The IBM® Rational® help system is the gateway to information
that you need to use your Rational product.
It contains help topics that you can use in a variety of situations
and provides tools that you can use to find the information that you
need.
Help topics
The help system contains help
topics, which cover a wide variety of subjects:
- Tours and overview topics, with which you can learn about what
you can do with the software, and how those capabilities fit into
your business and development processes
- Getting started topics, which are road maps to the parts of the
help that are important for you, given your particular role or goals
- Tutorials and samples, with which you can practice using the product
- Step-by-step instructions for completing tasks with the software,
along with supporting conceptual and reference information
- Troubleshooting and support information, which you can use to
fix problems and find additional resources and communities at IBM and on the Web
- Documentation of accessibility support for special needs
For a detailed description of how these and other help topics
are structured, see
Help navigation.
Help tools
The help system includes tools
for browsing, printing, and finding topics that matter to you:
- A view of the help contents in the navigation pane
- A full text search
- An index
- Print utilities
For a detailed description these features, including Show me
movies that demonstrate each tool, see
Help system features,
Finding help content, and
Printing sections of the help.
Improving your information experience
IBM Rational software invests in improving the
help system to make sure that you get the right information in the
right place at the right time. If you have questions about or suggestions
for improving the help system, click the Feedback link,
below.