Rational Developer for System z

Enabling Language Sensitive Help for EXEC CICS, EXEC SQL, and EXEC DLI statements

Enabling Language Sensitive Help for EXEC CICS®, EXEC SQL, and EXEC DLI statements requires access to the IMS™ and CICS information centers.

The online version of these information centers can be found at:

CICS: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/cicsts/v4r2/index.jsp

IMS: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dzichelp/v2r2/index.jsp

The IMS and CICS information centers can also be installed locally or on an intranet server. For information about obtaining, installing, and initializing the IMS information center, see Installing and initializing the Information Management Software for z/OS Solutions (IMS) information center. For information about obtaining, installing, and initializing the CICS Information Center, see Installing and initializing the CICS Transaction Server information center

To access the IMS and CICS information centers on the web, select Window>Preferences, Help>EXEC Statementsand in the Information Center Access field, select On the Internet. This is the default.

To access the IMS and CICS information centers on the local workstation or intranet server after they have been installed, select Window>Preferences, Help>EXEC Statements, select the access method, and configure the Host and Port number if necessary.

To include the IMS and CICS information centers on the web as part of the Rational® Developer for System z® information center, select Window>Preferences, Help>Content and add the information center URLs to the Content list. To add the information center URLs to the Content list:
  1. Click New
  2. In the Name field, enter a name for the information center.
  3. In the URL field, enter the one of the following URLs:
    • CICS: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/cicsts/v4r2
    • IMS: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dzichelp/v2r2 4
  4. Click Test Connection.
  5. If Test Connection is successful, click OK. If Test Connection fails, verify the URL you entered and try again.
  6. Select Help>EXEC Statements.
  7. In the Information Center Access field, select Enabled in Help Content.
  8. Repeat steps 1-7 for the other URL.
Note: Language Sensitive Help for EXEC CICS, EXEC SQL, and EXEC DLI statements is only available for Microsoft Windows.

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