--- 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 Talent Development Core release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Zurich # Combined Talent Development Core 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) 6 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 Talent Development Core release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Zurich This consolidated release notes document assists ServiceNow customers in preparing for upgrades of Talent Development Core from Xanadu through Yokohama to Zurich releases. It summarizes new features, changes, activation instructions, and other relevant information to help ensure a smooth transition and optimal use of Talent Development Core capabilities focused on employee growth, development, and career management. Show full answer Show less ## Key Features Introduced * **Growth Conversations AI Agents:** Starting in Xanadu Patch 9 and continuing in Yokohama, managers can leverage Now Assist with AI-powered agents to prepare and conduct focused growth conversations with employees, generating data-driven talking points and summaries of employee activity and career journeys. This requires ServiceNow Otto for HR Service Delivery (HRSD) and Talent Development Core version 3.5.2 or later. * **Renaming:** The application formerly known as Employee Growth and Development Core was renamed to Talent Development Core for better alignment with organizational talent and growth initiatives. * **Credly Integration:** Introduced in Yokohama, this feature enables employees to display digital credentials (badges, awards, certifications) from third-party providers such as Credly directly within their profiles. Administrators can view and sync credentials and related skills, which dynamically update user profiles and skill harmonization queues. This requires the Achievements and Credentials module and Skills Foundation 8.0 or higher. * **Growth Plan Assistance:** Employees can create personalized growth plans with AI assistance from Now Assist by providing prompts that describe their career goals. This feature depends on both Talent Development Core and ServiceNow Otto for HRSD installations. * **Skill Review Enhancement:** Employees can self-assess and rate their proficiency on skills added during Career Conversations using a new Review Skills button, improving the accuracy of skill profiles. ## Changes * The Talent Development Core name change was formalized in Xanadu to support enterprise-wide alignment of growth and development goals. * Credly badges are integrated across Talent Development Core applications, enhancing skills representation on employee profiles. * Growth plans and skill review capabilities were enhanced to include AI assistance and employee self-rating features. ## Activation and Additional Requirements * Talent Development Core is available for installation via the ServiceNow Store; customers must request the app through the store to activate it. * The Talent Development suite includes complementary products such as Talent Development SKU Manager, Hub, Proactive Prompts, Skills Intelligence, and Employee Profiles that work together to enhance user experience. * Some features require installation of ServiceNow Otto for HR Service Delivery (HRSD) and compatible versions of related plugins. ## Upgrade and Compatibility Notes * No features were removed or deprecated between Xanadu and Zurich releases, ensuring continuity of capabilities. * There are no new browser, accessibility, or localization requirements introduced in these releases. * Customers should complete pre- and post-upgrade tasks as recommended to ensure proper functionality after upgrading to Zurich. ## What to Expect By upgrading through these releases, ServiceNow customers will gain access to AI-enhanced tools that facilitate more effective employee growth conversations, better visibility and management of digital credentials, and improved career growth planning. The streamlined naming and integration with HRSD services improve alignment with organizational talent strategies and simplify administration and user adoption. Consolidated page of all release notes for Talent Development Core from Xanadu to Zurich. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Talent Development Core 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 Talent Development Core to Zurich Before you upgrade to Zurich, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-talentdevelopmentcore-summary__entry__2} | 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 Talent Development Core. {#dfrn3-talentdevelopmentcore-summary__entry__10} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | Xanadu Patch 9 [Create a growth conversation with the help of an agent in Now Assist](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=agentic-wf-conversations-na-td&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : As a manager using Talent Development, start a growth conversation with your reportees with the help of Conversation management AI agent in Now Assist. [Generate talking points for a growth conversation with the help of an agent in Now Assist](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=agentic-wf-conversations-na-td&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : As a manager using Career Conversations in Talent Development, generate talking points for a growth conversation with the help of Employee data summarization AI agent in Now Assist. Note: For the Growth Conversations AI agents to work, you need to be on 3.5.2 version Career Conversations and have the ServiceNow Otto for HR Service Delivery (HRSD) plugin which will install Now Assist for Talent and HR Talent AI Agent Collection. [Name update from Employee Growth and Development Core to Talent Development Core.](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=egd-landing-page&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : The name changed to provide better alignment with your organization's talent, growth, and development initiatives. | | Yokohama | [Create a growth conversation with the help of an agent in Now Assist](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=agentic-wf-conversations-na-td&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : As a manager, use the growth conversations preparation AI agent to schedule and prepare for employee growth discussions. The agent provides a clear summary of employee activity and career journey, with data-driven talking points to make conversations more focused and impactful. Note: This feature is available when you have both ServiceNow Otto for HR Service Delivery (HRSD), which will install Now Assist for Talent and HR Talent AI Agent Collection [Credly integration](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=credly-spoke&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : As an employee, Credly integration now empowers you to display your digital credentials better demonstrating your skills in a tangible way. [View user