Rational Programming Patterns

Accessing the help

By default, the help accessed by Rational® Programming Patterns after its installation is the remote help, which requires an Internet connection. However you can choose to install the help locally in order to see it without any Internet connection, or to install it on an intranet server.

To know how to change the way you access the help, see the "Rational Developer for System z® Installation Guide", "Chapter 6 Post-installation tasks", subchapter "Remote or Web-based helps", section "Changing the way that you access help content".

When all the help-related tasks are performed, you will be able to see the help by selecting Help > Help contents.

Accessing Web-based help

By default, Rational Programming Patterns is configured to access the remote help from the product infocenter, located at:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/rppzhelp/v8r0/index.jsp

Open Rational Programming Patterns. This address must be enabled in the table displayed when you select Window > Preferences > Help > Content.

If it is not, click New. Enter the name and address of the Rational Programming Patterns information center. Then click Enable.

Downloading help content

You can download the help from the:
  • IBM® Local Help System Updater website.

    Open Rational Programming Patterns.. Select Help > Local Help Updater, and select Rational Programming Patterns in the list of sites.

    If it is not listed, you must add it.
    1. Select the 'Internal sites' filter in the list.
    2. Click the + icon.
    3. Select Remote. Enter the product name and the following address:

      http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/rppzhelp/v8r0/site/site.xml

    4. Select the location you just created. Expand it and select the nested lines.
    5. Click Install. The help content is downloaded and installed.

    The files will be updated automatically when an Internet connection is available.

  • Local help updater program, without an Internet connection.
    1. Extract the content RPPz803_updateSite.zip file, located in the docs directory of the installation disks and images.
    2. Open Rational Programming Patterns. Select Help > Local Help Updater.
    3. Select the 'Internal sites' filter in the list.
    4. Click the + icon
    5. Select Local. Enter the product name. Select the fully qualified path to the site.xml file located in the extracted content. Click OK
    6. Select the internal site you created Expand it and select the nested lines
    7. Click Install.
    8. When the installation is complete, close and restart Rational Programming Patterns.
    9. Select Window > Preferences > Help > Content. Verify that the local infocenter is enabled. Close the Preferences window.

Setting up an intranet server for help content

You can set up an intranet server behind a firewall to provide help content to users. With this method, users do not have to download and save help content to their computers.

To know how to set up an intranet server for help content, see the Installation Manager information center. Select Enterprise installation articles > Delivering help content from an intranet server.


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