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Add Content-Sensitive Help

You can add Help information for a specific content either from the Content-sensitive Help panel or from the DelayView, CodeView, Histogram, or DataView interactive analysis panels (see the chapter, "Analyze Monitor Data").

1. On the COMMAND line, type ADD.

   The Content Help Addition panel displays.

     .--------------------------------------------------------.
     | CA MAT ------- Content Help Addition ---------------   |
     | COMMAND ===>                                           |
     |                                                        |
     |        Content ===>                                    |
     |   Content Type ===>                                    |
     |    Help Member ===>                                    |
     |     Help Topic ===>                                    |
     |     Info Level ===> 3 (1, 2, or 3)                     |
     |                                                        |
     | Edit after Add ===> YES (Yes or No)                    |
     |                                                        |
     |         Press ENTER to add; press PF3 or enter         |
     |               CANCEL to exit without adding.           |
     '--------------------------------------------------------'
   

2. Specify the following values in the fields:

   Content

   Specify the content for which the Help topic is to be written; for example, if you are writing Help for the IGZXCDI CSECT, type IGZXCDI in this field

   Content Type

   Specify the type of content; for example, if you are providing Help for Data Delay (a major category), type MAJDELAY in this field

   Help Member

   Specify the eight-character name of the hilevel.UTRHELP member into which this Help topic will be written

   You can have several Help topics in one Help member.

   Help Topic

   Specify the eight-character name of the subtopic in the Help member

   Typically, this name is the same or similar to the name of the content.

   Info Level

   Specify 1 (red), 2 (yellow), or 3 (white)

   Edit after Add

   Specify YES to display an edit session for the Help topic; specify NO to create the new Help topic without adding Help text at this time

3. When the panel is completed, press Enter.
4. If you specified YES in the Edit after Add field, type the information that you want displayed when a user is seeking information about the specific content.

   You can use text only, or you can use a set of control characters to format the text. See Write Content-Sensitive Help text for more information.

5. When you have completed writing the Help text, press End to return to the Content-sensitive Help panel.