Combined Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Zurich

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated July 20, 2026
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    Summary of Combined Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Zurich

    This consolidated release notes document guides ServiceNow customers through the Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) updates from the Xanadu release family through to Zurich. It helps you prepare for upgrading by summarizing new features, changes, activation requirements, browser compatibility, and other relevant details for AWA across these releases.

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    New Features

    • Zurich: Enables use of AWA without requiring an existing interaction or work item, specifically supporting inbox cards in Workspace.
    • A new interaction record field was introduced to identify whether an interaction is related to a third-party provider.

    Changes, Removed, and Deprecations

    There are no reported changes, removals, or deprecations to AWA features between Xanadu and Zurich.

    Activation and Plugin Requirements

    • AWA is available as a ServiceNow AI Platform feature activated via the Glide Advanced Work Assignment plugin (com.glide.awa).
    • To enable External Routing functionality, activate the External Routing Support plugin (com.glide.awa-external).

    Browser Requirements

    • AWA does not support mobile devices, Internet Explorer, or Microsoft Edge (legacy).
    • Supported browsers include Microsoft Edge - Chromium and other browsers listed in ServiceNow’s browser support documentation.

    Additional Information

    • No additional requirements, accessibility updates, or localization considerations were introduced from Xanadu through Zurich.
    • Highlighted functionality includes the ability to use AWA with inbox cards in Workspace without an existing interaction or work item, enhancing workflow efficiency.

    Consolidated page of all release notes for Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) from Xanadu to Zurich.

    How to use this page

    To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Xanadu 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 Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) to Zurich

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

    Release Release notes

    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 Advanced Work Assignment (AWA).

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    Use AWA without existing interaction or work item
    Use AWA with an inbox card in Workspace without an existing interaction or work item.
    New interaction record field
    A new interaction record field was added to indicate whether this interaction is related to a third-party provider.

    Changes

    Between your current release family and Zurich, some changes were made to existing Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) features.

    Release Release notes

    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 Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) features or functionality were removed.

    Release Release notes

    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 Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) features or functionality were deprecated.

    Release Release notes

    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 Advanced Work Assignment (AWA).

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    AWA is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is available with activation of the Glide Advanced Work Assignment plugin (com.glide.awa). For details, see Activate Advanced Work Assignment.

    To use the External routing functionality on your instance, you must activate the External Routing Support plugin (com.glide.awa-external).

    Additional requirements

    If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    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 Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    Advanced Work Assignment doesn’t support mobile devices, Internet Explorer, or Microsoft Edge. Instead, use Microsoft Edge - Chromium or one of the other supported browsers that are listed in Browser support.

    Accessibility information

    Review details on accessibility information for Advanced Work Assignment (AWA), such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

    Release Release notes

    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 Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    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 Advanced Work Assignment (AWA) we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    Use AWA with an inbox card in Workspace without an existing interaction or work item.

    See Advanced Work Assignment for more information.