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| Date | Summary | Reference |
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| September 23, 2026 | Patch 1 for version 26.3 is available to on-premises customers. Enhancements to BMC Helix ITSM 26.3.01 are: - Streamline change approval efficiency by using CAB Workspace
- Use Change Coordinator to automatically validate change requests and assess their risks
- Enhanced bulk import of impacted areas for incidents
| 26.3 enhancements and patches |
| September 22, 2026 | Patch 1 for version 26.3 is available to SaaS customers. Enhancements to BMC Helix ITSM 26.3.01 are: - Streamline change approval efficiency by using CAB Workspace
- Use Change Coordinator to automatically validate change requests and assess their risks
- Enhanced bulk import of impacted areas for incidents
| 26.3 enhancements and patches |
| July 21, 2026 | Enhancements to BMC Helix ITSM 26.3.00 are: - Use Ticket Resolver to control auto execution of triage and remediation steps
- (Controlled availability customers only) Enable root cause analysis to streamline problem investigation and resolution
- Enable company scope in MSP environment for Service Collaborator
- Support for processing ticket attachments in Service Collaborator for detailed results
- Resize the Activity pane to view ticket details with reduced scrolling
- Use Agent Assist for work order, problem investigations, and change requests
- Perform advanced impact analysis on incidents to find the impacted CIs
- Enhanced PIR management with support group controls and localization
- Response screening for automated follow-ups for incidents
- Automatically validate change requests and assess their risks to improve approval decisions
Enhancements to BMC Helix Innovation Suite 26.3.00 are: - Configure OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials authentication for Snowflake destinations
- Support for Danish and Catalan locales in Progressive Views
- Validate data before importing into BMC Helix CMDB by using the Data Management Console
- Prevent out-of-memory errors by limiting the CLOB column size value
- Enhance container security with read-only root file system
Enhancements to BMC Helix CMDB 26.3.00 are: - Improved RE performance with the RE Job Manager
- Maintain accurate and reliable CMDB data with Data Monitor
- Monitor BMC Helix CMDB data with CMDB value dashboards
- Improve the security and reliability of BMC Helix CMDB with a read-only container filesystem
- Validate data before importing into BMC Helix CMDB by using the Data Management Console
| 26.3 enhancements and patches |
| June 8, 2026 | Patch 1 for version 26.2 is available to on-premises customers. | 26.2 enhancements and patches |
| May 29, 2026 | Enhancements to BMC Helix ITSM 26.2.01 are: - Use Problem Solver to detect recurring incidents and create problem candidates
| 26.2 enhancements and patches |
| April 21, 2026 | Enhancements to BMC Helix ITSM 26.2.00 are: - Use Ticket Resolver to autonomously manage incidents
- Publish Post Incident Reviews (PIR) for resolved incidents
- Use prompt extensions to help LLM interpret organization-specific language for Agentic AI capabilities
- Maintain CMDB data accuracy with Data Monitor rules
- Analyze and resolve CMDB data issues with HelixGPT-powered insights
- Use email templates to send emails from incidents
- Reply to emails from incident activity notes
- Capture business, operational, and financial impact for incidents
- Progressive data loading on scroll for list-based tables in Progressive Web Applications
- Configure BMC Helix Innovation Suite Knowledge Management as a knowledge source for BMC HelixGPT capabilities in BMC Helix ITSM
- Track the progress of BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog service requests in BMC Helix ITSM
Enhancements to BMC Helix Innovation Suite 26.2.00 are: - Use updated support for technology stack
- Simplify the process of setting up the BMC Deployment Engine
- Activate SmartGraph services to use Network Impact Analysis
- Additional products available for on-premises installation
Enhancements to BMC Helix CMDB 26.2.00 are: - Maintain CMDB data accuracy with Data Monitor rules
- Analyze and resolve CMDB data issues with HelixGPT-powered Insights
| 26.2 enhancements and patches |
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