Upgrading to Customer Success Cloud Spring 2026
This page describes the changes to make when upgrading to Spring 2026.
See the Upgrade Steps section under each feature for details of any action required. If you don't want to use or upgrade an optional feature, you can skip the upgrade steps for that feature. To perform upgrade steps in your org, you must be assigned administrator permissions.
See the Included in This Feature section under each feature for details of items such as objects, fields, or buttons that have been added in this release.
If you are upgrading from a version earlier than January 2026, check the documentation for previous releases for upgrade details.
For information on new features and changes to existing features in Spring 2026, see New Features and Enhancements in Customer Success Cloud Spring 2026.
Create Expansion Opportunities to Manage Business Growth
Manage Expansion Opportunities
Upgrade Steps
To upgrade this feature to Spring 2026, take the following action.
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Action |
Further Information |
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[Optional] If you’re using a customized version of the Customer Success Management Workspace, complete the following steps to replace the My Active Playbooks KPI card with the My Active Expansion Opportunities KPI card.
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For more information about adding KPI cards to workspaces, see the Salesforce Help. |
Included in This Feature
This section details the items that have been added, updated, or deleted in this release.
KPI Cards
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Previous |
Updated | Description | Further Information |
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| My Active Playbooks | My Active Expansion Opportunities | The count of expansion opportunities, with a start date of today or before, and an end date of today or after, that you are the playbook owner of. | Customer Success Management Workspace |
Fields
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Object |
Field | Further Information |
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| Expansion Opportunity | Active | Expansion Opportunity Fields |
| Owner is Current User |
List Views
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List View |
Description | Further Information |
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| My Active Expansion Opportunities | Displays a list of all of the active expansion opportunities that you’re the owner of. | Customer Success Management Workspace |
Custom Setting Fields
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Custom Setting |
Custom Setting Field | Description | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS Cloud Create/Edit Field Set Settings | Expansion Opportunity Create Fields | The API name of the field set that defines the additional expansion opportunity fields that are available when creating an expansion opportunity. | Custom Settings |
| CS Cloud Settings | Expansion Opportunity Active Statuses | The comma-separated values in the expansion opportunity Active field that set the related active indicator as true. |
Field Sets
| Object |
Field Set |
Description | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion Opportunity | Create Expansion Opportunity Fields | Defines the expansion opportunity fields that are available when creating expansion opportunities. | Expansion Opportunity Field Sets |
Linking CS Activities to Expansion Opportunities
Upgrade Steps
To upgrade this feature to Spring 2026, take the following action.
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Action |
Further Information |
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Add the Expansion Opportunity field to the CS Activity object’s page layouts. |
For more information about page layouts, see the Salesforce Help. |
| Add the CS Activities related list to the CS Activity object’s page layouts. | For more information about adding related lists to a Lightning page, see the Salesforce Help. |
| In the Lightning App Builder, add the CSC Activity Tracker to the expansion opportunity record page. | For more information about adding components to a Lightning page, see the Salesforce Help. |
Included in This Feature
This section details the items that have been added, updated, or deleted in this release.
Fields
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Object |
Field | Further Information |
|---|---|---|
| CS Activity | Expansion Opportunity | The expansion opportunity that relates to the CS activity. |
Custom Setting Fields
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Custom Setting |
Custom Setting Field | Description | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS Cloud Record Search Window Settings | Expansion Opp. Search Window Columns | The API name of the field set that defines the table columns displayed in the Select Expansion Opportunity window. | Custom Settings |
Field Sets
| Object |
Field Set |
Description | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion Opportunity | Expansion Opportunity Search Window Columns | Used to display columns in the table in the Select Expansion Opportunity window. | Expansion Opportunity Field Sets |
Track Business Growth with the Expansion Opportunity Overview Dashboard
Upgrade Steps
To upgrade this feature to Spring 2026, take the following action.
| Step | Action | Further Information |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Update the CS Cloud Core Analytics app to ensure the new dashboard and labels are available. | For more information, see Creating a CS Cloud Core Analytics App. |
| 2 | In the Lightning App Builder, add the Expansion Opportunity Overview dashboard component to the required app or record pages. | For more information, see Setting up the CS Cloud Core Analytics App. |
| 3 | Enable full sync for the Expansion Opportunity Instance object in your Analytics data sync configuration. | For more information about data sync settings, see “Adding the Expansion Opportunity Overview Dashboard to the Customer Success Management Workspace” or the Salesforce Help. |
Included in This Feature
This section details the items that have been added, updated, or deleted in this release.
