Installing help content from an archive file

This topic explains how to install help content from the archive file bundled with the product. Most help content is not installed when you install your product. If you do not have an Internet connection, to access help content locally you can install it from the bundled archive file.

Before you begin

During installation, the help access option, Download help and access the content locally, was selected. If you the help system window is open, close it before you start the following procedure.

About this task

You can use this procedure to install help from the bundled archive file, or from help archive files that you download from http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/documentation/updatesites/.

Procedure

  1. Extract the help archive file RST8.1_updateSite.zip to a temporary folder. By default, on Windows, the help archive file is installed in this directory: C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP\rst\remotehelp\docs\ and named com.ibm.rst.remote.help.updateSite.zip.
  2. Start Rational Performance Tester and select a workspace. A warning message is displayed indicating that you need to install help content.
  3. Click Launch Local Help Updater. Alternately, from the main window of the product, click Help > Local Help Updater. The Local Help Updater is a browser application. You might be prompted to adjust browser security settings to run the Local Help Updater. The Updater site opens in a separate browser window.
  4. On the Public Sites page, click the Internal Sites tab.
  5. Click the plus sign icon. A file chooser window opens.
  6. Type any name in the Name field. For example, type "Rational System Tester Documentation."
  7. Click Browse, then navigate to the directory where you extracted RST8.1_updateSite.zip. Select the site.xml file, and then click OK. The name and location should now be displayed in the list of internal sites.
  8. Click the name of the internal site.
  9. The Available Features list will be populated with a list of the help that is available for download. Depending on your network connection speed, this might take a few minutes. Select the help content that you need.
  10. Click Install. The help content is downloaded and installed. A progress bar opens and tracks the status of the download. After the help is installed, the following message is displayed: Platform has been reset. You must restart your workbench for the changes to take effect.
  11. Click OK, and then close the browser window.
  12. In the product, click File > Restart.

Results

The help that you selected is installed on your system.

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