Online Help

Online help is provided for panels and messages.

Context-sensitive help is available at different levels. When you are viewing a help panel, pressing F1 (Help) takes you to the next level of help available. Pressing F3 (Exit) takes you back to the previous level, or exits from help and returns you to the application. Pressing F4 (Return) exits help and returns you to the application immediately.

Tip of the Day

The region displays a tip about using the product at the bottom of the primary menu.

To display the detailed tip, place the cursor on the tip and press F1 (Help).

Help About a Panel

Panel-based online help includes information about what each panel is used for, how to complete the fields, the actions you can perform, and the use of available function keys. Use this online help to supplement the information in this guide while you are working in the region.

Press F1 (Help) to retrieve the online help for a given panel. When you are viewing a help panel, you can press F6 (HelpHelp) to find out how to use the help facility.

If the block of help text you require splits across two panels, use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the top or the bottom of the block and press F8 (Forward) or F7 (Backward) to bring the block into view.

Help About Fields on a Panel

Many panels provide field-level online help.

To retrieve the online help for an input field, move your cursor to the field and press F1 (Help).

Help for a Message

While you are working in the region, you receive messages that advise you of various events. These messages might be providing information only (for example, informing you that an update was successful). They might also alert you to errors (for example, if you try to enter an action that is not valid for a resource).

Each message has detailed online help text associated with it. Access the help text for a particular message in one of the following ways:

If you are at a panel and a message appears in red on the third line of that panel, move the cursor to that line and press F1 (Help).
If you receive a message referring you to the activity log for more detail, enter /LOG at the prompt to display the activity log.
If you are using the activity log, a Command Entry panel, or Operator Console Services (OCS), you can do one of the following:
- Move the cursor to the line displaying the message, and press F1 (Help).
- Type the message ID at the prompt, and press F1 (Help).
If you are viewing a transient log, enter H beside the message.
You can also enter /CODES to display the Messages and Codes Menu that enables you to obtain help on messages and on miscellaneous error codes.