Dashboards
| Dashboard | Description | Further Information |
|---|---|---|
| Expansion Opportunity Overview | Enables users to track expansion opportunities and converted Salesforce opportunities. | Expansion Opportunity Overview Dashboard |
Customize Create and Edit Windows with Expanded Field Support
Upgrade Steps
No upgrade steps are required to upgrade this feature to Spring 2026.
Included in This Feature
This section details the items that have been added, updated, or deleted in this release.
Field Sets
| Object |
Field Set |
Description | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playbook | Create Playbook Fields | This field set now includes Account, Parent Success Plan, Objective, Is Template, Playbook Owner, and Start Date fields. | Playbook Field Sets |
| Edit Playbook Fields | This field set now includes Account, Parent Success Plan, Objective, Stage, Playbook Owner, Start Date, and End Date fields. | ||
| Playbook Task | Create Playbook Task Fields | This field set now includes Account, Parent Success Plan, Objective, Playbook, Status, Notes, Start Date, and End Date fields. | Playbook Task Field Sets |
| Edit Playbook Task Fields | This field set now includes Account, Objective, Parent Success Plan, Status, Playbook, Start Date, and End Date fields. | ||
| CS Activity | Create CS Activity Fields | This field set now includes Account, Success Plan, Objectives, Objective KPI, Playbook, Expansion Opportunity, Type, and Notes fields. | CS Activity Field Sets |
| Edit CS Activity Fields | This field set now includes Account, Success Plan, Objectives, Objective KPI, Playbook, Expansion Opportunity, Type, and Notes fields. | ||
| Success Plan | Create Success Plan Fields | This field set now includes Success Plan Owner, Account, Effective Date, and Is Template fields. | Success Plan Field Sets |
| Edit Success Plan Fields | This field set now includes Success Plan Owner, Account, Effective Date, and Status fields. |
Enhance Health Score Configuration with Grouping Support
Upgrade Steps
To upgrade this feature to Spring 2026, take the following action.
| Step | Action |
Further Information |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
In the Developer Console, enter and run the following code to update all existing customer success metrics so that the Group field has a default value of Account: Copy
Populating Metric Group Values
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For more information about executing Anonymous Apex Code, see the Salesforce Help. |
| 2 | Add the Group field to your page layouts of the Customer Success Metric object. |
For more information about page layouts, see the Salesforce Help. |
Included in This Feature
This section details the items that have been added, updated, or deleted in this release.
Fields
| Object | Field | Description |
Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Success Metric | Group | The group the metric is recorded against. | Customer Success Metric Fields |
Enhance Product Support
Manage Health Scores
Upgrade Steps
To upgrade this feature to Spring 2026, take the following action.
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Action |
Further Information |
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In Developer Console, enter and run the code provided to update all existing customer success metrics so that the Group field has the default value of Account. Copy
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For more information about executing Anonymous Apex Code, see the Salesforce Help. |
Included in This Feature
This section details the items that have been added, updated, or deleted in this release.
Fields
| Object |
Field |
Description | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Success Metric | Group | The group the metric is recorded against. | Customer Success Metric Fields |
Input Fields
| Dataset |
Field |
Description | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metrics | Group | Populates the Group field in the resulting dataset. | Metrics Input Fields |
Output Fields
| Dataset |
Field Set |
Description | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metrics | Group | The group the metric is recorded against. | Metrics Output Fields |
Identify At-Risk Areas with Group Health Scores
| Step | Action | Further Information |
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| 1. | Ensure the CS Cloud Core Analytics template is deployed to your Salesforce org. | Setting up the CS Cloud Core Analytics App |
| 2. | Run the CS Cloud Analytics recipe to populate the Metrics dataset. | |
| 3. | Add the Group Health Score dashboard to the Customer Success Management Workspace or relevant Lightning pages. | Group Health Score Dashboard |
| 4. |
Assign the following field-level read access for the Metrics dataset to the users of the Group Health Score dashboard:
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| 5. |
In the Developer Console, enter and run the following code to update all existing customer success metrics so that the Group field has a default value of Account: Copy
Populating Metric Group Values
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For more information about executing Anonymous Apex Code, see the Salesforce Help. |
Included in This Feature
This section details the items that have been added, updated, or deleted in this release.
