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.

Terminal keys


You can use program access (PA) and program function (PF) keys to perform commonly used operations. Although PF keys are not required for File-AID/RDX operation, you can assign commands to PF keys using the KEYS and/or KEYLIST command (see also Program Function (PF) Keys).

Program Access (PA) keys

File-AID/RDX supports two PA keys as follows:

PA1 (Attention)

If you press PA1 once, File-AID/RDX responds as if you pressed PA2 (Reshow). If you press PA1 a second time without any intervening interaction, the current processing is terminated and the ISPF/PDF Primary Option Menu is redisplayed.

PA2 (Reshow)

Redisplays the contents of the screen. PA2 may be useful if you pressed the ERASE INPUT or CLEAR keys accidentally, or if you typed unwanted information but have not yet pressed Enter.

Program Function (PF) keys

File-AID/RDX utilizes key lists that provide PF key assignment for many File-AID/RDX panels.

Set the KEYLIST status to ON to enable the File-AID/RDX defined key list. To change PF key assignments use the KEYLIST command. Then File-AID/RDX determines whether KEYLIST is ON or OFF.

  • If OFF, File-AID/RDX executes the KEYS command so you can change the PF key settings.
  • If ON, File-AID/RDX executes the KEYLIST command so you can change the key list settings. When you change the File-AID/RDX default key lists you only change your private copies (Key list Type changes from Shared to Private).

The following table shows the default key lists for File-AID/RDX:

Default Key Lists for File-AID/RDX

PF Key

F2CMDS3

F2CMDS3B

F2CMDS8A

RDXDFLT1

RDXHELP

RDXPARMS

PF1/13

HELP

HELP

HELP

HELP/EXPAND

HELP

HELP/EXPAND

PF2/14

SPLIT

SPLIT

SPLIT

SPLIT

SPLIT

SPLIT

PF3/15

END

END

END

END

END

END

PF4/16

RETURN

RETURN

RETURN

RETURN

RETURN

TOGGLE/RETURN

PF5/17

RFIND

RFIND

RFIND

RFIND

RFIND

LOCK/RFIND

PF6/18

RCHANGE

RCHANGE

EXECUTE

RCHANGE

RCHANGE

UNLOCK/RCHANGE

PF7/19

UP

UP

UP

UP

UP

UP

PF8/20

DOWN

DOWN

DOWN

DOWN

DOWN

DOWN

PF9/21

SWAP

SWAP

SWAP

SWAP

SWAP

SWAP

PF10/22

LEFT

PREV

LEFT

LEFT

BACK/PREV

PREV/LEFT

PF11/23

RIGHT

NEXT

RIGHT

RIGHT

NEXT

NEXT/RIGHT

PF12/24

RETRIEVE

RETRIEVE

RETRIEVE

CANCEL

RETRIEVE

RETRIEVE/ZCLRSFLD

File-AID/RDX and ISPF/PDF maintain separate PF key definitions. When you modify PF key definitions within File-AID/RDX, you modify only your File-AID/RDX PF keys. Conversely, when you modify PF key definitions within ISPF/PDF, you modify only your ISPF/PDF PF keys.

 

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