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.

Extract/Load

Option 4, Extract/Load, is used to extract segments from an IMS database to a sequential file and load records from a sequential file to an IMS database. When you use this option, a complete set or subset of segments within a database can be copied to another database. When records are extracted from a database that has a logical and/or application relationship to other databases, the related database records in the other databases can also be extracted, which ensures that all relationships are resolved when the segments are reloaded. In addition, after data is extracted from a file, the extracted data can be disguised to provide data security.

If you do not specify a sub-option on the Primary Option Menu, the Extract/Load Data Base Menu is displayed. If you specify a sub-option, this screen is skipped.

Extract/Load Data Base Menu

File-AID for IMS  ------  Extract/Load Data Base Menu  ------------------------
OPTION  ===>
ENV: TEST - IMS ENVIRONMENT     

   1  DATA BASE EXTRACT - Extract from a data base to a sequential file  

   2  DATA BASE LOAD    - Load from a sequential file to a data base 

Enter 1 or 2 in the Option field, and press Enter. If you enter 1, the Data Base Extract - Data Base Specification Screen is displayed. If you enter 2, the screen shown on Data Base Load - Dataset Specification (Dynamic PSB) Screen is displayed. To exit the Extract/Load option, enter the END or RETURN primary command or a jump command.

The following commands are always available throughout the course of the extract/load conversation:

  • RETURN will take you back to the Primary Option Menu.
  • END will return you to the appropriate earlier menu.
  • ENTER will advance to the next screen in the conversation.

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