Dashboards
| Dashboard | Description |
Further Information |
|---|---|---|
| Group Health Score | Provides independent health scores for configured groups and overall accounts. | Group Health Score Dashboard |
Filter Products in the Product Grid
Upgrade Steps
To upgrade this feature to Spring 2026, take the following action.
| Action | Further Information |
|---|---|
| [Optional] Add the fields you want to display in the Product Grid's Filters panel to the Product Grid Filters Panel Fields field set in the Product object. | Product Field Sets |
| [Optional] Add the fields you want to display in the Filters panel of the Add Products to Account window to the Add Products to Account Filter Fields field set in the Product object. |
Included in This Feature
This section details the items that have been added, updated, or deleted in this release.
Field Sets
| Object | Field Set | Description | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product | Add Products to Account Filter Fields | Defines the additional fields that display in the Filters panel in the Add Products to Account window. | Product Field Sets |
| Product Grid Filters Panel Fields | Defines the additional fields that display in the Filters panel on the Product Grid. |
Bulk Manage Products
Upgrade Steps
To upgrade this feature to Spring 2026, take the following action.
| Action | Further Information |
|---|---|
| Ensure users have the appropriate CRUD and FLS permissions for the relevant hierarchy objects and their corresponding product junction objects. |
Link Expansion Opportunities to Playbooks
Upgrade Steps
To upgrade this feature to Spring 2026, take the following action.
| Step | Action | Further Information |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Add the Expansion Opportunity field to the Playbook object’s page layouts. |
For more information about page layouts, see the Salesforce Help. |
| 2. | Add the Playbooks related list to the expansion opportunity page layout. | For more information about adding related lists, see the Salesforce Help. |
Included in This Feature
Fields
| Object | Field |
Further Information |
|---|---|---|
| Playbook | Expansion Opportunity | The expansion opportunity that relates to the playbook. |
Optimize Dynamic Playbook Generation with CS Policy
Upgrade Steps
To upgrade this feature to Spring 2026, take the following action.
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Action |
Further Information |
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| Ensure that you have added the Work Suggestion QueueLightning component on the Work suggestion record page and Account page. | For more information about adding components and fields to a Lightning page, see the Salesforce help. |
| Ensure that you have added the Dismissal Reason field to the Work Suggestion object Layout. | |
| Ensure that you have necessary permissions to view the Customer Success Administration page. | Customer Success Administration Overview |
| Ensure that you have Generative AI access to use Work Suggestions and its features. | - |
Included in This Feature
This section details the items that have been added, updated, or deleted in this release.
Fields
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Object |
Field | Description | Further Information |
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| Work Suggestions | AI Generated | If selected, it indicates that the work suggestion was generated by AI. | Work Suggestion Fields |
| Title | The AI-generated title summarizing the work suggestion. |
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Object |
Field | Further Information |
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| Work Suggestions | Suggested Records | Deprecated Elements |
Buttons
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Object |
Previous Label | New Label | Further Information |
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| Work Suggestions | Create Playbook | Generate | Creating Dynamic Playbooks From Work Suggestions |
Lightning Component
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Lightning Component |
Description | Further Information |
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| Work Suggestions Queue | View work suggestions associated with an account record. | Customer Success Cloud Lightning Components |
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Deprecated Lightning Component |
Object | Replaced By | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEPRECATED: CSC Work Suggestions | Work Suggestion | This Lightning component is replaced by Work Suggestion Queue Lightning component. | Deprecated Elements |
Lightning Component Property
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Lightning Component |
Property | Description | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account Grid | Show Work Suggestion Column | View the number of new work suggestions associated with an account. | Account Grid Lightning Component Properties |
Custom Setting Fields
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Custom Setting |
Custom Setting Field | Description | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Success Cloud Process Settings | Bypass Policy Version Trigger | If selected, disables the trigger for policy version. | Custom Settings |
Prepare AI-Powered Business Review Summaries
Saving Summaries for Future Use
Upgrade Steps
To upgrade this feature to Spring 2026, take the following action.
| Action | Further Information |
|---|---|
| Add the CS AI Summaries related list to your page layouts of the Account object. |
For more information about page layouts, see the Salesforce Help. |
Included in This Feature
This section details the items that have been added, updated, or deleted in this release.
Objects
| Object | Description |
Further Information |
|---|---|---|
| CS AI Summary | Stores AI-generated summaries. | CS AI Summary Fields |
Generating a Business Review Agenda
Upgrade Steps
No upgrade steps are required to upgrade this feature to Spring 2026.
