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.

Default value specification

The Default Value Specification window shown in the following figure pops up when you enter either the A (add) or U (update) line command for a literal definition in the Default Value Definition screen.

Default Value Specification

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This window lets you add or modify the value for a literal definition. If you update the definition, the current values are prefilled. When creating a new definition the Value field is blank.

Enter END after you completed the value specification to save the value specification and return to the Default Value Definition screen.

The body of this window consists of:

Number

Displays the number of the literal definition. Literal numbers are assigned automatically when creating the definition with the Add command. You can define up to 99 literals.

Type

Displays the column data type of the literal definition. If you add a new definition, the target column’s data type is prefilled. Change the data type as needed. See also Data Type Values. When you assign the literal to a target column, the type must be compatible with the target column’s type and length.

Length

Displays the column length of the literal definition. When you assign the literal to a target column, the length must be compatible with the target column’s type and length (see also Column/Field Mapping Rules). Change the length as needed.

Value

Enter or change the contents of the literal definition. When you assign the literal to a target column, the value must be compatible with the target column’s type and length (see also Column/Field Mapping Rules).

 

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