--- sourceDocument: zurich Combined Product Files sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/zurich/delta-yokohama-zurich Release : - zurich ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - zurich Combined Product Files ft:clusterId : - delta3zy bundleId : - delta3zy --- # Combined Adoption Services release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Zurich # Combined Adoption Services release notes for upgrades from Yokohama 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 Adoption Services release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Zurich This consolidated guide provides ServiceNow customers with a comprehensive overview of Adoption Services updates when upgrading from the Yokohama to Zurich release. It highlights new features, changes, deprecations, removals, and important upgrade considerations to help you prepare and optimize your Adoption Services experience during the transition. Show full answer Show less ## New Features * **Guided Setup Enhancements (Yokohama):** App owners can create additional tasks using page macroponents, accessible by admins. New steps can be added to ongoing guided setups during Playbook Experience. * **Help Center Improvements (Zurich):** Guided Tours are now prominently displayed in the Help Center with real-time progress visibility. Other help content is hidden during active tours, applicable across all workspaces. ## Changes * **Guided Setup (Yokohama):** Improved navigation options with playbook player and Next Experience; ability to assign and transfer tasks requiring admin roles; steps can be made mandatory; multi-run feature allows executing guided setup tasks multiple times. * **Help Center (Yokohama):** Detachable, draggable, and resizable Help Center panel with keyboard accessibility support; navigation to "What's New" added within Help Center across all experiences except non-Polaris users. * **Guided Tours (Yokohama):** Support for dark and light themes consistent with instance theme; ability to create, edit, or delete tours from any scoped application including ServiceNow AI Platform. * **Embedded Help (Yokohama):** Import of non-English content without overwriting previously uploaded language versions. * **Zurich Specific Updates:** The sndynguidanceuser role now automatically grants genaiadmin role, enhancing permissions for Dynamic Guidance. Guided Tours are easier to discover via Help Center. Coral theme introduced as default for new portals and experiences, with dark theme option available. Onboarding modals adapt visually to the instance theme (dark, light, coral). ## Removed and Deprecated Features No features or functionalities were removed or deprecated between Yokohama and Zurich releases. ## Activation and Requirements * **Activation:** Adoption Services is included and active by default with the plugins in both Yokohama and Zurich releases. Explicit activation is not required. * **Additional and Browser Requirements:** No new requirements were introduced or changed for Adoption Services in these releases. ## Accessibility Guided Tours enhancements include improved accessibility features such as descriptive page titles, keyboard assistance for screen readers, and better focus management on UI controls. ## Key Outcomes for ServiceNow Customers * Improved guided setup capabilities provide more flexibility and control, including task assignment, mandatory steps, and multiple executions, enabling smoother onboarding and adoption processes. * The enhanced Help Center and Guided Tours features offer better discoverability, theme consistency, and user engagement through interactive and accessible content. * Dynamic Guidance integration with AI-powered roles enhances proactive in-product assistance, improving user experience across platforms. * The new Coral theme and theme-aligned onboarding modals provide a modern, cohesive visual experience for users. * No additional activation steps or compatibility concerns simplify the upgrade process. Consolidated page of all release notes for Adoption Services from Yokohama to Zurich. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Adoption Services release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Yokohama 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 Adoption Services to Zurich Before you upgrade to Zurich, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-adoptionservices-summary__entry__2} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | 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 Adoption Services. {#dfrn3-adoptionservices-summary__entry__8} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | [Guided Setup](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=guided-setup&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Create additional tasks under Guided Setup using page macroponent as an app owner. You can also access and execute these tasks with an admin role.Add new steps to guided setups in progress during Playbook Experience. | | Zurich | [Help Center](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=help-center&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Find the available Guided Tours that are now prominently listed in the Help Center.View the state of the Guided Tours in progress, in the Help Center. Any other help content is hidden when the tour is running. These enhancements are applicable across workspaces. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Zurich, some changes were made to existing Adoption Services features. {#dfrn3-adoptionservices-summary__entry__14} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | [Guided Setup](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=guided-setup&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Choose from the playbook player and Next Experience and explore improved navigation across Guided Setup activities. [Guided Setup](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=guided-setup&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Assign and transfer Guided Setup tasks to relevant users, for execution. This capability requires admin roles.Set Guided Setup steps as mandatory by disabling the skip action.You can now run the Guided Setup player or builder multiple times.Select the multi-run feature while you're configuring and executing the tasks multiple times. [Help Center](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=help-center&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : The Help Center panel is now attachable and detachable from the header. You can also drag and resize it after you detach it. This feature is available with a keyboard, for accessibility support. [Guided Tours](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=guided-tours&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Guided Tours is now