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.

Save extract request


The following figure is displayed when you select Option 12- Save Extract Request, from the Extract Menu.

Save Extract Request

 File-AID/RDX  ---------------  Save Extract Request  ---------------------------
 COMMAND ===>                                              

 Specify Extract Request File Information:          
   File name     ===>                                             
   Member        ===>
   Description   ===>                                

 NOTE: Extract Request includes Relationship and Selection Criteria
 CANCEL  To Cancel Save Request                                        
 END to process and return 

Use this screen to save the current extract request information.

Important

Make sure to select Option 12- Save Extract Request, from the Extract Menu just before Option 13 in order to save the request as it will be submitted. If you make changes to the extract request after saving the request, the changes will not be saved in the request file, only in the temporary extract criteria.

Press Enter to process the file information. The saved request will also appear in your Extract Reference List (see Extract Reference List).

The body of the Save Extract Request window consists of the following fields:

File Name

Specify the name of the file where you want to save the extract request. You can save the request to existing files. Existing files must conform to the format outlined for the extract request file in File-AID/RDX Extract/Load/Delete Request File.

If you specify a new file, you must specify the following allocation parameters in the Create New File screen.

Important

Pre-Release 4.3 extract/load request files have fixed or fixed-blocked (RECFM=F or RECFM=FB) record format. When saving a Pre-Release 4.3 request file, File-AID/RDX will issue an invalid format message. Specify a new name to save the request file in variable-blocked (RECFM=VB) format.


Member

If the file is partitioned, specify the name of the member to contain the extract criteria.

Description

Enter a short description of the extract criteria. This description is displayed in the Extract Menu and the Extract Reference List. Using this description is a helpful way to document your extract criteria.

SAVE Confirmation

When saving an Extract or Load request File-AID/RDX checks to see if the member already exists. If the member already exists, the Save Confirmation window is displayed:

Save Confirmation window

File-AID/RDX -------------------- Save Confirmation --------------------
Command ===>
  The Following member exists and will be replaced:
  Request File . . . .: 'TSOID01.FRSAMP.EXTCRIT'
  Member to be saved : MVSKEY


ENTER to confirm Save and replace existing member
END return to Save Request enter a different member name

Press Enter to confirm overwriting the existing file or member name. Press End to cancel the Save request and return to the Save Extract Request panel where you can enter another file or member name.

 

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