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title: Combined Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\) release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Australia
description: Consolidated page of all release notes for Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\) from Xanadu to Australia.
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# Combined Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\) release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Australia

Consolidated page of all release notes for Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\) from Xanadu to Australia.

## How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\) 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 Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\) to Australia

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

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\).

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

-   **Xanadu Patch 7 [Monitor tasks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=using-na-spm-ai-agents&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**

Use Now Assist for SPM AI agents to help enhance project efficiency by monitoring your tasks autonomously.

    |AI agent use case|Description|
    |-----------------|-----------|
    |Monitor project tasks|Track project tasks with AI agents to detect important updates such as delayed end dates, status turning red, or state updates. AI agents can help project managers to enhance productivity by delivering real-time visibility into key task changes, enabling proactive decision-making.|

-   **[Summarize multiple feedback records](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=now-assist-spm&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**

Summarize multiple feedback records through generative AI and save time by not having to do manual feedback analysis. You can generate a short summary for one or multiple feedback records at once and use it to make informed decisions on your product.

-   **[Generate a summary in Now Assist in Docs](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=summarize-documents-genai-skill-spw&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**

Use Now Assist in Docs to create a concise summary of the selected text and quickly gain relevant information.

-   **[Schedule the project summary emails with Email project summary skill](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=email-project-summary-skill-pw&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**

Generate a comprehensive summary of the entire content in Docs by using the Gen AI Docs skill and reduce the time spent on manually analyzing all the information. The Gen AI Docs skill name is Project Gen AI Docs in Project Workspace, Planning item Gen AI Docs in Strategic Planning, and EAP Teams Gen AI Docs in Enterprise Agile Planning.

-   **[Summarize content with Planning item doc summarization in Strategic Planning](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=summarize-documents-genai-skill-spw&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**

Set up automated emails by using the email project summary skill to stay updated on the project progress. The email is shared on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly cadence.


</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\) features.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Between your current release family and Australia, some Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\) features or functionality were removed.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Between your current release family and Australia, some Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\) features or functionality were deprecated.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Review information on how to activate Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\).

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

Now Assist features are available with activation of the [Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\)](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=now-assist-spm&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) plugin. For more information, see [Install Now Assist plugins](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=install-now-assist-feature-plugins&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\) we have noted them here.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

The Now Assist for SPM application requires a Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\) Pro plus license. Now Assist for SPM is supported from Xanadu patch 3 release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\) we have noted them here.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Review details on accessibility information for Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\), such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

If there are specific localization considerations for Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\) we have noted them here.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

If there are specific highlight considerations for Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\) we have noted them here.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

Yokohama Patch 1: Use Now Assist for SPM AI agents to help optimize workflows, improve productivity, and automate your tasks.

 -   Summarize multiple feedback records with the multi-feedback summarization skill to extract insights from feedback.
-   Copy a generated summary and then use it to create a planning or non-planning item.
-   Get assistance from Now Assist for writing content in Now Assist Docs. Generate a summary of the selected content by using the Now Assist skill and shorten or elaborate the content as needed.
-   Enable the email project summary skill to receive project updates via email.
-   Generate a summary of the complete content in Now Assist in Docs using the Gen AI docs skill and save time on manual content analysis.

 See [Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management \(SPM\)](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=now-assist-spm&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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