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.

Stopping/resuming batch extract execution

File-AID/RDX provides the ability to identify a checkpoint in an extract request that will stop the execution of the extract in a controlled manner. Stop a checkpoint enabled extract at a pre-determined checkpoint or any time during execution with a z/OS MODIFY command (see Stop Extract Execution with z/OS Operator MODIFY Command). In all cases, processing on the object currently being extracted will complete before the checkpoint is taken and a controlled stop occurs. After the controlled stop, submit the extract request again to resume the extract execution from the checkpoint.

Use this functionality when you anticipate a long running extract that might not complete within your site’s constraints or when executing complex related extracts.

For more information, see Checkpoint-Resumption.

Stop Extract Execution with z/OS Operator MODIFY Command

To stop the execution of an extract in a controlled manner without a pre-determined checkpoint, enable Checkpoint/Resumption and specify the Checkpoint Data File for the extract request. Then, during extract execution, use the z/OS MODIFY command with parameter NOW.

Important

The MODIFY command requires proper OPERATOR authority.

The verb MODIFY can be abbreviated, F.

Syntax:

F jobname,NOW

Important

If you cancel an extract without Checkpoint/Resumption Enabled, the extract will be incomplete and will not be usable for extract resumption or load.

 

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