Rational Developer for System z

Installing help content locally using the Local Help Updater and the RDz8.0_updateSite.zip file

If you are not going to use remote help to access the help content from the Web and you do not have internet access, you must install the help content locally. This topic explains how to install the help content using the Local Help System Updater and the RDz8.0_updateSite.zip file provided in the install image. The RDz8.0_updateSite.zip file is located on the IBM Rational Developer for System z Quick Start Disk.

Before you begin

During installation, the help access option, Download help and access the content locally, was selected.

About this task

Before using the help for the product, you have to install the help to your local system.

To install the help content on the workstation using the Local Help System Updater and the RDz8.0_updateSite.zip file, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Extract the contents of the file RDz8.0_updateSite.zip to a temporary location on your system. Remember this location.
  2. Using Windows Internet Explorer as your default browser, open IBM Rational Developer for System z, click Help > Local Help Updater. The Local Help Updater opens.
  3. Specify the location of the extracted RDz8.0_updateSite.zip file.
    1. Select Internal Sites from the Sites pull down.
    2. Select the + icon to add a location.
    3. Select Local.
    4. Type a name for the site.
    5. Click Browse and browse to the location where you extracted the contents of RDz8.0_updateSite.zip.
    6. Double click on the site.xml file, and then Click OK. A progress bar opens and tracks the status as the Local Help Updater searches for the available features included in the RDz8.0_updateSite.zip file. The internal site you specified is created and appears in the Site List in the Available Content pane.
    7. Select the internal site you created. The Rational Developer for System z documentation features that are available for download appear.
  4. Select the IBM Rational Developer for System z documentation you want to install. The Install button is now active (no longer grayed).
  5. Click Install. A progress bar opens and tracks the status of the install.
  6. When the installation is complete, Close and restart Rational Developer for System z.
  7. Select Window > Preferences and then Help>Content.. Verify that the Local infocenter is enabled. Close the Preferences window.
  8. Select Help > Help Contents to open the product help.

Results

The help that you selected to install locally is installed and available on your system.

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