--- sourceDocument: zurich Combined Product Files sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/zurich/delta-washingtondc-zurich Release : - zurich ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - zurich Combined Product Files ft:clusterId : - delta3zw bundleId : - delta3zw --- # Combined Developer Sandboxes release notes for upgrades from Washington DC to Zurich # Combined Developer Sandboxes release notes for upgrades from Washington DC to Zurich {#ariaid-title1} * Release version: Zurich * * Updated July 9, 2026 * * ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 4 minutes to read Consolidated page of all release notes for Developer Sandboxes from Washington DC to Zurich. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Developer Sandboxes 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 Developer Sandboxes to Zurich Before you upgrade to Zurich, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__2} | 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. | [ ] ## New features Between your current release family and Zurich, new features were introduced for Developer Sandboxes. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__12} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Washington DC | No updates for this release. | | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | [Explore](https://servicenow-staging.fluidtopics.net/access?context=exploring-sandboxes&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : View the total, available, and allocated sandboxes in your instance by using the Sandbox Management home dashboard. The dashboard also displays information about each sandbox, including the status, data utilization, owner, when the sandbox was last accessed, and when the sandbox was allocated. [Create a sandbox template](https://servicenow-staging.fluidtopics.net/access?context=create-sandbox-template&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Enable your delegated developers to reuse the data so that they can test their changes without manually inputting the data every time. [Create a Data Generation Profile](https://servicenow-staging.fluidtopics.net/access?context=create-data-generation-profile&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Enable your customers to generate the data for testing within the context of developer sandboxes, but also independently of sandboxes. Note: Developer Sandboxes can't copy all the instance data. Data generation profiles enable a statistical sampling of data from selected tables with curated mappings to populate the sandbox with the data needed for building an application. [Allocate a sandbox](https://servicenow-staging.fluidtopics.net/access?context=allocating-sandboxes&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Allocate the sandboxes that were created to your development teams. [Retire sandboxes](https://servicenow-staging.fluidtopics.net/access?context=retire-sandboxes&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Retire outdated sandboxes to make room for the new sandboxes in your instance. [Automatically backed up update sets](https://servicenow-staging.fluidtopics.net/access?context=dev-sbx-clone-upgrade-info&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : If you install Developer Sandboxes on an instance after Zurich Patch 5, update sets are automatically backed up when the instance is upgraded. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Zurich, some changes were made to existing Developer Sandboxes features. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__22} | 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. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Zurich, some Developer Sandboxes features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__32} | 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 Developer Sandboxes features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__42} | 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. | [ ] ## Activation information Review information on how to activate Developer Sandboxes. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__52} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Washington DC | No updates for this release. | | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | Contact your ServiceNow account manager to install Developer Sandboxes. | [ ] ## Additional requirements If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Developer Sandboxes we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__62} | 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 Developer Sandboxes we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__72} | 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 Developer Sandboxes, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__82} | 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 Developer Sandboxes we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__92} | 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 Developer Sandboxes we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-developersandboxes-summary__entry__102} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Washington DC | No updates for this release. | | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | * Enable your administrators and delegated developers to request, access, and manage the isolated development environments on top of the same underlying development instance. * Provide developer isolation and parallelism for customer development environments and instances. * View the total, available, and allocated sandboxes in your instance by using the Sandbox Management home dashboard. The dashboard also displays information about each sandbox, including the status, data utilization, owner, when it was last accessed, and when the sandbox was allocated. See [Developer Sandboxes](https://servicenow-staging.fluidtopics.net/access?context=sandboxes-landing&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | [ ]