--- sourceDocument: zurich Combined Product Files sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/zurich/delta-xanadu-zurich Release : - zurich ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - zurich Combined Product Files ft:clusterId : - delta3zx bundleId : - delta3zx --- # Combined Data Privacy release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Zurich # Combined Data Privacy release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Zurich {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Zurich Updated October 8, 2026 ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 5 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 Data Privacy Release Notes for Upgrades from Xanadu to Zurich This consolidated release notes document provides ServiceNow customers with essential information on Data Privacy enhancements, changes, and upgrade considerations spanning from the Xanadu release through to Zurich. It is designed to guide you through new features, important licensing updates, and user experience improvements to help you prepare for and optimize your Data Privacy upgrade journey. Show full answer Show less ## Key Features * **Child Job Execution (Xanadu):** Run parallel child jobs to reduce job execution times and improve efficiency. * **Column-Level Encryption Visibility (Xanadu):** Security admins can identify if discovery fields are encrypted or encryptable. * **AI/ML-Based Data Discovery (Yokohama):** Utilize Named Entity Recognition (NER) models for real-time anonymization of sensitive data that lacks predictable patterns. * **Now Assist Integration (Yokohama):** Sanitize sensitive data entered via Now Assist prompts to prevent leakage without impacting responses. * **Attachment Scanning (Yokohama):** Discover and report sensitive data within attachments, including XLS and CSV files. * **New Data Discovery Experience (Zurich):** Enhanced and simplified UI with intuitive widgets and guided setup for first-time users. * **Column-Level Discovery (Zurich):** Target specific table columns for granular scanning during Data Discovery jobs. * **Anonymization of Encrypted Fields (Zurich):** Support anonymizing encrypted columns to meet compliance and bolster data protection. * **Text-to-Regex via Large Language Models (Zurich):** Create regex data patterns using Now Assist with support for all ServiceNow-approved third-party LLMs. * **Full and Incremental Scan Support (Zurich):** Perform full or incremental scans on all records and attachments, enabling efficient data discovery cycles. * **Improved Keyword Matching (Zurich):** Enhanced precision in regex keyword matching requiring customers to refine keyword variants for optimal discovery. ## Key Changes * **Expanded Journal Field Support (Xanadu):** Journal fields are now discoverable and anonymizable via Workspace UI. * **Increased Regex Pattern Length (Xanadu):** Data pattern regular expressions can now extend up to 1000 characters for greater flexibility. * **New Base System Data Patterns (Xanadu):** Inclusion of new default data patterns to enhance discovery accuracy. * **Security Center Dependency Indicators (Xanadu):** Visual indicators added for missing dependencies to facilitate compliance monitoring. * **Attachment Scan Type Support (Zurich):** XLS and CSV file scanning added to attachment scan types for comprehensive data discovery. ## Licensing and Activation Licensing changes introduced in Xanadu and Yokohama enable installation of Data Discovery, Data Discovery APIs, Data Anonymization, and Data Privacy APIs without entitlement; however, entitlement is required to run jobs. Activation of Data Privacy requires enabling the **Data Privacy Plugin (sndpstoreapp)**, available through the ServiceNow Store, applicable from Yokohama onward. ## Upgrade Considerations * Review pre- and post-upgrade tasks carefully to ensure smooth transition to Zurich. * No features or functionality were removed or deprecated between Xanadu and Zurich, minimizing disruption risks. * No additional browser, accessibility, or localization requirements were introduced in this period. ## Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers * Accelerate Data Privacy job execution with parallel processing. * Leverage AI/ML capabilities to discover complex sensitive data patterns in real time. * Enhance data security by anonymizing encrypted fields and sanitizing sensitive inputs in Now Assist. * Improve the precision and scope of data discovery with new UI improvements, regex pattern generation, and expanded file format support. * Maintain compliance readiness with improved data pattern support and Security Center integration indicators. Consolidated page of all release notes for Data Privacy from Xanadu to Zurich. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Data Privacy 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 Data Privacy to Zurich Before you upgrade to Zurich, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__2} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | Licensing changes enable you to install Data Discovery, Data Discovery APIs, Data Anonymization, and Data Privacy APIs without an entitlement, but you must have an entitlement to run a job. | | Yokohama | Upgrade information : Licensing changes enable you to install Data Discovery, Data Discovery APIs, Data Anonymization, and Data Privacy APIs without an entitlement, but you must have an entitlement to run a job. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## New features Between your current release family and Zurich, new features were introduced for Data Privacy. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__10} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | [Child job execution](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dps-create-anonymization-policies&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : Run child parallel jobs to optimize the duration of your job executions. [Encrypt with column level encryption (CLE)](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=data-classification&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : As a security admin, view whether the discovery field is encrypted or can be encrypted. | | Yokohama | [AL/ML Based Data Discovery for Real Time Anonymization](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=now-assist-for-data-privacy-landing&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Use AI/ML data discovery using Named Entity Recognition (NER) models to discover sensitive data that does not follow a pattern like name, address, organizations, and more; and run real-time anonymization. [Configuring Data Privacy for Now Assist](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-now-assist-data-privacy&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Sanitize sensitive data entered in Now Assist prompts to prevent data leakage without impacting the response. [Discover sensitive data from attachments.](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-data-discovery-jobs&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Discover and report on sensitive data from attachments. | | Zurich | [New Data Discovery experience](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=data-discovery-landing&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Use the new Data Discovery experience, which simplifies the experience of discovering and anonymizing PII. [Column-level discovery](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=granular-configuration&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Select a specific column of a table for granular scanning during data discovery jobs. [Anonymization of encrypted field](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dps-data-anonymization&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Anonymize encrypted columns to help you achieve compliance with data privacy regulations and defense-in-depth data protection. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Zurich, some changes were made to existing Data Privacy features. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__18} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | [Discover and anonymize journal fields](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=classifying-data&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : Journal fields are now supported for Data Discovery and Data Anonymization with Workspace UI. [Data pattern regular expression length increased](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-data-discovery-patterns&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : The data pattern regular expression length limit is increased to 1000 characters. [New base system data patterns](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=default-data-patterns&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : New base system data patterns are supported. See [Default data patterns](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=default-data-patterns&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. [Indicators for Security Center dependencies](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sec-center&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : Indicators for missing Security Center dependencies have been added. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | [Text to Regex from a LLM](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-data-discovery-patterns&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Create a regex data pattern with the help of Now Assist, which supports all third-party LLMs approved by ServiceNow. [Full scan support added](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-data-discovery-jobs&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Data Discovery jobs support full type scans, which scan for sensitive data patterns in all the records. You can also use an incremental scan, which acts as a delta scan from the point of the last full scan. [XLS and CSV support added](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=data-discovery-attachment-scanning&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Data Discovery attachment scan type jobs now support XLS and CSV files. Attachment scans are incremental scans by default. Key word matching : As part of key word matching when discovering sensitive data using regex, more precise data pattern matching has been implemented, using full strings of text. This may require customers to add more specific variants of keywords to achieve the same level of discovery precision as prior platform releases | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Zurich, some Data Privacy features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__26} | 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 Data Privacy features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__34} | 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 Data Privacy. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__42} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | Activation information : Data Privacy is available with activation of the Data Privacy Plugin (sn_dp_store_app). For details, see [Activate data privacy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dps-activate-data-privacy&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US). Important: Data Privacy is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. | | Zurich | Activation information : Data Privacy is available with activation of the Data Privacy plugin (sn_dp_store_app). For details, see [Activate data privacy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dps-activate-data-privacy&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US). Important: Data Privacy 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 Data Privacy we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__50} | 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 Data Privacy we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__58} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | 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 Data Privacy, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__66} | 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 Data Privacy we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__74} | 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 Data Privacy we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__82} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | * Navigate an improved Data Privacy and Data Discovery UI in Next Experience dashboards. * Discover and anonymize sensitive data as it's entered with the real-time anonymization policy. * Anonymize and discover journal fields with expanded support and an increased data pattern regular expression limit of up to 1000 characters. See [Platform Privacy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=privacy-landing-page&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | | Yokohama | * Leverage Data Privacy in Now Assist to discover sensitive data in Now Assist prompts and data send to models. * Sanitize sensitive data from Now Assist prompts without impacting response. * Discover sensitive data from attachments using enhanced Data Discovery jobs. See [Platform Privacy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=privacy-landing-page&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | | Zurich | * Use a revamped Data Discovery interface, enhancing your Data Discovery experience with intuitive widgets, a streamlined user experience, and a guided setup for first-time users. * Target scans on specific table columns for discovery using column-level discovery and expanded support for Field Encryption. * Discover PII in Microsoft Excel and CSV files with expanded file support. * Generate regex patterns using prompts with the text-to-regex feature, which leverages Now Assist and supports all large language models (LLMs) approved by ServiceNow. See [Platform Privacy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=privacy-landing-page&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | [ ]