Service Exchange (formerly Service Bridge) release notes

Release version: Australia
Updated March 12, 2026
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The ServiceNow® Service Exchange application, formerly known as Service Bridge, enables providers and consumers to connect and track services directly between instances without having to configure and maintain custom integrations. Service Exchange was enhanced and updated in the Australia release.

About Service Exchange (formerly Service Bridge)

Australia Patch 4
  • Get version-specific answers to your Service Exchange related questions with the Service Exchange Knowledge Assistant agentic workflow in Now Assist.
Australia Patch 3
  • Manage and monitor all your provider and consumer connections from a single, unified Connections tab in the Service Exchange Center.
  • Streamline the end-to-end registration and onboarding experience for consumers with an improved, guided onboarding workflow.
  • Simplify persona management with group-based assignments and persona inheritance to reduce administrative effort and align with enterprise identity and access management (IAM) standards.
  • Improve data synchronization across instances by synchronizing knowledge base articles, preserving CMDB sys_ids, and replicating CI dependency relationships with expanded foundation data sync (FDS) capabilities.
  • Map multiple journal fields to the same target field and sync journal type fields alongside journal_input fields using the Journal Field Framework.
Australia Early Availability
  • Service Bridge has been renamed Service Exchange.
  • Streamline data replication from consumer to provider instances with consumer outbound foundation data sync.
  • Get enhanced visibility into your instances with the Service Exchange center.
  • Reduce onboarding complexity for consumers with auto-onboarding.

See Service Exchange for more information.

Activation and other requirements

Important:
Service Exchange is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes.
Activation information

Install Service Exchange by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store 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.

Upgrade information
Important:
Do not upgrade your ServiceNow® instance to the Australia release if you rely on Service Exchange. A known RPS issue prevents Service Exchange from functioning correctly. Proceed with the upgrade only after Australia Patch 1 becomes available.
  • Service Exchange version 2.x.x, which was first released with the Xanadu release, doesn’t support migration of Service Exchange (Legacy) versions.

    Service Exchange (Legacy) version: Before you upgrade to the Australia release, consult the Service Exchange for Providers (Legacy) - Migration Utility [KB1499823] article in the Now Support Knowledge Base to find out how to migrate your configuration data.

  • Service Exchange version 1.x.x: When upgrading, consult the Upgrade Guide - Service Exchange for Providers and Consumers application (v2.x.x release) [KB1700387] article in the Now Support Knowledge Base to find out how to migrate your Service Exchange applications.
  • Service Exchange version 2.x.x: New entitlements that require the latest compatibility version cannot be activated until both consumers and providers upgrade to Service Exchange version 2.x.x. New entitlements configured with a lower compatibility version can be activated. Older active entitlements continue to work but new ones can’t be activated.
  • When using Service Exchange for Providers and Service Exchange for Consumers in a single instance, you must upgrade both applications simultaneously to the same version to maintain compatibility. If the versions diverge, a scan check will report version mismatches and the Health Dashboard will show a version mismatch issue. After upgrading, run and validate the post‑upgrade scan suite to identify and resolve any post‑upgrade issues.
  • If you have upgraded to Service Exchange version 2.0.55 before upgrading the platform to the Australia release and your instance has Sales Customer Relationship Management version 1.0.4 installed, the new Deny ACLs aren't installed. After upgrading to the Australia release, select Repair to reinstall the Service Exchange application to ensure Deny ACLs are installed.
  • If you're upgrading Service Exchange to version 2.3.x, migrate the OAuth grant type on all existing connections from authorization code to client credentials to avoid a "User Not Authenticated" error. Complete this migration on both the provider and consumer instances after the upgrade and before using the connection. For details, see KB2944968.
  • When you install the Service Exchange application, the Service Exchange Global script include is automatically installed or updated on the following platform versions:
    • Yokohama
    • Zurich
    • Australia

July 2026

The ServiceNow® Service Exchange application, formerly known as Service Bridge, enables providers and consumers to connect and track services directly between instances without having to configure and maintain custom integrations. Service Exchange was enhanced and updated in the Australia release.

