Rational Programming Patterns for System z

Accessing the help

When installing, you chose to access the remote help with an Internet connection, or to install the help locally in order to see it without any Internet connection. When the installation is complete, open Rational® Programming Patterns for System z® to perform some post-installation tasks. When you are done with them, you will be able to see the help by selecting Help > Help contents.

The detailed explanations about accessing the help can be found in the Rational Developer for System z Installation Guide, Chapter 6 Post-installation tasks, subchapter Remote or Web-based helps.

However, synthetic explanations about accessing the Rational Programming Patterns for System z help are given here.

Accessing Web-based help

If you selected Access help from the Web upon installation, Rational Programming Patterns for System z 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 for System z. 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 for System z information center. Then click Enable.

Downloading help content

If you selected Download help and access content locally upon installation you must download the help. You can do it from the:
  • IBM® Local Help System Updater website.

    Open Rational Programming Patterns for System z.. Select Help > Local Help Updater, and select Rational Programming Patterns for System z 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.

    The Rational Programming Patterns for System z documentation features that are available for download appear. Select the check box next to the help you want to download and click Install. The help content is downloaded and installed.

  • 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. Using Windows® Internet Explorer as your default browser, open Rational Programming Patterns for System z. 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 and click Install.

Setting up an intranet server for help content

If you selected Access help from a server on your intranet upon installation, you must 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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