Hi everyone! Once again, welcome to and welcome back to my Channel. Today, I hope you're doing good and well and enjoying your life. I'm sure that by seeing this screen you get an idea of what I bring for you today. Yes, on the 1st of August, ServiceNow released Xanadu on early availability on the PDI. This is the 36th release from ServiceNow, and we're able to get 36 new features directly from the release notes with a demo. In this particular article, you'll get the features that are not demoed or shown in the TechNow episode. Some features are picked from there as well, but the rest are mainly from the release notes itself. Let’s proceed further.
But before moving forward, I would like to take a moment to say thanks to Chuck Tomasi for his immense contribution, motivation, guidance, and support to each and everyone in the ServiceNow community. As everyone knows, Chuck is retiring on the 6th of September. Now I would like to welcome Christy, the new ServiceNow Developer Advocate, who’s bringing a lot of new things to this new era.
ServiceNow released its 36th release named Xanadu, which is available on PDI starting from the 1st of August. Many users have seen plenty of content, screenshots, and updates on LinkedIn and other social media platforms. Here's a summary of the release history:
These are some of the new features in the ServiceNow Xanadu release. Each feature brings more efficiency, flexibility, and the latest technology to ServiceNow users. I will continue to explore this release and share more insights in the coming days. If you like this article, please share it with your friends and colleagues. Spread the knowledge with everybody.
The general availability date for ServiceNow Xanadu is the 10th of September, 2024.
ServiceNow Xanadu introduced a refreshed landing page where users can access Creator Studio, App Engine, IT, Workflow, UI Builder, and the Mobile App Builder.
A new property in System Properties allows emails to open in the Self-Service Operation Workspace (SSO) if the user has the SSOR user role. If the role is not present, it redirects to the native UI.
The replacement for the deprecated Release V2 is the Digital Product Release (DPR).
The new 2024 schedule engine improves on-call scheduling, allowing better performance, adding, deleting, and removing groups and users.
New features include an "Open Frame UI" shortcut, selecting multiple themes, and a new user experience section.
This plugin redacts sensitive information such as credit card numbers and bank details from emails before they are fully processed and shared.
Groups can now be added in the sidebar for both task-based and non-task-based records, enhancing user interaction and collaboration.
The Advanced Plugin is now default in Knowledge Management with a new dashboard to monitor articles expiring within the next 90 days.
A new "Inactivate" checkbox is added, allowing users to deactivate a portal and redirect users to another portal seamlessly.
ServiceNow Xanadu brings generative AI features like generating graphs, creating catalog items, replying to emails with better drafts, and creating multiple apps.
A new decision type "Allow if, Deny if" model has been introduced for more granular access control.
A new category for password reset has been added, providing UI action for resetting passwords directly from the workspace.
Now, themes can be published directly from the Theme Builder and prioritized based on sequencing.
Now Assist is introduced as a concept in PDI with new features in admin and end-user interactions, although the necessary plugins are not yet available for use.
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