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Set Primary Menu Broadcasts

The primary menu broadcast allows you to set one line of text to display on the primary menu. This type of broadcast is useful for reminding users of something about the system they have logged on to. For example, you may want to remind users that the system is a test system and that they should not change anything.

To set a primary menu broadcast

1. Enter /BCAST at the prompt.

   The Broadcast Services : Primary Menu appears.

2. Enter P at the prompt.

   The Broadcast Services : Edit Broadcast Text panel appears. This looks similar to the edit panel for a general broadcast except there is only one text line available for input.

   When you first access this panel, details are given of when the text was last updated, and by which user ID.

3. Enter the text you want displayed on the primary menu in the text line, and press F3 (File).

   The broadcast is saved.

   Note: When you enter text in this line, the NCL variable &ZPMTEXT1, which is contained on the primary menu, is updated. When you press F3, the primary menu is updated and the broadcast is displayed when a user next accesses that menu. F3 also saves the broadcast so that it is displayed across system restarts.