The Information Management Software for z/OS® Solutions (IMS™)
information center is available as an installable information center
for Microsoft Windows XP Professional systems. The installable
information center can run on a local system or on an intranet Windows server.
The Information Management for z/OS Solutions
information center DVD (SK5T-7377) can be ordered from the IBM® Publication Center for a low
cost. The installable information center is available only in English
and might not be available for ordering in your country or region.
To order the Information Management for z/OS Solutions information center DVD:
- Go to the IBM publications
center website: http://www.ibm.com/e-business/linkweb/publications/servlet/pbi.wss.
Note: There
is a known problem with accessing this site using Firefox. The workaround
is to use a different browser.
- Select your country, region, or language from the drop-down menu,
and click Go.
- On the next page, select Search for publications.
- On the Quick Publications Center search page, enter SK5T-7377 in
the Publication number field, and click Go.
- Complete your order to receive a copy of the Information Management
Software for z/OS Solutions
(IMS) information center DVD.
After you receive your IMS information
center DVD and install the information center, follow the instructions
provided in the information center for obtaining the latest updates.
Note: When you install the IMS information
center, you can select to install just the latest DB2® and IMS topics.
These topics are the only topics you need to enable Language Sensitive
Help for EXEC SQL and EXEC DLI statements.
To enable Language Sensitive Help for EXEC SQL and EXEC DLI statements,
go to where you installed the information center and initialize the
information center by running IC_start.bat - this
routine initializes the information center on port 8801 (default).
The information center must be initialized using a known port to
ensure that the help information can be found by Language Sensitive
Help. If port 8801 is not available, you can edit the IC_start.bat batch
file to change the port number and specify the new port number in
the help preferences. To change the port in the preferences, go to Window>Preferences, Help>EXEC
Statements and enter the new port number you specified
in the batch file.
Note: Initializing the IMS information
center using the shortcuts in the Start menu
randomly assigns a port number. If you use the shortcuts provided
in the Start menu, Language Sensitive Help
cannot locate and display the appropriate documentation.
To open the IMS information
center, use your browser to link to
http://127.0.0.1:8801/help/index.jsp after
initializing the information center by running
IC_start.bat.
Note: You
only need to initialize the IMS information
center for the Language Sensitive helps to work. You do not need to
open the information center.