Requesting online help

At any time during a CICSPlex® SM session, you can request online help information about the product, the ISPF interface, or a specific view, field, or action. Table 2 shows the types of information available and how to request it.

Table 2. Summary of CICSPlex SM online help
For information about ... Do this ...
A view
  • Place the cursor on the view or form name field on a window information line and issue the HELP command.
  • Issue the command HELP viewname where viewname is the name of the view.
Action commands
  • Place the cursor in the line command field of a view and issue the HELP command.
  • Type a question mark (?) in the line command field of a view and press Enter.
  • Issue the command HELP ACTIONS.
A field of data Place the cursor on a field or field heading in a view and issue the HELP command.
An input panel Issue the HELP command while the panel is displayed.
A display command Issue the command HELP cmdname, where cmdname is the name of a CICSPlex SM display command.
The help facility Issue the command HELP HELP
CICSPlex SM Place the cursor anywhere in the control area of the Information Display panel and issue the HELP command.
Note:
Any HELp command that you issue frequently (for example, HEL ACTIONS), can be assigned to a PF key.
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