accessible in dark and light themes. This capability now inherits any theme-based color and scheme that you select. [Help Center](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=help-center&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Navigate to What's New within the Help Center panel across all experiences, including Core UI. Starting in the Yokohama release, configuration support for this new feature is available in classic and custom pages.This feature isn't supported for non-Polaris users. [Embedded Help](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=embedded-help&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Import non-English content without overriding the last uploaded language content. [Guided Tours](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=guided-tours&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Create, edit, or delete Guided Tours from any scoped application including ServiceNow AI Platform. | | Zurich | [genai_admin role in Dynamic Guidance](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : The sn_dyn_guidance_user role now includes the role. When you assign sn_dyn_guidance_user to a user, the genai_admin role is automatically granted. Easy discoverability of [Guided Tours](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=guided-tours&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Guided Tours are now prominently displayed on the Help Center, making them easier to find. Based on your role, you will have access to guided tours that provide an interactive experience, allowing you to engage directly with the application. Coral theme : Coral is now the default theme for new portal, web, and mobile experiences with Next Experience or Core UI enabled. This theme provides a fresh look and feel, featuring brand-neutral illustrations to enhance your user experience. A dark theme option is available for web and mobile experiences. For existing customers who upgrade to Zurich, use [Theme Builder to publish Coral theme to your instance](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=tb-apply-theme&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) or [add Coral theme to the Next Experience UX Parent App Theme table](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-presentation-order-of-themes&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US). [Onboarding modals](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=next-experience-onboarding&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : The images in the Onboarding modals now match the theme of the instance that you choose, whether dark, light, or coral to provide a visually cohesive experience. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Zurich, some Adoption Services features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-adoptionservices-summary__entry__20} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Deprecations Between your current release family and Zurich, some Adoption Services features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-adoptionservices-summary__entry__26} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Activation information Review information on how to activate Adoption Services. {#dfrn3-adoptionservices-summary__entry__32} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | Activation information : Adoption Services is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is provided with the plugins, by default. You don't need to activate this feature. Important: Adoption Services is available in ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. | | Zurich | Activation information : Adoption Services is active by default with the plugins. Do not activate this feature explicitly. | [ ] ## Additional requirements If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Adoption Services we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-adoptionservices-summary__entry__38} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Browser requirements If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Adoption Services we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-adoptionservices-summary__entry__44} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Accessibility information Review details on accessibility information for Adoption Services, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-adoptionservices-summary__entry__50} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | Accessibility information : [Guided Tours](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=guided-tours&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Guided Tours is enhanced with more accessibility features including: * Descriptive page titles * Keyboard assistance for suggesting required fields through screen reader * Keyboard assistance for focussed user interface controls like, tool tip icons and check-boxes | [ ] ## Localization information If there are specific localization considerations for Adoption Services we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-adoptionservices-summary__entry__56} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | | Zurich | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Highlight information If there are specific highlight considerations for Adoption Services we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-adoptionservices-summary__entry__62} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Yokohama | * Execute Guided Setup in every domain, with guided setup player roles. * Experience the Guided Tours in dark and light themes. * Execute Guided Tours from any scoped application route. * Explore the What's New feature that's available in Help Center for all experiences. * Use the new Help Center UI features that provide a more enhanced experience. * Explore the enhanced Guided Setup that support running it multiple times. See [Adoption services](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=adoption-services&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | | Zurich | Explore Dynamic Guidance within [In-product help](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=inproduct-help&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) features of [Adoption services](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=adoption-services&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) as the proactive AI assistant that generates an engaging voice based, step by step guidance, dynamically, across platforms. * Use Onboarding modals that now align with the theme of the chosen ServiceNow® instance. * Discover and select Guided Tours from the list that is available in Help Center. See [Adoption services](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=adoption-services&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | [ ]