Typographic conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

courier font
Indicates a literal value, such as a command name, filename, information that you type, or information that the system prints on the screen.
bold Indicates a new term the first time that it appears. Sometimes indicates names or menu items displayed in the graphical user interface.
italic Indicates a variable name or a cross-reference. When you view a PDF file, cross-references are both italic and blue. You can select a cross-reference to jump to the target information.
italic courier
Indicates a variable name within literal text.
blue outline A blue outline, which is visible only when you view a manual online, indicates a cross-reference hyperlink. Select inside the outline to jump to the object of the reference.
{ } In a syntax line, curly braces surround a set of options from which you must choose only one.
[ ] 
In a syntax line, brackets surround an optional parameter.
...
In a syntax line, ellipses indicate a repetition of the previous parameter. For example, option[,...] means that you can enter multiple, comma-separated options.
\ In this document, backslashes (\) are used as the convention for directory paths. For UNIX installations, substitute slashes (/) for backslashes. All IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Express pathnames are relative to the directory where the product is installed on your system.
ProductDir
Represents the directory where the product is installed.

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