Yokohama release notes
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Summary of Yokohama Release Notes
The ServiceNow® Yokohama release introduces new products and applications alongside enhancements and fixes for existing offerings. These release notes are designed to help ServiceNow customers understand the changes, prepare for their instance upgrades, and successfully execute the upgrade process.
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Key Features
- Comprehensive Upgrade Guidance: The notes provide a phased approach to upgrades, recommending planning, testing, and validation steps to ensure a smooth transition to Yokohama.
- Release Timeline and Patch Management: Detailed schedules for Yokohama patch and security patch releases are provided to assist with maintenance planning. A full list of available patches and hotfixes is accessible for reference.
- Redesigned Release Notes Experience: Enhanced navigation tools streamline the process of finding relevant information, improving efficiency during upgrade preparation.
- Release Notes Tools: Tools such as personalized PRB (Problem Records) release notes and combined product release notes for cross-family upgrades allow customers to generate tailored information specific to their upgrade paths.
- Upgrade Path Specific Notes: Separate release notes are available depending on the customer’s current version, including paths from Xanadu, Washington DC, and Vancouver releases.
Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers
- Clear guidance through each upgrade phase reduces risks and improves readiness.
- Access to detailed issue fixes and patch information supports informed maintenance decisions.
- Personalized and consolidated release notes simplify the review of relevant changes, saving time.
- Availability of tools tailored to specific upgrade scenarios helps customers efficiently plan their upgrades to Yokohama.
The ServiceNow® Yokohama release includes new products and applications, as well as additional features and fixes for existing products. Read the release notes to learn about the release, prepare for your upgrade, and upgrade your instance.
Yokohama highlights
For more information about products and features in the ServiceNow AI Platform
Yokohama release, see the Yokohama General Availability release highlights.
Path to successful upgrades
Upgrading your instance involves planning, testing, and validation. The release notes guide you through completing all of the phases and tasks for a successful upgrade.
Start your upgrade journey
To use the release notes in your upgrade process, choose the upgrade phase that you're ready to start with. It's recommended you complete the phases in the order listed. For a guide to the redesigned release notes experience, see Using the release notes.
Release timeline
New Yokohama release versions are released throughout the year. Here are the current dates for Yokohama patch and security patch releases. To view a full list of Yokohama release versions, refer to Available patches and hotfixes. Future release dates are subject to change.
Maximize your release notes value
Learn how to navigate the redesigned release notes and find the information you’re looking for. Use new release notes tools to improve your upgrade experience.
Release notes tools
We've created some tools to help you review the release notes and upgrade more quickly and efficiently. For more information, see Build your own release notes.
- Release notes summaries
If you're interested in a specific set of release notes information, we've displayed release notes for all products by category. For example, you can read about the browser requirements for all Yokohama products, all on one page.
- Personalized PRB release notes
Generate a cumulative list of all the problems that are fixed in an upgrade from your current release version to any available target version.
- Combined product release notes for cross-family upgrades
View all release notes information for any product, from any family release version to another, on one page.