Accessing Summary Records
Upgrade Steps
No upgrade steps are required to upgrade this feature to Spring 2026.
Prepare for Customer Interactions with AI-Powered Account Summaries
Creating Expansion Opportunities from Account Summaries
Upgrade Steps
No upgrade steps are required to upgrade this feature to Spring 2026.
Saving Summaries for Future Use
Upgrade Steps
To upgrade this feature to Spring 2026, take the following action.
| Action | Further Information |
|---|---|
| Add the CS AI Summaries related list to your page layouts of the Account object. |
For more information about page layouts, see the Salesforce Help. |
New Account Summary Sections
Upgrade Steps
No upgrade steps are required to upgrade this feature to Spring 2026.
Included in This Feature
This section details the items that have been added, updated, or deleted in this release.
Permission Sets
| Permission Set |
Further Information |
|---|---|
| CSC - Customer Success | |
| CSC - Participant User |
Expanded Account Highlights
Upgrade Steps
No upgrade steps are required to upgrade this feature to Spring 2026.
Included in This Feature
Custom Settings
| Custom Setting | Field | Description |
Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS Cloud AI Summary Settings | Disable Active Projects | If selected, the number of active projects isn’t displayed in the Account Highlights section of the Generate Account Summary window. | Custom Settings |
| Disable Escalated Cases | If selected, the number of escalated cases isn’t displayed in the Account Highlights section of the Generate Account Summary window. | ||
| Disable Open Cases | If selected, the number of open cases isn’t displayed in the Account Highlights section of the Generate Account Summary window. | ||
| Disable Open Opportunities | If selected, the number of open opportunities isn’t displayed in the Account Highlights section of the Generate Account Summary window. | ||
| Disable Overall KPI Progress | If selected, the overall KPI progress isn’t displayed in the Account Highlights section of the Generate Account Summary window. | ||
| Disable Product Family | If selected, product families aren’t displayed in the Account Highlights section of the Generate Account Summary window. | ||
| Disable Red Projects | If selected, the number of red projects isn’t displayed in the Account Highlights section of the Generate Account Summary window. |
Key Stakeholder Contact Access
Upgrade Steps
No upgrade steps are required to upgrade this feature to Spring 2026.
Included in This Feature
This section details the items that have been added, updated, or deleted in this release.
Permission Sets
| Permission Set |
Further Information |
|---|---|
| CSC - Customer Success |
Summary Field and Section Visibility
Upgrade Steps
No upgrade steps are required to upgrade this feature to Spring 2026.
Streamline Record Creation from Templates
Upgrade Steps
No upgrade steps are required to upgrade this feature to Spring 2026.
Support the Custom Account Object in Customer Success Cloud
Upgrade Steps
No upgrade steps are required to upgrade this feature to Spring 2026.
Included in This Feature
This section details the items that have been added, updated, or deleted in this release.
Field Sets
| Object |
Field Set |
Description | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activity Tracker | Activity Tracker Filters Panel Fields | This field set now includes Account field. | CS Activity Field Sets |
Track Opportunities Created from Expansion Opportunities
Upgrade Steps
To upgrade this feature to Spring 2026, take the following action.
| Step | Action |
Further Information |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Add the Expansion Opportunity Instances related list to your existing expansion opportunity page layouts. |
For more information about page layouts, see the Salesforce Help. |
| 2. | [Optional] Configure the Create Opportunity Fields field set on the Opportunity object to define the fields displayed in the creation window. | Opportunity Field Sets |
| 3. | [Optional] To enable the automatic creation of opportunity line items, select the Enable Opportunity Window Product Field in the CS Cloud Expansion Opportunity Settings custom setting. | Custom Settings |
Included in This Feature
This section details the items that have been added, updated, or deleted in this release.
Objects
| Object | Description |
Further Information |
|---|---|---|
| Expansion Opportunity Instance | Stores the relationship between expansion opportunities and the resulting Salesforce opportunities. | Expansion Opportunity Instance Fields |
Custom Settings
| Custom Setting | Custom Setting Field | Description |
Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS Cloud Create/Edit Field Set Settings | Opportunity Create Fields | The API name of the field set that defines the fields available when creating an opportunity from an expansion opportunity. | Custom Settings |
| CS Cloud Expansion Opportunity Settings | Enable Opportunity Window Product Field | If selected, the Product field is displayed in the Create Opportunity from Expansion Opportunity window. |
Release Content
Upgrade Steps
No upgrade steps are required to upgrade this feature to Spring 2026.
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