Combined Workflow Data Fabric Hub release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Zurich

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated August 11, 2026
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    Summary of Combined Workflow Data Fabric Hub release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Zurich

    This consolidated release notes page covers all updates, new features, changes, deprecations, and activation guidance for Workflow Data Fabric Hub from the Xanadu release through the Zurich release. It is designed to help ServiceNow customers prepare for and understand the upgrade to Zurich by summarizing key information across these releases. Notably, many releases such as Xanadu and Yokohama had no updates, while Zurich introduced several important enhancements.

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    Key Features

    • Zero Copy Connections: Starting in Yokohama and continuing in Zurich, you can retrieve real-time data from external sources directly within the ServiceNow AI Platform without copying data into your instance. This enables efficient, live data access to power AI features and applications.
    • Data Fabric Tables: These tables allow data consumers to use external data natively on the AI Platform, enhancing AI agents and workflows by integrating live external data sources.
    • New Data Source Integrations in Zurich: Added support to connect to Teradata and Amazon S3 tables, enabling real-time access without duplication.
    • Primary Connectors Certification: In Zurich, the SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA connectors are now certified as primary connectors, with some connectors marked as “in preview” while still fully supported.

    Activation and Installation

    Workflow Data Fabric Hub can be installed by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. The Zero Copy Connectors app (sndatafabriczcc), required for zero copy connections, requires a separate subscription and activation. This applies from Yokohama onward through Zurich.

    Changes and Deprecations

    • No features or functionality were removed or deprecated across these releases.
    • Certification and preview status updates for primary connectors were introduced in Zurich.

    Additional Information

    • There were no changes to browser requirements, accessibility, localization, or other technical prerequisites across these releases.
    • Highlight information confirms continued support for accessing enterprise data from major data warehouses (Snowflake, Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift), data lakes (Databricks), and databases (Oracle) in real time without copying data.

    What This Means for ServiceNow Customers

    Upgrading Workflow Data Fabric Hub to Zurich enables you to seamlessly integrate and query live external enterprise data sources to enhance AI-driven workflows and applications without data duplication. Certified primary connectors and expanded connector options increase reliability and connectivity options. Activation through the ServiceNow Store and subscription to Zero Copy Connectors app are required steps. No deprecated features or breaking changes are introduced, ensuring a smooth upgrade experience.

    Consolidated page of all release notes for Workflow Data Fabric Hub from Xanadu to Zurich.

    How to use this page

    To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Workflow Data Fabric Hub 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 Workflow Data Fabric Hub 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 Workflow Data Fabric Hub.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    Established connections
    Retrieve real-time data from external sources directly in the ServiceNow AI Platform, without copying any data to your instance using zero copy connections.
    Data fabric tables
    Enable data consumers to access external data on the ServiceNow AI Platform to power AI features and build applications using data fabric tables.

    Zurich

    Established connections
    Retrieve real-time data from external sources directly in the ServiceNow AI Platform, without copying any data to your instance using zero copy connections.
    Data fabric tables
    Enable data consumers to access external data on the ServiceNow AI Platform to power AI features and build applications using data fabric tables.
    Connect to Teradata
    Retrieve data from Teradata in real-time without copying or duplicating the data.
    Connect to Amazon S3 tables
    Retrieve data from Amazon S3 tables in real-time without copying or duplicating the data.

    Changes

    Between your current release family and Zurich, some changes were made to existing Workflow Data Fabric Hub features.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    SAP ECC primary connector
    The SAP ECC connector is now certified as a primary connector.
    SAP S/4HANA primary connector
    The SAP S/4HANA connector is now certified as a primary connector.
    Primary connectors in preview
    Primary connectors that are still being enhanced to include all planned functionality are now identified as in preview. These connectors are fully supported by ServiceNow®.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Zurich, some Workflow Data Fabric Hub 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 Workflow Data Fabric Hub 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 Workflow Data Fabric Hub.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    Install Workflow Data Fabric Hub by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store 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.

    Workflow Data Fabric Hub is also available with activation of the Zero Copy Connectors app (sn_data_fabric_zcc), which requires a separate subscription. For details, see Request Zero Copy Connectors.

    Zurich

    Install Workflow Data Fabric Hub by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store.

    Workflow Data Fabric Hub is also available with activation of the Zero Copy Connectors app (sn_data_fabric_zcc), which requires a separate subscription. For details, see Request Zero Copy Connectors.

    Additional requirements

    If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Workflow Data Fabric Hub 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 Workflow Data Fabric Hub 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.

    Accessibility information

    Review details on accessibility information for Workflow Data Fabric Hub, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    Localization information

    If there are specific localization considerations for Workflow Data Fabric Hub 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 Workflow Data Fabric Hub we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    • Access enterprise data from external data warehouses including Snowflake, Google BigQuery, and Amazon Redshift, data lakes such as Databricks, and databases, including Oracle.
    • Retrieve data from external sources in real time without copying any data to your instance using zero copy connections.
    • Enrich AI agents and workflows on the ServiceNow AI Platform with external data using data fabric tables.

    See Workflow Data Fabric Hub for more information.

    Zurich

    • Access enterprise data from external data warehouses including Snowflake, Google BigQuery, and Amazon Redshift, data lakes such as Databricks, and databases, including Oracle.
    • Retrieve data from external sources in real time without copying any data to your instance using zero copy connections.
    • Enrich AI agents and workflows on the ServiceNow AI Platform with external data using data fabric tables.

    See Workflow Data Fabric Hub for more information.