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.

Edit database specification

The Data Base Specification screen is the first screen displayed in the edit conversation. There are two variations of this screen depending on whether you intend to use dynamic or static PSBs. For initial use, at least in a DL/I region type, we suggest you use a dynamic PSB because it is more convenient.

If both dynamic and static PSB processing are supported in the current environment, you can enter the XPSB command on either screen to switch to the alternate screen. If only one of these modes is allowed, the XPSB command results in the display of a message indicating that the alternate type of PSB is not supported in the current environment.

PSB processing for your ISPF session is set on the System Parameters screen. Edit - Data Base Specification Screen (Dynamic PSB) is displayed if you entered D in the Dynamic or Static field on the System Parameters screen. Edit - Data Base Specification Screen (Static PSB) is displayed if you entered S. For additional information, see System Parameters.

Use the DSN and ENV commands to view the data set concatenation list for the environment in effect for the current session or to select another environment for the session. For more information about these commands, see Primary Commands.

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