--- sourceDocument: yokohama Combined Product Files sourceDocumentLink: https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/r/yokohama/delta-xanadu-yokohama Release : - yokohama ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - yokohama Combined Product Files ft:clusterId : - delta3yx bundleId : - delta3yx --- # Combined Access Management release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama # Combined Access Management release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Yokohama Updated September 10, 2026 ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 4 minutes to read Consolidated page of all release notes for Access Management from Xanadu to Yokohama. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Access Management release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Xanadu to Yokohama. 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 Access Management to Yokohama Before you upgrade to Yokohama, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-accessmanagement-summary__entry__2} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## New features Between your current release family and Yokohama, new features were introduced for Access Management. {#dfrn3-accessmanagement-summary__entry__8} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | [Security data filters](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=security-data-filters&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Security data Filters enable you to control who can access sensitive data by restricting access to authorized users, regardless of how the data is accessed. Security data filters are applied before query execution, ensuring restricted data never leaves the database and prevents data leakage at the query level. Filters integrate into queries for GlideRecordSecure, GlideRecordSandbox, and GlideAggregateSandbox by default. [Related record access](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=related-record-access&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Related record access integrated into the ACL framework enhances access management by enabling administrators to enforce specific ACLs for related tables. This ensures users can only access records in related tables, such as costs, estimations, or tasks, based on their permissions for the parent table, like projects or cases. Combined with broader ACL capabilities, Related record access ensures consistent, granular, and enforceable | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Yokohama, some changes were made to existing Access Management features. {#dfrn3-accessmanagement-summary__entry__14} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | [Deny-Unless condition for ACLs](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=acl-denial-behavior&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : A new decision type field helps administrators define the conditions that give or deny users access to data. It enables more granular decision-making while defining the right access strategy on the platform. [Enhanced ACL Security](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=acl-denial-behavior&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : If an ACL is misconfigured or empty, you can deny access to data by default, enhancing the overall security of the platform. [ACL Query Behavior](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=r_SecurityJumpStartACLRules&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : Fine-tune your access control by dictating rules for querying data with the introduction of new operators: query match and query range. \>[Explicit Roles behavior adjustment](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=explicit-roles&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : When the system property glide.security.explicit_roles.do_not_fix is true, the snc_internal role is no longer added in memory or to the User Roles \[sys_user_has_role\] table. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Yokohama, some Access Management features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-accessmanagement-summary__entry__20} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Deprecations Between your current release family and Yokohama, some Access Management features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-accessmanagement-summary__entry__26} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Activation information Review information on how to activate Access Management. {#dfrn3-accessmanagement-summary__entry__32} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | Access Management is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default. | | Yokohama | Access Management is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default. | [ ] ## Additional requirements If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Access Management we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-accessmanagement-summary__entry__38} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Browser requirements If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Access Management we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-accessmanagement-summary__entry__44} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Accessibility information Review details on accessibility information for Access Management, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-accessmanagement-summary__entry__50} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Localization information If there are specific localization considerations for Access Management we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-accessmanagement-summary__entry__56} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Highlight information If there are specific highlight considerations for Access Management we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-accessmanagement-summary__entry__62} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | * Fine-tune your access control with the new Deny-Unless ACL and query operators. * Enhance ACL security with a new default denial behavior. * Identify and fix empty or misconfigured ACLs with new ACL creation rules. See [Access Control List Rules](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=access-control-rules&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | | Yokohama | * Security Data Filters are a powerful new feature designed to restrict access to sensitive records based on roles or security attributes. This ensures only authorized users can view data, regardless of how the data is accessed. * Related Record Access allows enforcement of consistent access rules across related tables, ensuring that users only see records associated with the data they are authorized to access. See [Access Control List Rules](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=access-control-rules&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | [ ]