Adding a user help topic

As a Strobe user, you can contribute your own insights, tips, and best practices by using the Add user help topic page.

To create a new help topic, perform the following steps:

  1. To access the Add user help topic page, click Add on the User provided help management page.
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  2. Fill in the following details and click Save:
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FieldDescription
AuthorBy default, displays the logged-in user’s name. You can enter another.
StatusSelect In progress (the default status) for help topics that are under development. When you are ready to share them, select Publish.
Type

Select the type of help topic. The topic is stored accordingly.

  • Module or CICS Resource: Associates your help with the existing BMC AMI help for a module, CICS resource, or adds help for any other module or CICS resource that might appear in an iStrobe report.
  • General help: Help that is not associated with BMC AMI help for a module, CICS resource, or report. Enter a topic title for the help. After creating it, you can access this help only by selecting 1748422019049-588.png > User-provided help for Strobe.
Module nameThe name you associate with your help topic must be three to eight characters long and is case-sensitive. Valid characters are letters, numbers, the underscore, and a leading period for Strobe pseudo-entities. A trailing asterisk can be used to link your help topic to a number of modules with names beginning with the same string. For example, the topic COB* is linked to modules named COBC000A, COBC000B, but not cobf0001.
 Type the help text in the text box. Use the tools to format the text.

Related topics

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Tip: For faster searching, add an asterisk to the end of your partial query. Example: cert*