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FootPrints 20.19

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This space contains information about the 20.19 release of FootPrints.

Release notes

updated 13 Feb

This topic provides information about what is new or changed in this space, including resolved issues, documentation updates, and maintenance releases. It also provides license entitlement information for the release.

Tips

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After upgrading, ensure that you read the release notes for all versions that have come out after the version from which you are upgrading. In this way, you will know of all changes that might affect you.

Note

When you publish your configuration after performing an upgrade, you might receive publishing errors that did not occur when you published the same configuration using previous FootPrints versions. This is because with every release, a number of validation checks are added that inform you about the incorrectly configured components during the upgrade.

Updates to this space

The following updates have been added since the release of the space:

Date	Title	Summary
December 13, 2019	20.19.03: 2019 Release 03	For more information, see Known and corrected issues.
August 29, 2019	20.19.02: 2019 Release 02	For more information, see Known and corrected issues.
May 1, 2019	20.19.01: 2019 Release 01	For more information, see Known and corrected issues.

Related topics

Known and corrected issues

Installing FootPrints

This section announces the new enhancements or features in FootPrints.

Announcement, December 13, 2019

2019 Release 03 of FootPrints 20.19 is available.

For a summary of all the announcements, see Release notes.

Announcement, August 29, 2019

2019 Release 02 of FootPrints 20.19 is available.

For a summary of all the announcements, see Release notes.

Announcement, May 1, 2019

2019 Release 01 of FootPrints 20.19 is available.

For a summary of all the announcements, see Release notes.

Featured content

For information about the issues in this release, see Known and corrected issues.
To plan for an installation or upgrade, see Planning and Key concepts.
To learn about installing or upgrading FootPrints, see Installing and Upgrading.

Getting started What's new Key concepts Where to start	Planning Deployment planning and system requirements Installing Installation, configuration, and maintenance Upgrading Upgrade paths and migration
Administering Security and system administration	Using Working with the product
Troubleshooting Common issues Checklists For multi-step configuration tasks	Integrating Integrations with other product

PDFs and videos

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

Creating a custom PDF

From any page in the space, use the following procedure to create a PDF of either the current page or multiple pages (a parent topic and its child topics):

Go to the branch or topic for which you want to create a PDF.
On the toolbar in the upper-right of the window, clickand select Export to PDF:

Note

Although you can export to Microsoft Word, this portal is not optimized for Word exports. If you require an export in XML or HTML format, contact us.
In the Exporting PDF dialog box:
- In the Template box, select one of the following PDF styles:
  - Simple to export a PDF with no cover, table of contents, or index
    By default, the Simple template exports only the current page.
  - Standard to export a traditional PDF with a cover, table of contents, and index
    By default, the Standard template exports the current page and its child pages.
  Example
  In this example, selecting This page and its children creates a PDF of all topics in the space's "Reference" section:
- In the Export Scope box, select what you want to export:
  - Only this page to export the current page
  - This page and its children to export an entire section (current page and any child topics)
Click Export.

For more information, see Help for BMC Online Technical Documentation .

Videos

This section lists videos that supplement the text-based documentation.

To see videos, see FootPrints video series on BMC Communities.

FAQs and additional resources

This topic answers common questions and explains how to access additional resources, including BMC Support.

Frequently asked questions

This section answers frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the documentation portal.

How can I get a PDF of selected content in a space?

From the Tools menu in the upper-right, select Export to PDF.
Select the type of PDF that you want:

- Only this page for a PDF of the current page
- This page and its children for a PDF of the current page and all of its child topics

Depending on the number of topics included in the export, it might take several minutes to create the PDF. After the export is complete, you can download the PDF.

Additional resources

The following BMC sites are external to this portal and provide information that you might find helpful:

Support information

This topic contains information about contacting BMC Support and determining support status for specific product versions.

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If you have problems with or questions about a BMC product, or for the latest support policies, go to Support Central

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If you do not have access to the web and you are in the United States or Canada, contact BMC Support at 800 537 1813. Outside the United States or Canada, select your country at Contact BMC to view local Support Contacts.

How can I check a product version's support status?

You can find the support status for specific product versions on Support Central. Selecting a product from the “A–Z Supported Product List” shows:

All versions of the product and their current support levels (full or limited)
Dates on which support ends

You can also find information about the latest support policies on Support Central.

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PDFs and videos

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Last modified by Winner kumar Jaiswal on Jan 20, 2020

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Comments

Matt O'donnell

Are the Release Notes complete for 20.19.03? Specifically, the only Known and Corrected Issue refers to DRZNZ-5560, while there have been Communities articles released for a number of other fixes addressed (Article numbers 000174229, 000171393, 000163832, 000164824, 000167309 & 000164142). Can you please advise?

Jan 02, 2020 12:09
1. Dov Kaiser
  
  Hi, Matt. Thanks for contacting us. We have forwarded your questions to the writer who is responsible for this content.
  
  Jan 02, 2020 03:03