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# Data Management release notes

# Data Management release notes {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

The ServiceNow®
Data Management capabilities enable you to manage the growth of data in your instance. The Data Management capabilities were enhanced and updated in the Xanadu release.

## Data Management highlights for the Xanadu release {#data-management-rn__data-management-rn-highlights}

* Define and access all the data management rules for a table from the data management policy page.
* Create multiple archive rules for a table.
* Access and configure the destroy rules for deleting archived records from the data management policy page.
* Delete older records at scale with improved performance using the table cleaner.
* View a summary of storage consumption on your instance.
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See [Data Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_DataManagement&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.{#data-management-rn__data-management-rn-highlights-2}

## Important information for upgrading Data Management to Xanadu {#data-management-rn__data-management-rn-upgrade-info}

A data management policy record is automatically created for each table that is configured with an archive rule or a table cleaner rule prior to the upgrade.{#data-management-rn__data-management-rn-upgrade-info-1}

## New in the Xanadu release {#data-management-rn__data-management-rn-new-features}

[Data Management policies](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=data-management-policies&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US)
:   Access a holistic view of the data management rules that you configured for a table.

[Support for multiple archive rules on one table](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_ArchiveData&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US)
:   Create multiple archive rules for a single table using a data management policy.

[Table cleaner performance improvements](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=table-cleaner&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US)
:   Automatically delete older records more efficiently using the table cleaner.

[Data Management usage dashboard](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=viewing-data-usage&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US)
:   View a summary of storage consumption on your instance and monitor the top 10 tables consuming the most data on your instance.

## Activation information {#data-management-rn__data-management-rn-activation}

Data Management is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.{#data-management-rn__data-management-rn-activation-1}

## Related ServiceNow applications and features {#data-management-rn__data-management-rn-related-apps}

[Table administration](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_TableAdministration&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US)
:   Learn about working with large amounts of data using tables and records on the ServiceNow AI Platform.