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Access Online Help

CA SYSVIEW provides online help for all commands and messages. You can access CA SYSVIEW online help in several different ways.

• From a Display

  If you are on a command display, you can obtain help for that command by any of the following methods:

  • Press the default PF key for online help (F1).
  • Type the HELP command at the command line.

  By default, if you issue the HELP command with no parameters, and your cursor is on a field for which online help has been defined, help information displays for that particular field within the online help panel.

• From Anywhere

  On any display, to obtain online help for any command or message ID, do the following:

  • Type the HELP command at the command line
  • Include the appropriate parameters

  To obtain online help for a command and the display you receive when you issue the command, use the following format:

  HELP cmdname
  

  For example, if you would like to see online help for the ACTIVITY command, type the following at the command line:

  HELP ACTIVITY
  

  To obtain online help for a message you have received, use the following format:

  HELP msgid
  

  For example, to obtain online help for message GSVX537A, specify the following at the command line:

  HELP GSVX537A
  

• For a Message

  Issue the HELP command with the message displayed on the screen. By default, you can see help for a message, if online help is defined for that message.

• From the Main Menu

  The Online Help Information Menu is organized to let you quickly access the following information:

  • Changes in this release
  • List of commands and subcommands
  • Help information
  • Chicago Soft's MVS/QuickRef
  • Online reference materials