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.

Command entry

Enter commands by:

  • Typing the command in the COMMAND or OPTION field and pressing Enter; or
  • Pressing a PF key to which you assigned a command.

Assign PF keys

Assign commands to your File-AID/RDX PF keys using the KEYS command from any screen in File-AID/RDX. When you press a PF key, the processing is the same as if you typed the command in the COMMAND field and pressed Enter. For more information about PF keys, see Program Function (PF) Keys.

Concatenate commands

Enter information in the COMMAND field before you press a PF key. The PF key definition is concatenated ahead of the contents of the COMMAND field. For example, suppose you assign the DOWN command to PF8. If you type 6 in the COMMAND field and press PF8, the results are the same as if you had typed DOWN 6 in the COMMAND field and pressed Enter.

Stacking commands

Stack commands for File-AID/RDX to process in a single step by using a delimiter. Enter the delimiter between the commands. The default delimiter is a semicolon (;). Change the default using ISPF/PDF option 0.1.

The commands provided by File-AID/RDX are described in a summary format in Command Summary. Commands are described in detail in the appropriate chapters.

 

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