Combined App Engine Studio release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Zurich

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated July 20, 2026
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    Summary of Combined App Engine Studio Release Notes for Upgrades from Yokohama to Zurich

    This consolidated guide helps ServiceNow customers prepare for upgrading App Engine Studio from the Yokohama to the Zurich release. It summarizes new features, changes, deprecations, activation instructions, and important upgrade considerations to ensure a smooth transition.

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    Key Features

    • App Readiness and Compliance Report (Yokohama): Enables App Engine Admins to run instance scan suites in App Engine Management Center (AEMC) to verify app readiness for deployment, identifying issues that could impact production use.
    • Granular Configuration Admin Roles (Zurich): Introduces several new admin roles allowing developers to perform specific administrative configuration tasks without requiring full administrator privileges, enhancing security and role management.
    • App Engine Management Center Release Notes: Separate release notes are now maintained for AEMC, reflecting its expanded role in managing app development across App Engine Studio, Creator Studio, and ServiceNow Studio.

    Changes

    • Zurich release introduced granular admin roles for more precise administrative control.
    • The uibuilderadmin role was removed from the AES Portal UI Template plugin in Zurich; however, admin and delegated developer roles retain full access to the plugin.
    • Due to changes in group assignment processes in AEMC, the same version of the Application Intake plugin must be enabled on all instances before upgrading.

    Deprecations and Removals

    • No features or functionalities were removed in either Yokohama or Zurich releases besides the noted role removal.
    • The only deprecation is the removal of the uibuilderadmin role in Zurich.

    Activation and Installation

    App Engine Studio installation continues to be handled through requests from the ServiceNow Store for both Yokohama and Zurich. Customers can access cumulative release notes and version history via the ServiceNow Store website.

    Upgrade Considerations

    • Ensure consistency in the Application Intake plugin version across all instances due to new group assignment processes in AEMC.
    • Review and assign new granular admin roles as appropriate to optimize administrative delegation.
    • Be aware of the uibuilderadmin role removal and confirm that admin or delegated developer roles are used to maintain UI Template plugin access.

    Additional Notes

    • No changes were made to browser requirements, localization, accessibility, or additional product requirements between these releases.
    • No updates were made in Zurich regarding new features beyond those listed.

    Consolidated page of all release notes for App Engine Studio from Yokohama to Zurich.

    How to use this page

    To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family App Engine Studio 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 App Engine Studio to Zurich

    Before you upgrade to Zurich, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    Due to a new process for assigning groups in AEMC, the same version of the Application Intake plugin must be activated on each of your instances.

    For more information, see App Readiness and Compliance Report.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    New features

    Between your current release family and Zurich, new features were introduced for App Engine Studio.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama
    App Readiness and Compliance Report
    As an App Engine Admin, use the App Readiness and Compliance report in AEMC to check if the apps you’re making are ready to go live. You can run an instance scan suite that looks for any issues that can impact app deployments. This feature helps determine if the app is prepared for use in the real world.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Changes

    Between your current release family and Zurich, some changes were made to existing App Engine Studio features.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich
    Granular configuration admin roles
    Several new granular admin roles enable developers to complete administrative configuration tasks without requiring the full admin role.
    Separate App Engine Management Center release notes
    The App Engine Management Center (AEMC) release notes now appear separately from the App Engine Studio release notes because you can use AEMC to manage app development for apps built in App Engine Studio, Creator Studio, and ServiceNow Studio. For information about AEMC, see App Engine Management Center release notes.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Zurich, some App Engine Studio features or functionality were removed.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Deprecations

    Between your current release family and Zurich, some App Engine Studio features or functionality were deprecated.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    The ui_builder_admin role was removed from the AES Portal UI Template plugin in the Zurich release. Admin and delegated developer roles can still access the AES Portal UI Template plugin (sn_portal_starte_0).

    Activation information

    Review information on how to activate App Engine Studio.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    Install App Engine Studio 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.

    Zurich

    Install App Engine Studio 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.

    Additional requirements

    If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for App Engine Studio we have noted them here.

    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 App Engine Studio we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Accessibility information

    Review details on accessibility information for App Engine Studio, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Localization information

    If there are specific localization considerations for App Engine Studio we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Highlight information

    If there are specific highlight considerations for App Engine Studio we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    Use the App Readiness and Compliance report in App Engine Management Center (AEMC) to check if apps are ready to go live.

    See App Readiness and Compliance Report for more information.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.