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.

Step 1—Invoking the profile selection list


The following figure is displayed when you select Option 0 from the File-AID/RDX Primary Option Menu. On this screen you select the profile for which you would like to view or update its settings. Options 1 through 6 set the defaults for the currently selected profile.

RDX Profile Screen

 File-AID/RDX ---------------  RDX Profile  ------------------------------------
 Option ===>                                                                    
                                                                               
 Primary commands: menu-number, ALL, CANCEL                    
    Line commands: S or / to create flow through selected options.              
                                                                               
 Active Profile:                                                                
   Profile Type  ===> SITE                       (SITE, USER or prefix)   
   Name          ===>                            (* or blank for list)       
   Description   ===> RDXQUICK - THE QUICKER SETTER UPPER                   
   Profile Dataset  : FARDX.SITE.PROFILE
                                                                               
         _ 1 Batch defaults       - Modify session and batch defaults           
         _ 2 Extract Defaults     - Modify extract parameter defaults           
         _ 3 Load Defaults        - Modify load and delete parameter defaults   
         _ 4 Disguise Defaults    - Modify Data Disguise parameter defaults
         _ 5 Permanent File       - Specify permanent file defaults             
         _ 6 Temporary File       - Specify temporary file defaults

To invoke the profile selection list:

In this field…

Do the following:

Profile Type

Type SITE. If you just completed Using-File-AID-RDX it should already be set to SITE.

Name

Blank out or enter a pattern like RDX*. This will display the profile selection screen from where you can copy a profile.

Press Enter

File-AID/RDX will display the profile selection screen from where you can copy a profile.

Field Names and Descriptions

The following list describes the fields on this screen.

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

Profile Type

Specify which profile file to open.

SITE identifies the installation wide profile file.

USER identifies your own profile file (your userid).
prefix identifies a profile file with the specified high level qualifier (up to 26 positions). Entering a prefix that includes the string &USERID will substitute the current userid when the profile file is allocated. The prefix must not include the midlevel qualifier.
Example: prefix FDM.&USERID allocates FDM.userid.RDX.PROFILE.
The TYPE field, however, continues to display &USERID.

If the specified profile doesn’t exit, File-AID/RDX attempts to create the profile file.

Name

Specify the profile name (member name in the profile file). Enter an asterisk (*) or leave blank to display a list.

Description

Enter text that provides a more concise description of the profile’s content or purpose.

Profile Dataset

Displays the actual data set name for the current profile type.

Menu Options

Enter the option number (1 - 6) to select the desired option or enter ALL to step through all options in sequence. Alternatively, you may also select one or more options with the S or / line command. The following lists the options you can select from this screen.

OPTION

DESCRIPTION

1 - Batch Defaults

Displays the Session and Batch Defaults screen where you can set batch job parameters and job statements for the current profile.

2 - Extract Defaults

Displays the Extract Defaults screen where you can set all the extract related defaults for the current profile.

3 - Load Defaults

Displays the Load Defaults screen where you can set all the load related defaults for the current profile.

4 - Disguise Defaults

Displays the Disguise Defaults screen where you can set all the data disguise related defaults for the current profile.

5 - Permanent Files

Displays the Permanent File Defaults screen where you specify all the default names and parameters for permanent extract and load related files for the current profile.

6 - Temporary Files

Displays the Temporary File Allocation Defaults screen where you specify all the default allocation parameters for temporary extract and load related files for the current profile.

Primary Commands

The following File-AID/RDX-specific primary commands are valid on this screen:

COMMAND

DESCRIPTION

ALL

Selects all profile options for you to step through in sequence.

CANCEL

Cancels all profile edits since the last save and returns to the File-AID/RDX Primary Option Menu.

Important

The CANCEL command is also a valid command in any and all of the Profile subpanels. CANCEL returns to the next higher level panel and discards any changes made in the panel where CANCEL is entered.

If you specify ALL in the RDX Profile screen or select multiple subpanels, CANCEL returns to the RDX Profile screen instead of going to the next panel selected, and all changes while in the CANCELed Profile screen will be discarded. Updates made in screens you exited with END will be retained, unless you also enter CANCEL on this RDX Profile screen.

END

Saves the current profile and returns to the File-AID/RDX Primary Option Menu.

Line Commands

The following line commands are valid on this screen:

COMMAND

DESCRIPTION

or /

Selects a profile option.

 

Tip: For faster searching, add an asterisk to the end of your partial query. Example: cert*