing roles for workspaces with a new modal in Workspace Builder. Take advantage of a standardized builder theme for AES and Workspace Builder. Use the added support for Creator Studio roles, collaboration requests, and app creation requests in App Engine Management Center (AEMC). See Build apps using App Engine Studio for more information.
Xanadu	Give users permission to work in AES or Creator Studio by assigning roles during the intake request review process in AEMC. Govern which AES and Creator Studio groups show as active by managing records on the User Group Permission Types [sn_app_intake_permission_type] table. Test AEMC on a non-production instance to ensure everything works as expected before moving to production. As of Xanadu Store Release 2, open an application in ServiceNow Studio directly from App Engine Studio. See Build apps using App Engine Studio for more information.
Yokohama	Use the App Readiness and Compliance report in App Engine Management Center (AEMC) to check if apps are ready to go live. See App Readiness and Compliance Report for more information.
Zurich	No updates for this release.