FOCUS runs in a number of operating environments, and in some of them it can be configured in different ways. These differences are what we mean when we speak of different versions: the MVS version or the CMS version. Each of these versions can be created at each release level, sometimes with options selected at installation time. The release signature identifies the most significant of all these possible combinations.

The release banner is always displayed when FOCUS is first entered. In the CMS version, it consists of the release number followed by the current date and time and your site code. For example:

FOCUS  7.6     mm/dd/yyyy  hh.mm.ss  sitecode

The release signature can be displayed on demand any time you are in FOCUS by the ? RELEASE command. ? RELEASE shows the release number followed by the date on which the version was generated, and your site code. For example:

FOCUS  7.6.4     CREATED mm/dd/yy  sitecode