General conventions

The following conventions are applicable to this space.

General

This space uses the following general conventions:

Item	Example
Information that you are instructed to type	Type SEARCH DB in the designated field. Type search db in the designated field. (Unix)
Specific (standard) keyboard key names	Press Enter.
Field names, text on a panel	Type the appropriate entry in the Command field.
Directories, file names, Web addresses	The home page of BMC Software is at www.bmc.com.
Nonspecific key names, option names	Use the HELP function key. KEEPDICTIONARY option
z/OS calls, commands, control statements, keywords, parameters, reserved words	Use the SEARCH command to find a particular object. The product generates the RECOVER FORWARD statement next.
Code examples, syntax statements, system messages, screen text	//STEPLIB DD The dsn dsname is not available.
Emphasized words, new terms, variables	The instructions that you give to the software are called commands. In this message, the variable file_name represents the file that caused the error.
Single-step procedures	» To enable incremental backups, type y and press Enter at the next prompt.
GUI menu sequence	Choose File => Open .

Special text

This space uses the following types of special text:

Note

Notes contain important information that you should consider.

Warning

Warnings alert you to situations that could cause problems, such as loss of data, if you do not follow instructions carefully.

Tip

Tips contain useful information that may improve product performance or that may make procedures easier to follow.

References to RUV libraries

In this space, the term RUV sample library refers to the library that was distributed with the name RUV.CNTL. The term RUV load library refers to the library that was distributed with the name RUV.LOAD. Typically, these libraries are renamed during the installation process with a high-level qualifier that is valid in your environment.

References to CICS

Any reference to the term CICS refers to all versions and releases of the IBM CICS Transaction Server product that IBM supports. The specific product name, version, and release numbers are noted only when this information is significant.

Notes

RUV only supports CICS releases that IBM currently supports.
IBM no longer supports the older CICS journal infrastructure, since the journalling function is entirely implemented with log streams for current releases of CICS that IBM supports. References in this space to the older journal infrastructure (for example, journal extents) and related RUV commands are retained for compatibility only.
While it might be possible for you to successfully process older type (such as the non-log stream) journals or log streams generated by unsupported CICS releases (depending on your environment), we do not provide support or maintenance for this type of processing or guarantee that it will continue to function successfully in future releases of RUV or after maintenance updates.