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.

Wildcard Characters

Many screens allow you to use wildcard characters. If you enter an asterisk (*) in fields that allow this wildcard character, File-AID for Db2 displays a selection list of objects. You can then select the appropriate name from the list. The optional fields treat a blank as an asterisk. The valid wildcard characters are:

  • Asterisk (*) – All values match. Must be entered by itself, cannot be used with other characters.
  • Underscore (_) – Occurrence of any single character matches. For example, xyz, xaz, and xbz all match x_z.
  • Percent sign (%) – Occurrence of no characters or an unlimited number of characters match. For example, xyz, xz, and xmnoz all match x%z.

Important

In addition to using a dash to separate the date portion and the time portion of the timestamp string, you can also use a blank as a separator. The format for a blank separator is: yyyy-mm-dd hh.mm.ss.nnnnnn

Wildcard Character for PDS Member Fields

When specifying a member name for a partitioned dataset, the asterisk (*) is the only valid wildcard character. File-AID for Db2 displays a selection list of member names. You can narrow the appropriate name from the list. The optional fields treat a blank as an asterisk. The valid wildcard characters are:

  • Asterisk (*) by itself – All values match.
  • Beginning name string with an asterisk (*) – For example, SH* lists only member names beginning with SH, such as SHOWSQL, SHOWSQ2, and SHUTDWN.

Wildcard Characters for Relationship Option

In the Relationship Option, Option 6, the use of wildcard characters is as follows:

  • Asterisk (*) – Matches all values. Valid for specifying objects, creators, tables, and members.
  • Underscore (_) – Matches an occurrence of any single character. If an underscore is embedded in a string, the string must end with a percent sign (%). For example, xyz, xaz, and xbz all match x_z%. Valid for specifying Db2 objects only.
  • Percent sign (%) – Matches the occurrence of no characters or an unlimited number of characters. If a percent sign is embedded in a string, the string must end with a percent sign (%). For example, xyz, xz, and xmnoz all match x%z%. Valid for specifying Db2 objects only.

After you enter a pattern, File-AID for Db2 displays a selection list. You can then select the appropriate name from the list.

 

Tip: For faster searching, add an asterisk to the end of your partial query. Example: cert*