Dynamic Translation release notes

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated January 30, 2025
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  • The ServiceNow® Dynamic Translation application enables translation of user-generated text by using third-party translation service providers. Dynamic Translation was enhanced and updated in the Yokohama release.

    Dynamic Translation highlights for the Yokohama release

    • Preserve text, such as product names or technical terms, during machine translation with the Exclusion Framework feature.
    • The APIs used by default translator configurations are upgraded to v4. If you want to use v4 APIs with customized translator configurations, you must migrate them manually.
    • The spoke for IBM Watson Translator Service for IBM Cloud (com.glide.ibm_translation_spoke) is removed.

    See Dynamic Translation for more information.

    New in the Yokohama release

    Exclusion Framework in Dynamic Translation
    Preserve text such as product names or technical terms during machine translation. With Exclusion Framework, you can specify words and patterns that shouldn't be translated.
    The APIs used by default Translator Configurations are upgraded to v4
    The APIs used by default translator configurations are automatically upgraded to v4. If you want to use v4 APIs with customized translator configurations, you must migrate them manually. The previous v3 is still supported.

    Removed in this release

    The spoke for IBM Watson Translator Service for IBM Cloud (com.glide.ibm_translation_spoke) is no longer available because IBM has withdrawn this translation service. For more information, see IBM Watson Language Translator Service spoke.