Combined Application Portfolio Management release notes for upgrades from Vancouver to Xanadu

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To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Application Portfolio Management release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Vancouver to Xanadu.

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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 Application Portfolio Management to Xanadu

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


Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

New features

Between your current release family and Xanadu, new features were introduced for Application Portfolio Management.


Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	Connect a digital interface with the CMDB API in the EA Workspace Create a relationship between a digital interface and a CMDB API from the digital interface related list. Find out which digital integration uses which API and the environments where they’re deployed and group the deployed APIs. Working with the Enterprise Architecture Workspace dashboard The following widgets are available on the TCO tab of the Enterprise Architecture Workspace dashboard. Business applications by TCO score Business application TCO by cost type and planned disposition for FY:Q (Current quarter) Top 10 business applications with the highest cost for FY:Q (Current quarter) Managing a business portfolio Filter the business capability scores by fiscal year using the Fiscal year filter. Working with the Application Assessments dashboard The Application Assessments dashboard is now available in the EA Workspace. Working with the Application 360 dashboard in Enterprise Architecture Workspace The Application 360 dashboard is now available in the EA Workspace. Configure application total cost of ownership (TCO) in Enterprise Architecture Workspace Evaluate the cost of your business applications and leverage the application costs to prioritize your application portfolio. Rationalize business applications by their cost and align them with the organization's business strategy. For more details, see Configure application total cost of ownership (TCO) in Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Create a source for an Application TCO, Create a cost type for Application TCO in Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Add or edit a total cost of ownership record. View roadmap for your business capabilities and business applications Plan, prioritize, and roadmap the work for your business capabilities and applications by aligning with the strategy. For more details, see View a roadmap of a business capability and View roadmap of a business application. View and select your folders to save Lucidchart diagrams Fetch your Lucid folders to select and save the Lucidchart diagrams while creating a diagram. For more details, see Create a Lucidchart diagram for a business capability in the EA Workspace and Create a diagram for a business application in the EA Workspace. Use indicators created by you to analyze business applications in the Application Rationalization page Use custom indicators in the Application Rationalization screen in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace to analyze business applications in the bubble chart view or list view. Use the Active flag to select the indicators that you want to apply for rationalization. For more details, see Bubble chart view of application rationalization and List view of application rationalization. View TPM and TRM lifecycles in a Gantt chart view View TPM and TRM life-cycle information of a business application in a Gantt chart format under the Lifecycle Timelines tab of a business application view. For more details, see Gantt view of TPM and TRM lifecycle timelines. Rationalize all business applications associated with capabilities and their child capabilities Apply the business capability filter in the Application Rationalization page to view all the business applications including the ones that are associated with the child capabilities of the parent capability. Add or request a TRM Product or TRM Product life cycle for hardware products Request a TRM hardware product and product life cycle using the TRM Catalog or TRM navigation within the Enterprise Architecture Workspace. Depending on the user role, you can add or request a TRM product. For example, if you’re a member of the Enterprise Architect group, you can directly add a TRM product or TRM product life cycle. For more details, see Add or edit a TRM product request, Add or edit a TRM product lifecycle request, Request a TRM product using the TRM Catalog, and Request a TRM product lifecycle using the TRM Catalog. Rationalization of business applications The Enterprise Architecture Workspace supports Application Rationalization. Rationalize your business applications by analyzing the applications by their indicators to take action. Take actions such as creating a demand, setting the planned disposition, adding life-cycle data, viewing associated demands, and updating details of an existing project associated with an application. For more information, see Bubble chart view of application rationalization and List view of application rationalization. Personalize the Enterprise Architecture Workspace home page Customize the sections that you want to display on the EA Workspace home page by using the personalize page feature. Run a scheduled job to update TRM technical debt data in EA Workspace Run the Populate TRM technical debts in the EA Workspace scheduled job to update the TRM technical debts data in the EA Workspace. For more details, see Manage TRM technical debt. Open business application form in Core UI from EA Workspace Open the business application form in Core UI from the EA Workspace.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Changes

Between your current release family and Xanadu, some changes were made to existing Application Portfolio Management features.


Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Removed

Between your current release family and Xanadu, some Application Portfolio Management features or functionality were removed.


Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Deprecations

Between your current release family and Xanadu, some Application Portfolio Management features or functionality were deprecated.


Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Activation information

Review information on how to activate Application Portfolio Management.


Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	Application Portfolio Management is available with activation of the Application Portfolio Management (com.snc.apm) plugin. For details, see Application Portfolio Management.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Application Portfolio Management we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Application Portfolio Management we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for Application Portfolio Management, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.


Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for Application Portfolio Management we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for Application Portfolio Management we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	Find the digital integration and API connection details and view the APIs that are created from the design specs of the digital interface. Also, view the environments where the APIs are deployed, and group them as required. View Application Portfolio Management (TRM) and Technology Reference Model (TRM) life-cycle information in a Gantt chart format within the Business Application view in the ServiceNow® Enterprise Architecture Workspace. View a roadmap for your business capabilities and business applications in the Strategic Portfolio Workspace from the Enterprise Architecture Workspace. Add or request a TRM hardware product and product life cycle. ServiceNow® Technology Portfolio Management (TPM) extends support for setting technology standards for hardware. See Application Portfolio Management for more information.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.