Combined Case management for CSM release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Zurich
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Summary of Combined Case Management for CSM Release Notes: Upgrades from Xanadu to Zurich
This consolidated release note summary assists ServiceNow customers in preparing for upgrades of Case Management for Customer Service Management (CSM) from the Xanadu release through to Zurich. It highlights new features, changes, deprecated functionality, activation instructions, and important upgrade considerations relevant to each release within this upgrade path.
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Important Upgrade Information
- Pre- and post-upgrade tasks: Customers should review and complete these tasks before upgrading to Zurich to ensure a smooth transition.
- Role updates: The customer service manager role now includes the approver user role, replacing the former approval admin role. This change allows managers to approve assigned requests directly.
- Security enhancements: Deny-Unless access control lists are implemented on CSM tables to ensure only authenticated users can access sensitive data.
- Data privacy: Sensitive data fields within CSM and Targeted Communications tables are now mapped to data privacy classes, aligning with ServiceNow platform security standards.
New Features
- Playbooks: Updated playbook templates in UI Builder incorporate generative AI and modern agent experience features such as modeless dialogs and activity streams for guided case resolution.
- Order Operations Case Management: Enables creation of order cases referencing multiple line items to handle order changes, inquiries, and disputes efficiently.
- Case Lines and Workflows: Allows associating multiple line items like orders, invoices, contracts, and products with a single case to streamline processing.
- Invoice Operations Case Management: Supports cases for multiple invoices or invoice lines to manage invoice-related services such as disputes and corrections.
- Process Mining Enhancements: Utilize LLM-based work notes analysis and configurable project mining to identify inefficiencies and reduce resolution times.
- Task Plan Templates (Zurich): Create, share, and control access to repeatable task templates with ownership management, global visibility options, and in-app notifications to maintain operational integrity.
- Multiple Entitlements on Cases: View and associate several entitlements related to account, product, and contract on a single customer service case or case line.
- Service Definition Recommendations: Agents receive suggested services based on case context, improving case handling efficiency.
- Service Portal Integration: Enable agents to launch record producers via the service selector within CSM Configurable Workspace for streamlined case creation.
Changes
- Case Type Selector Configuration: Product Service selector can now hide the product filter, offering a cleaner selection experience.
- Process Mining: Introduced rule-based and automated finding definitions to help identify and address operational inefficiencies.
- Access Controls on Task Plan Templates: Enhanced sharing capabilities allow fine-grained access control by user, group, or service organization.
- Filtering Service Definitions: Agents can filter available service definitions by user, role, group, or entity criteria such as location or customer level.
- Legacy Workflows Migration: Targeted Communications and Case Digests workflows have been migrated to low-code flows within Workflow Studio without functional changes.
- Customer Service Case Types Application: Starting with Zurich, this application is delivered via the ServiceNow Store, with family plugins being deprecated.
Deprecations
- CSM Agent Workspace: Deprecated since Xanadu; replaced by the CSM Configurable Workspace offering the latest experience.
- Customer Service CTI Demo Data: Being prepared for future deprecation, no longer activated on new instances but still supported; ServiceNow Voice with Amazon Connect is recommended.
- Customer Service Case Types Family Plugin: Moving to store plugin delivery in Zurich, family versions will be hidden and no longer installed on new instances but continue supported as store apps.
Activation and Requirements
- Case Management for CSM is activated through the Customer Service Management plugin (com.sncustomerservice) across all releases.
- Additional features require activation of related plugins as noted in the ServiceNow documentation.
- Workspaces do not support mobile devices, Internet Explorer, or Microsoft Edge (legacy). Supported browsers include Microsoft Edge - Chromium and others per ServiceNow’s browser support guidelines.
Accessibility and Localization
- Xanadu release improved playbook templates for content reflow and zoom support up to 400%, enhancing accessibility without loss of functionality.
- No additional localization updates were noted for these releases.
Practical Impact for ServiceNow Customers
Upgrading Case Management for CSM from Xanadu through Zurich provides enhanced operational efficiency with new case handling capabilities, improved security, and modernized agent experiences. Customers should prepare by reviewing role changes, completing upgrade tasks, and updating
Consolidated page of all release notes for Case management for CSM from Xanadu to Zurich.
How to use this page
To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Case management for CSM release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Xanadu to Zurich.
Important information for upgrading Case management for CSM to Zurich
Before you upgrade to Zurich, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.
| Release | Release notes |
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Xanadu |
The customer service manager role [sn_customerservice_manager] includes the approver user role [approver_user]. The approver user role replaces the approval admin role [approval_admin]. Users with the customer service manager role can approve the approval requests that are assigned to them. |
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 Case management for CSM.
| Release | Release notes |
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Xanadu |
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Yokohama |
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Zurich |
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Changes
Between your current release family and Zurich, some changes were made to existing Case management for CSM features.
| Release | Release notes |
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Xanadu |
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Yokohama |
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Zurich |
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Removed
Between your current release family and Zurich, some Case management for CSM 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 Case management for CSM features or functionality were deprecated.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
Starting with the Xanadu release, CSM Agent Workspace is no longer deployed, enhanced, or supported. For details, see the Deprecation Process [KB0867184] article in the Now Support knowledge base. CSM Configurable Workspace provides the latest experience for this functionality. |
Yokohama |
Starting with the Yokohama release, Customer Service CTI Demo Data is being prepared for future deprecation. It will be hidden and no longer activated on new instances but will continue to be supported. ServiceNow Voice with Amazon Connect provides the latest experience for this functionality. For details, see the Deprecation Process [KB0867184] article in the Now Support Knowledge Base. |
Zurich |
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Activation information
Review information on how to activate Case management for CSM.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
Customer Service Management is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is available with activation of the Customer Service Management plugin (com.sn_customerservice). For details, see Activate Customer Service Management. Additional Customer Service Management features are available with the activation of other plugins. For details, see Additional plugins for Customer Service Management. |
Yokohama |
Customer Service Management is available with activation of the Customer Service plugin (com.sn_customerservice). For details, see Activate Customer Service Management. |
Zurich |
Customer Service Management is available with activation of the Customer Service plugin (com.sn_customerservice). For details, see Activate Customer Service Management. |
Additional requirements
If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Case management for CSM 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 Case management for CSM we have noted them here.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
ServiceNow workspaces don’t support mobile devices, Internet Explorer, or Microsoft Edge. Instead, use Microsoft Edge - Chromium or one of the other supported browsers listed in Browser support. |
Yokohama |
ServiceNow workspaces don’t support mobile devices, Internet Explorer, or Microsoft Edge. Instead, use Microsoft Edge - Chromium or one of the other supported browsers listed in Browser support. |
Zurich |
ServiceNow workspaces don’t support mobile devices, Internet Explorer, or Microsoft Edge. Instead, use Microsoft Edge - Chromium or one of the other supported browsers listed in Browser support. |
Accessibility information
Review details on accessibility information for Case management for CSM, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
The following templates were updated to support reflow, which enables pages and content to be zoomed up to 400% through your browser settings without loss of content or functionality. Additionally, content
can be enlarged without scrolling in two dimensions at a width equivalent to 320 CSS pixels or a height equivalent to 256 CSS pixels.
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Yokohama |
No updates for this release. |
Zurich |
No updates for this release. |
Localization information
If there are specific localization considerations for Case management for CSM 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 Case management for CSM we have noted them here.
| Release | Release notes |
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Xanadu |
See Case management for Customer Service Management for more information. |
Yokohama |
See Case management for Customer Service Management for more information. |
Zurich |
See Case management for Customer Service Management for more information. |