Shift Scheduling for Field Service release notes

  • Release version: Store
  • Updated June 11, 2026
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    Summary of Shift Scheduling for Field Service release notes

    Shift Scheduling for Field Service is a ServiceNow application designed to help managers and supervisors efficiently configure workforce scheduling, enabling agents to sign up for shifts and manage their schedules. The application integrates with Workforce Optimization (WFO) and Field Service Management (FSM) to enhance shift planning, schedule adherence monitoring, and agent event tracking.

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    Key Features

    • Shift signup capabilities for agents, allowing them to select and manage their shifts.
    • Notifications for both managers and agents regarding shift signups to improve communication.
    • Ability to capture and track agent locations related to personal events through the "Agent Schedule Attribute" table.
    • Support for managing multi-day personal events, ensuring accurate schedule optimization and rendering.
    • Incorporation of holiday schedules within FSM to align shift planning with organizational calendars.
    • Performance enhancements to APIs supporting shift scheduling, including integration with Workforce Optimization and FSM Dispatcher Workspace.
    • Accessibility improvements adhering to WCAG 2.1AA standards and internalization support for user interface widgets.
    • Flexible break retrieval logic to optimize schedule adherence and agent well-being.

    Key Outcomes

    • Managers gain a streamlined workspace to create, edit, and monitor shifts and schedules across teams.
    • Improved schedule accuracy and agent location tracking support more effective workforce management.
    • Enhanced performance and API reliability enable faster data retrieval and better user experience.
    • Accessibility and internationalization improvements ensure compliance and usability across diverse user groups.
    • Holiday and personal event integration allow for more comprehensive scheduling that respects agent availability and organizational requirements.

    Version history for the Shift Scheduling for Field Service application on the ServiceNow Store.

    Important:
    For details on system requirements and family compatibility, view the application listing on the ServiceNow Store website.

    Version history

    Version 7.1.2 - June 2026
    New: Added Holiday schedules implementation for FSM
    Version 7.1.0 - April 2026
    Fixed: WFO API calls with Territory to improve performance
    Version 7.0.4 - March 2026
    • Description: Shift Planning allows managers and supervisors to configure Workforce Scheduling to enable agents to sign up for shifts.
    • Key features: Ability to capture the location for the Agents Personal Events.
    Version 6.1.0 - January 2026
    • Shift Planning allows managers and supervisors to configure Workforce Scheduling to enable agents to sign up for shifts.
    • Fixed: When a time-off event is created for a user, the shift markspan turns grey, indicating that no shift is assigned.
    Version 6.0.4 - August 2025
    • Description: Shift Planning allows managers and supervisors to configure Workforce Scheduling to enable agents to sign up for shifts.
    • Key feature: Ability to capture the location for the Agents Personal Events.
    Version 5.1.2 - July 2025
    This patch release addresses the issue PRB1898328 related to multi-day personal events. After this patch update, personal events created with Workforce Optimization (WFO) will be rendered properly and considered for Schedule Optimization executions.
    Version 5.1.1 - May 2025
    • Shift Planning allows managers and supervisors to configure Workforce Scheduling to enable agents to sign up for shifts.
    • Key features:
      • Enables agents to sign up for shifts
      • Enables managers and agents to get shift signup notifications
      • New table "Agent Schedule Attribute" enables managers to track agent location and view agent personal event details
    Version 5.0.0 - February 2025
    • Latest Manager Workspace dependencies uptake for FSM
    • Performance improvements for shift planning API to retrieve WFO schedules
    Version 4.0.6 - December 2024
    • Performance improvement for the WFO Shift scheduling API
    • Schedule optimization flexible break retrieval logic enhancement
    • Internalization support for the landing page widgets
    Version 4.0.2 - August 2024
    • Accessibility improvements to adhere to WCAG 2.1AA conformant.
    • Performance improvements for the FSM Dispatcher Workspace API to retrieve schedules.
    Version 3.0.0 - February 2024
    • Fixed:
      • Changes to run APIs run for same input multiple times (Capacity planning use case)
      • Performance changes to improve loading of Manager workspace.
    Version 2.0.5 - August 2023
    Use Workforce Optimization for Field Service to manage agent schedules and breaks.
    Version 1.0.0 - February 2023
    Shift Scheduling offers an easy-to-use, streamlined Manager Workspace experience that allows managers to create/edit work shifts, schedules, and monitor schedule adherence for all their team members.