What's changed

Now LLM service deprecation
The Now LLM Service is no longer the default model provider for new or inactive AI assets. A third-party LLM is now selected by default, while existing configurations using the Now LLM Service continue unchanged. The Now LLM Service is still available for manual selection.

June 2026

The ServiceNow® Service Exchange application, formerly known as Service Bridge, enables providers and consumers to connect and track services directly between instances without having to configure and maintain custom integrations. Service Exchange was enhanced and updated in the Australia release.

What's new

Connections tab in the Service Exchange Center
Create, view, request, and offboard provider and consumer connections from a single location in the Service Exchange Center. Search and filter connections without navigating across multiple screens.
Improved consumer registration and onboarding
Onboard consumers faster with a guided, step-by-step registration experience. Consumers are automatically redirected to the new registration experience when upgrading to receive clearer progress indicators during onboarding, and receive actionable messaging for failure and delay scenarios, minimizing onboarding friction and support dependency.
Improved FDS capabilities

Improve your connection experience, by synchronizing Knowledge Base articles between provider and consumer instances.

Reduce data inconsistencies by maintaining CMDB sys_ids when inserting net-new CIs through transform maps.

Preserve CI functionality on the destination instance by automatically creating CI dependency relationships or managing them manually when the source sends relationship data.

Get more referenced field data by including dot-walked fields in your outbound field configuration.

Journal Field Framework enhancements

Increase flexibility in journal data synchronization between provider and consumer instances by mapping multiple source fields to a single target journal field.

Preserved all journal entries during synchronization by supporting journal field type journal_input, in addition to the existing journal field type.

Simplified persona management
Assign Service Exchange Remote Catalog personas to user groups or roles so that persona access is granted automatically based on group membership, reducing manual administration.

April 2026

The ServiceNow® Service Exchange application, formerly known as Service Bridge, enables providers and consumers to connect and track services directly between instances without having to configure and maintain custom integrations. Service Exchange was enhanced and updated in the Australia release.

What's new

ServiceNow product tiers
The ServiceNow AI Platform now brings you a new AI experience with three licensing tiers available:
  • Foundation: AI basics to deliver insights
  • Advanced: AI to boost productivity across relevant use cases
  • Prime: Act autonomously with all AI assets, and create your own

Depending on your license, you will have access to certain application features, generative AI skills, agentic workflows, and AI agents.

Australia

The ServiceNow® Service Exchange application, formerly known as Service Bridge, enables providers and consumers to connect and track services directly between instances without having to configure and maintain custom integrations. Service Exchange was enhanced and updated in the Australia release.

What's new

Service Exchange Knowledge Assistant
Get answers to your Service Exchange questions directly in Now Assist, without leaving your current work. The Service Exchange Knowledge Assistant agentic workflow generates answers grounded in documentation that matches the Service Exchange version installed on your instance, and includes links to the source documentation used for every answer.
Consumer outbound FDS
Reduce manual effort and eliminate the need to share data externally by sharing selected foundational data types with your provider on a scheduled cadence. This data transfer supports the service life cycle by providing foundational data context for operational workflows.
Service Exchange center
Detect problems early, understand connection status, and resolve issues efficiently with the Service Exchange center, a centralized interface that provides real-time visibility into scan check issues, connection health and statuses, and access to all Service Exchange scan suites. Service Exchange admins can access their respective centers through the Provider and Consumer center links in the navigation menu.
Auto-onboarding
Reduce onboarding complexity for consumers with automated onboarding. This feature autonomously manages onboarding workflows, establishes secure connections, synchronizes settings, and continuously monitors for errors to ensure reliable, efficient integrations with minimal manual effort.

What's changed

Health dashboard
The Health dashboard has been relocated to the Service Exchange Center. Access a more holistic view of system health that includes a resolution center, connection health, and built-in scan suites providing centralized visibility and faster troubleshooting of integration issues.