Downloading help from the help download site

You can download and update help content from the help download site. Most help content is not installed when you install the product. To access all help content on your local computer, you must download it from the IBM® Local Help System Updater website. Typically, the help content is retrieved from the Internet so it is the latest available information. If you do not have an Internet connection or have performance issues, you can access help locally.

Before you begin

Ensure that you have configured the preferences to use local help.

About this task

Before you can use the help for the product, you must download the help to your local computer.

Procedure

  1. On a computer with Internet access, obtain the compressed help-content file for your product from the help download site, by visiting http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/documentation/updatesites/. The file name has the format prod_coden.n_updateSite.zip, where prod_code is the product code and n.n is the version number.
  2. Download the file to your computer that has the product installed, and extract the file contents.
  3. With the help open, click File > Local Help Updater. The updater site opens.
  4. In the Available Content pane, click Add (+), the Add Internal Site dialog opens.
  5. Enter a name in the Name field.
  6. In the URL field, enter the location of the extracted site.xml file that you extracted. For example, enter C:/myHelp/site/site.xml.
  7. Click OK, and then select this site in the list of Internal Sites.
  8. From the Available Content list, select the help content to download. Depending on the speed of your network connection, the list might take a few minutes to generate.
  9. Click Install. The help content is downloaded and installed.
  10. When the download is complete, open the help in the product by clicking Help > Help Contents. The help that you selected is installed on your computer. When you start the product, the help content is updated automatically if the computer is connected to the Internet.

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