Rational Developer for System z

Installing help content locally using the Local Help Updater and the RDz7.6_updateSite.zip file

If you are not going to use remote help to access the help content from the Web, you must install the help content locally. This topic explains how to install the help content using the Local Help System Updater and the RDz7.6_updateSite.zip file provided in the install image. The RDz7.6_updateSite.zip file is located on the IBM Rational Developer for System z Documentation CD. It is also available from the update download site at: http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/documentation/updatesites/
During installation, the help access option, Download help and access the content locally, was selected.
Before using the help for the product, you have to install the help to your local system.

To install the help content on the workstation using the Local Help System Updater, complete the following steps:

  1. Extract the contents of the file RDz7.6_updateSite.zip to a temporary location on your system. This file is available on the Rational Developer for System z documentation CD or from the update download site at: http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/documentation/updatesites/. Remember this location.
  2. Using Windows Internet Explorer as your default browser, open IBM Rational Developer for System z, click Help > Local Help Updater. The Local Help Updater opens.
  3. Specify the location of the extracted RDz7.6_updateSite.zip file.
    1. Select the Internal Sites tab.
    2. Select the + icon to add a location.
    3. Select Local.
    4. Type a name for the site.
    5. Click Browse and browse to the location where you extracted the contents of RDz7.6_updateSite.zip.
    6. Double click on the site.xml file, and then select OK. The internal site you specified is created and appears in the list on the Internal Sites tab
    7. Click OK. A progress bar opens and tracks the status as the Local Help Updater searches for the available features included in the RDz7.6_updateSite.zip file.
    8. Next, double click on the internal site you created to select it. The Rational Developer for System z documentation features that are available for download appear in the Available Features tab.
  4. Select IBM Rational Developer for System z Documentation. Help features included in the documentation feature are displayed in the Feature Description tab and the Install button is now active (no longer grayed).
  5. Click Install. A progress bar opens and tracks the status of the install.
  6. When the installation is complete, Close and restart Rational Developer for System z .
  7. Select Window > Preferences and then HelpContent.. Verify that the Local infocenter is enabled. Close the Preferences window
  8. Select Help > Help Contents to open the product help.
  9. Open the help in the product by selecting Help > Help Contents.
The help that you selected to install locally is installed and available on your system.

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