By default, the help accessed by Rational® Programming Patterns after its installation is the remote help, which requires an Internet connection. However you can choose to install the help locally in order to see it without any Internet connection, or to install it on an intranet server.
To know how to change the way you access the help, see the "Rational Developer for System z® Installation Guide", "Chapter 6 Post-installation tasks", subchapter "Remote or Web-based helps", section "Changing the way that you access help content".
When all the help-related tasks are performed, you will be able to see the help by selecting
.By default, Rational Programming Patterns 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. This address must be enabled in the table displayed when you select
If it is not, click .New. Enter the name and address of the Rational Programming Patterns information center. Then click Enable.Open Rational Programming Patterns.. Select Rational Programming Patterns in the list of sites.
, and selecthttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/rppzhelp/v8r0/site/site.xml
The files will be updated automatically when an Internet connection is available.
You can 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 .