Installing local help on your computer

You can install help content on your computer and access it locally from your Rational® DOORS® client. To do so, install the local help on your computer from the help archive site or from an internal site that is configured on your network by an administrator. Administrators can also install help content on a shared server on your intranet.

Before you begin

Typically, this task is done on a computer where the Rational DOORS client is installed. If you are installing the help on an intranet server where Rational DOORS is not installed, you must first deploy the help system infrastructure on that server. Then, you can install help content.

About this task

The help delivery system is packaged as a web archive (.war) file and is installed with Rational DOORS. The .war file contains the basic help infrastructure that is required to run a help system and minimal product-specific information. By default, the Rational DOORS client accesses help content from the remote IBM® Knowledge Center. You can install the help content locally on your computer by using the Local Help Updater. If you have Internet access, you can use the Local Help Updater to install the help from the help archive site. If you do not have Internet access, you can configure the Local Help Updater to install the help from a local copy of the help archive file. You or an administrator must first download the help archive file to your computer or to a server on your network.

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