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Combined Flows, subflows, and actions in Workflow Studio release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Australia

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Combined Flows, subflows, and actions in Workflow Studio release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Australia

Consolidated page of all release notes for Flows, subflows, and actions in Workflow Studio from Xanadu to Australia.

How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Flows, subflows, and actions in Workflow Studio release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Xanadu to Australia.

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 Flows, subflows, and actions in Workflow Studio to Australia

Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.

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Release notes

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Xanadu

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After upgrading, users who previously had the fd_read_operations role will now see only basic execution details such as the run state and duration. This restriction prevents users with this role from seeing sensitive information in execution details. To provide read access to all execution details such as input configuration and runtime values, grant the user the new role fd_read_operations_all.

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Yokohama

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No updates for this release.

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Zurich

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Upgrade information

An earlier version of the save as you go feature was released and withdrawn from the Washington DC release. If you’re upgrading from the Washington DC release, you might have manually turned off the save as you go features by setting a system property. To restore the save as you go features, see Restore save as you go functionality.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## New features

Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Flows, subflows, and actions in Workflow Studio.

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Xanadu

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Generate data pill values during flow generation

Generate appropriate data pill values for supported flow triggers and action inputs.

Run an action from a conversation

Run a Workflow Studio action from a Now Assist conversation. Create and configure the conversational action from Workflow Studio. View and edit conversational actions within Virtual Agent Designer.

Run a subflow from a conversation

Run a Workflow Studio subflow from a Now Assist conversation. Create and configure the conversational skill from Workflow Studio. View and edit conversational subflows within Virtual Agent Designer.

Reference specific tables with hash tags during flow generation

Enter a hash tag character in the flow directions to refer to a specific table by name. Use auto-complete to select a table name from the options that match your partial entry.

Show annotations of the text directions used by flow generation

Show annotations of the text directions used for each item added by flow generation. Receive feedback about how your directions map to specific actions, flow logic, and subflows.

Control what users with read access can see in execution details

Grant a user role to control what users with read access can see in execution details. To limit read access to basic execution details only, grant a user the existing fd_read_operations role. To allow read access to all execution details, grant a user the new fd_read_operations_all role.

Sign flows, subflows, and actions

Sign and validate any flow, subflow, or action.

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Yokohama

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No updates for this release.

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Zurich

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Changes

Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Flows, subflows, and actions in Workflow Studio features.

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Xanadu

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Flow generation configures action and flow logic inputs

Use the ServiceNow Otto for Creator flow generation skill to create and configure a flow from text directions. Flow generation uses data pills to set input values for actions and flow logic.

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Yokohama

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No updates for this release.

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Zurich

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Removed

Between your current release family and Australia, some Flows, subflows, and actions in Workflow Studio features or functionality were removed.

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Xanadu

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Removed the system property com.snc.process_flow.reporting.iteration.lastn that was used to specify the number of loop iterations that a flow would generate execution details for. To report on all iterations of a loop, create a flow execution settings record for the flow instead. For more information about flow execution settings, see Flow execution settings.
The user preference for flow authors to include draft actions in the list of available actions has been removed. To see a custom action during flow design, publish the action. For more information, see Create an action in Workflow Studio.

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Yokohama

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No updates for this release.

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Zurich

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Deprecations

Between your current release family and Australia, some Flows, subflows, and actions in Workflow Studio features or functionality were deprecated.

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Release notes

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Xanadu

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No updates for this release.

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Yokohama

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No updates for this release.

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Zurich

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Activation information

Review information on how to activate Flows, subflows, and actions in Workflow Studio.

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Xanadu

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Workflow Studio is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.

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Yokohama

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Activation information

Workflow Studio is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.

Get the latest Workflow Studio features by updating the app from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store website 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.

Important: Workflow Studio is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the “Activation information” section of these release notes.

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Zurich

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Activation information

Workflow Studio is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.

Important: Workflow Studio is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the “Activation information” section of these release notes.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Flows, subflows, and actions in Workflow Studio we have noted them here.

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Xanadu

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No updates for this release.

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Yokohama

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No updates for this release.

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Zurich

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Flows, subflows, and actions in Workflow Studio we have noted them here.

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Release notes

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Xanadu

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No updates for this release.

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Yokohama

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No updates for this release.

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Zurich

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for Flows, subflows, and actions in Workflow Studio, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

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Release notes

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Xanadu

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No updates for this release.

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Yokohama

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Accessibility information
- ARIA label improvements

Added and updated ARIA labels to support screen readers.

-   **Keyboard navigation improvements**

Improved keyboard navigation with working with actions, flows, and subflows in Workflow Studio.

-   **Reflow improvements of canvas headers and footers**

Added support for the reflow of canvas headers and footer content in Workflow Studio actions, flows, and subflows. These components can be zoomed up to 400% through your browser settings without loss of content or functionality.

This enhancement helps users with low vision or who have trouble seeing web content in a browser due to monitor size, device type, poor lighting, or other situations.

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Zurich

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Accessibility information
- Reflow improvements of canvas headers and footers

The following components were updated to support reflow, which enables pages and content to be zoomed up to 400% through your browser settings without loss of content or functionality. Additionally, content can be enlarged without scrolling in two dimensions at a width equivalent to 320 CSS pixels or a height equivalent to 256 CSS pixels.

    -   Workflow Studio canvas header
    -   Workflow Studio canvas footer

This enhancement helps users with low vision or who have trouble seeing web content in a browser due to monitor size, device type, poor lighting, or other situations. Reflow can be turned off with a system property for instances, experiences, and pages. See [Placeholder link text to key bundle-platux.auto-reflow] for details.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for Flows, subflows, and actions in Workflow Studio we have noted them here.

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Release notes

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Xanadu

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No updates for this release.

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Yokohama

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No updates for this release.

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Zurich

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for Flows, subflows, and actions in Workflow Studio we have noted them here.

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Xanadu

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Protect sensitive data in execution details by using the operations read role.
Provide improved support of the variables data type for subflow and action inputs.
Show annotations of what text directions were used to generate actions, flow logic, and subflows during flow generation.
Sign and validate any flow, subflow, or action.

See Workflow Studio for more information.

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Yokohama

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Create a flow or a subflow from an image by using Now Assist.
Debug flows and subflows from a dedicated debugging tab.
Pause a flow until it receives a specific message from the flow API.
Run a published Now Assist skill from an action.
Save flow triggers for reuse in other flows.

See Exploring flows for more information.

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Zurich

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Create a scheduled trigger that you can use across your flows.
Save flows, subflows, and actions automatically as you work on them.
View and manage the history of flows and subflows to copy, restore, or remove past configurations.
Create multiple skills for conversational subflows and actions from the conversational settings.
Configure a default LLM for generating metadata for conversational subflows and actions.

See Flows, Subflows, and Actions for more information.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

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