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title: Combined Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia
description: Consolidated page of all release notes for Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite from Zurich to Australia.
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last_updated: "2026-10-09"
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# Combined Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

Consolidated page of all release notes for Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite from Zurich to Australia.

## How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Zurich 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 Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite to Australia

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

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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.

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</table>## New features

Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite.

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Zurich

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

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-   **[Create a retail project](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=spmr-create-retail-projects&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**

Set up a retail project from a predefined template that matches the type of store work, such as a new store opening, relocation, refurbishment, technology refresh, or closure. Each template creates a project with prepopulated tasks and dependent task sequences.

-   **[Use playbooks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=use-playbooks-spm-retail&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**

Use the stage-gate playbook to guide a retail store project through each stage of its life cycle, from initiation to go-live or closure. Each stage includes prescribed activities, approvals, and team handoffs to confirm that required information is captured and governance processes are followed.


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</table>## Changes

Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite features.

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Zurich

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

</td><td>

-   **[Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite playbooks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=use-playbooks-spm-retail&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**

The **Playbooks** option is available in the L-2 navigation menu of the Project Workspace for retail projects created from a template.

-   **[Project type fields](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=spmr-project-type-fields&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**

New Project Type form fields to mark important dates based on the created project type.


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</table>## Removed

Between your current release family and Australia, some Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite features or functionality were removed.

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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</table>## Deprecations

Between your current release family and Australia, some Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite features or functionality were deprecated.

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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.

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</table>## Activation information

Review information on how to activate Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite.

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Australia

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-   **Activation information**

Install Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) 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](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sn-store-release-notes&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US).


**Important:** Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes.

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</table>## Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite we have noted them here.

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

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-   **Additional requirements**

The Project Workspace application must be installed before installing the Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite.


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</table>## Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite we have noted them here.

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

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</table>## Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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</table>## Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite we have noted them here.

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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.

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</table>## Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite we have noted them here.

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Zurich

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

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-   Manage store life cycle projects such as new store openings, relocations, refurbishments, technology refreshes, and closures from a single platform.
-   Use predefined project templates to set up retail projects quickly and consistently, with prepopulated tasks and dependent task sequences.
-   Define the key dates to categorize and manage retail projects in the Project Type list.
-   Guide project teams through each stage of a store life cycle using stage-gate playbooks that define activities, approvals, and team handoffs.

 See [Explore](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=explore-spm-retail-suite&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.

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</table>**Parent Topic:**[Products combined by family](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/delta-zurich-australia/rn-combined-intro.md)