Writer instructions

Purpose

Use this page to display a banner announcement on each page of the space. Create the Space announcements page in the master space, outside of the Home branch.

You can version the Space announcements page to enable different banners to be published into different target spaces, however, the banner that is displayed in the versioned (master) space itself only displays the most recently-published banner.  If you find errors in the banner area of your versioned space and you are sure the Space announcements page is set up correctly, try publishing the page to the same space.

For more information, see Space-announcements-banners.

Removing

When an announcement is no longer needed, remove the BMC Space Banner macro.

Translation

Localized spaces using the L10n Viewport theme must change the name of this page to Space announcements l10n.  See Configuring-the-Scroll-ViewPort-theme-for-translated-spaces.

Usage

Choose one or none of the following BMC Space Banner macros.

If your space requires another kind of announcement, you can use this page in coordination with your team lead and editors.

When should I use a space announcement banner?

Use the space organization announcement after you change the content from a book-like organization (such as User Manual, Configuration Manual, and Administration Guide) to the product model.

Use the latest version announcement to push traffic to later versions. You do not need to add this to every previous version, but if you have a specific reason that you want users to be aware—for example, Google searches show content for an obsolete version—use the banner to help users find a relevant version.

When an announcement is no longer needed, remove the BMC Space Banner macro.

Space announcement This documentation space provides the same content as before, but the organization of the content has changed. The content is now organized based on logical branches instead of legacy book titles. We hope that the new structure will help you quickly find the content that you need.

PDFs

This topic provides access to PDFs that support this product. It also explains how to create your own custom PDFs.

Ready-made space PDFs

The following table provides ready-made PDFs that contain snapshots of the content in this space. Ready-made PDFs are available for new releases and product updates within seven calendar days of their release. Although these PDFs contain all topics, the online topics might be more current, and the content of some topics might be better suited for online viewing.

Snapshot

Date

Full size

2024/07/01 00:00 

14,964 KB

2024/07/01 00:00 

6,347 KB

Legacy PDFs related to this space

The following legacy PDFs provide older product documentation that is not otherwise available in this documentation portal: 

Document

Title

Date

BMC Compuware File-AID for IMS for IMS/ISPF Reference

2021/03/17 00:00 

BMC Compuware File-AID for IMS for IMS/DC/CICS Reference

2021/03/17 00:00 

BMC Compuware File-AID for IMS for IMS/FLEX Reference

2021/03/17 00:00 

BMC Compuware File-AID for IMS for IMS Reference Summary

2021/03/24 00:00 

BMC Compuware File-AID Advanced Configuration Guide

2021/03/16 00:00 

BMC Compuware File-AID Installation and Configuration Guide

2021/03/10 00:00 

Creating a custom PDF

Important

We are working to improve the PDF export experience. We are currently working on the following issues:

  • Page order—If you export more than one page to PDF, they might be displayed in alphabetical order instead of the order in the interface.
  • Interface update—The export interface options are changing, so these instructions might not match them exactly.
  • Known limitations—PDF exports are not always completed successfully.
    Thank you for your patience.
  1. If you are not logged in, click the head icon at the top-right of the window, select Log in, and follow the instructions:
    log in.png
  2. Navigate to the page that you want to export to PDF. To create a PDF of the whole space, navigate to the space home page.
  3. Next to the page title, click Export export.png.
  4. In the Export dialog box, click PDF:
    pdf icon.png
  5. In the Export as PDF dialog box, perform one of these steps:
    • To create a PDF of that page only, proceed to step 6.
    • To create a PDF of that page and its child pages, click select all.
    • To create a PDF of that page and a selection of its child pages, select the checkboxes next to the pages that you want to include your PDF.
  6. Click Export.

  7. In the PDF Export Options dialog box, select the checkboxes for the features that you want to include in your PDF.

    Tip

    If you are creating a PDF of a single page, clear the Table of Contents checkbox.

  8. Click Export.
    The PDF is created.
  9. Save the PDF locally.


 

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