Welcome
IBM Z Workload Scheduler
Welcome to the IBM Z Workload Scheduler documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use the product. The documentation has been updated for version 10.2 SPE (Revised July 2025).
Customization and Tuning
Customizing IBM Z Workload Scheduler
Implementing security
This chapter explains how you use IBM Z Workload Scheduler security features to protect IBM Z Workload Scheduler functions and data.
Controlling access to IBM Z Workload Scheduler
Controlling access to IBM Z Workload Scheduler from APPC

Product requirements
This section contains links to the IBM® Workload Scheduler Download Documents, System Requirements, and Release Notes.
Product Library in PDF format
This section contains links to the PDF versions of all the publications provided in IBM Documentation for IBM Workload Automation.
Considerations for GDPR readiness
Overview
Mobile Applications Userʼs Guide
Dynamic Workload Console User's Guide
AI Data Advisor (AIDA) User's Guide
Scheduling Job Integrations with IBM Workload Automation
IBM® Workload Scheduler
Welcome to the IBM® Workload Scheduler documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use IBM Workload Scheduler. The documentation has been updated for IBM Workload Scheduler Version 10.2.5.
IBM Z Workload Scheduler
Welcome to the IBM Z Workload Scheduler documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use the product. The documentation has been updated for version 10.2 SPE (Revised July 2025).
- Memo to Users
- Program Directory
- Dynamic Workload Console Readmes
  For the latest information about a Dynamic Workload Console fix pack, see the appropriate Readme File.
- Planning and Installation
- Customization and Tuning
  - About this publication
  - Customizing IBM Z Workload Scheduler
    - Defining initialization statements
      The initialization statements determine the tasks that IBM Z Workload Scheduler starts, how IBM Z Workload Scheduler processes work, and the functions that you can use.
    - Identifying related initialization-statement parameters
    - Implementing security
      This chapter explains how you use IBM Z Workload Scheduler security features to protect IBM Z Workload Scheduler functions and data.
      - Planning security implementation
        Consider the tasks in this section when determining your security requirements.
      - Customizing TLS to connect components with IBM Z Workload Scheduler
      - Controlling access to IBM Z Workload Scheduler
        Controlling access to the IBM Z Workload Scheduler subsystem
        Controlling access to IBM Z Workload Scheduler fixed resources
        Controlling access to IBM Z Workload Scheduler subresources
        You can restrict access to IBM Z Workload Scheduler data by specifying subresources. This level of protection is useful if you want to permit different users access to a particular IBM Z Workload Scheduler function, while allowing the users' access only to their own IBM Z Workload Scheduler data. For example, a user might not need access to all applications, only to payroll applications.
        Controlling access to IBM Z Workload Scheduler from APPC
        APPC and RACF®
        IBM Z Workload Scheduler API and RACF®
        IBM Z Workload Scheduler performs security checking at the Z controller for all transaction programs (TP) that use the API.
        Controlling access to IBM Z Workload Scheduler using Dynamic Workload Console
        Read the following information if you are using the Dynamic Workload Console to access IBM Z Workload Scheduler using TCP/IP.
        Controlling access through TSO commands
        You can use IBM Z Workload Scheduler TSO commands to perform several functions.
      - Functions and data that you can protect
        You can use fixed resources and subresources to protect IBM Z Workload Scheduler functions and data.
      - Access requirements to fixed resources for dialog users
        To use an IBM Z Workload Scheduler dialog, you need the authority to access the required resources.
      - Examples of security strategies
    - IBM Z Workload Scheduler exits
      Read the following information to understand General-use Programming Interface and Associated Guidance Information. It describes exits that are called by IBM Z Workload Scheduler. Your own programs can use the information passed by the exits to perform a variety of functions.
    - Open Systems Integration
    - Reporting Events
    - Using the Job Completion Checker
    - Using the data store
    - Miscellaneous customization
  - Data integrity
  - Tuning
  - IBM Z Workload Scheduler macros
  - Sample library (SEQQSAMP)
- Managing the Workload
  You can plan when and how your workload runs and manage it as part of a plan.
- Scheduling End-to-end with z-centric Capabilities
- Quick Reference
- Diagnosis Guide and Reference
- Workload Automation Programming Language for z/OS User's Guide and Reference
- Driving IBM Z Workload Scheduler
Messages and Codes
Glossary
Notices

Controlling access to IBM Z Workload Scheduler from APPC

Read the following information if you use any of the IBM Z Workload Scheduler user interfaces to access IBM Z Workload Scheduler using APPC. The interfaces include:

The IBM Z Workload Scheduler API, either from your own transaction program or through the Dynamic Workload Console
The IBM Z Workload Scheduler server, from your own PIF programs or ISPF dialogs, or the Dynamic Workload Console for Application Description.

Access to IBM Z Workload Scheduler through the API or the server can be controlled in two distinct ways: through security provided by:

APPC and RACF®
IBM Z Workload Scheduler and RACF®