credentials](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=view-achievement-credentials&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : As an administrator, Achievements and Credentials now enables you to view user credentials and use achievement credential templates to sync credentials from third-party credential providers, for example: CredlyImport latest badges and related skills with the Refresh credentials option.Credential badges are displayed in the skill activity insights.Skills related to Credentials (badge template) are synced to the user profile. New skills identified are added to the harmonisation queue. Once imported, dynamic skills are associated with the respective user profile. Note: Credential Core has a soft dependency on Skills Foundation (8.0). [Create a growth plan with the help of Now Assist](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=egd-create-growth-plan&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : As a Talent Development user, manage your career growth by creating a growth plan with the help of Now Assist. With Now Assist, you can provide details to craft a prompt that describes your career goals. Note: This feature is available when you have both Talent Development Core and ServiceNow Otto for HRSD installed. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Zurich, some changes were made to existing Talent Development Core features. {#dfrn3-talentdevelopmentcore-summary__entry__18} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | [New Talent Development Core name](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=egd-landing-page&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : The Talent Development Core name change enables easier alignment of growth and development goals across the enterprise. For information about the name change, see [Talent Development Core](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=egd-landing-page&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US). | | Yokohama | [Credly Badges](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=achievements-lxp&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : As an employee, view your achievement badges on your employee profile. (Available across multiple applications within Talent Development Core). [Create a growth plan with the help of Now Assist](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=egd-create-growth-plan-with-nowassist&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : You can create growth plans with the help of Now Assist. Employees can select the Build with Now Assist button to access help from Now Assist. [Review skills](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=egd-activities-landing-page&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : A new Review skills button has been added in Career Conversations that employees can use to rate their proficiency for each skill they've added. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Zurich, some Talent Development Core features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-talentdevelopmentcore-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 Talent Development Core features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-talentdevelopmentcore-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 Talent Development Core. {#dfrn3-talentdevelopmentcore-summary__entry__42} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | Activation information : Install Talent Development Core by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) 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](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sn-store-release-notes&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US). Important: Talent Development Core is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Additional requirements If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Talent Development Core we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-talentdevelopmentcore-summary__entry__50} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | Talent Development includes a suite of products the work and interact to create a better user experience. * [Talent Development SKU](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=egd-employee-growth-developemnt-suite&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) * [Manager Hub](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=manager-hub-overview&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) * [Proactive Prompts](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=proactive-prompts-for-hrsd&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) * [Skills Intelligence](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=skills-intelligence&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) * [Employee Profiles](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=employee-profile-portal&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) * [Talent Development Core](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=egd-landing-page&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Browser requirements If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Talent Development Core we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-talentdevelopmentcore-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 Talent Development Core, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-talentdevelopmentcore-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 Talent Development Core we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-talentdevelopmentcore-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 Talent Development Core we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-talentdevelopmentcore-summary__entry__82} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | Xanadu Patch 9 * Use the new Growth \& Performance AI agents to streamline your employee growth discussions in Career Conversations. The Employee Growth and Development Core application has been renamed to Talent Development Core. See [Talent Development Core](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=egd-landing-page&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | | Yokohama | Yokohama Patch 3 * Use the new Growth \& Performance AI agents to streamline your employee growth discussions in Career Conversations. * As an employee, Credly integration now enables you to display your digital credentials better demonstrating your skills in a tangible way. * As an administrator, use Achievements and Credentials, to view various forms of digital credentials such as badges, awards, certifications. * As an employee that meets the Talent Development user criteria, you can add custom opportunities with help from ServiceNow® Now Assist. Provide an AI prompt so that Now Assist can help you build a growth plan that matches your career goals and aspirations. See [Talent Development Core](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=egd-landing-page&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | [ ]