Tutorial and online help
The tutorial (Option T) provides online documentation that describes how to use File-AID/RDX. You can invoke the tutorial in one of the following ways:
- Enter Option T on the File-AID/RDX Primary Option Menu or enter the "=T" ISPF/PDF JUMP function from most screens.
- Enter the HELP command on any screen when a message is not displayed.
- Enter the HELP command twice after a message is displayed (the first HELP command displays the extended message and the second invokes the tutorial).
The File-AID/RDX tutorial operates similarly to the ISPF/PDF tutorial. That is, to move about in the File-AID/RDX tutorial, you use the same commands that you use in the ISPF/PDF tutorial.
Primary menu option T
If you invoke the tutorial with Option T or =T from the File-AID/RDX Primary Option Menu, the screen shown in the following figure is displayed.
Tutorial Introduction–First Screen
COMMAND ===>
File-AID/RDX Tutorial
This tutorial provides on-line information about the use of
File-AID/RDX. It is organized hierarchically and you may view it
sequentially or select topics from lists that are displayed on
many of the tutorial pages.
The table of contents contains a list of the major topics. Each
topic contains additional lists that lead you to lower levels of
detail. You may also select topics from the tutorial index which
is in alphabetical sequence.
The next two pages contain a description of how to use the tutorial.
Press the ENTER key to proceed to the next page, or
Enter the UP command to go directly to the table of contents, or
Enter the END command to return to the primary option menu.
You can view the next two screens of the tutorial introduction by pressing Enter. These screens explain how to move about in the tutorial.
Tutorial Introduction–Second Screen
COMMAND ===>
To view the tutorial sequentially, leave the COMMAND field blank
and repeatedly press <ENTER>. To select topics from the lists
that are displayed on many of the tutorial pages, enter the topic
number in the COMMAND/OPTION field on line 2 of the screen. For
example:
OPTION ===> 2 (to select topic 2)
You may also enter one of the following commands on any tutorial page:
BACK or B - to back up to the previously viewed page.
SKIP or S - to skip the current topic and go on to the next topic.
UP or U - to display a higher level list of topics.
TOC or T - to display the table of contents.
(continued on next page)
Tutorial Introduction–Third Screen
COMMAND ===>
DEFAULT ASSIGNMENT
FOR PF KEY PAD
You may use the following commands to move about +--------+--------+--------+
in the tutorial (the default PF key assignment | HELP | | END |
for each command is shown to the right): | PF1 or | | PF3 or |
| PF13 | | PF15 |
HELP - to get help on how to use the tutorial. |--------|--------|--------|
END - to end the tutorial. | | | |
UP - to display a higher level page. | | | |
DOWN - to go on to the next topic (skip). | | | |
LEFT - to display the previous page (back). |--------|--------|--------|
RIGHT - to display the next page (next), which | UP | DOWN | |
is the same as pressing ENTER. | PF7 or | PF8 or | |
| PF19 | PF20 | |
Note: Default PF key assignments are not |--------|--------|--------|
provided for the LEFT and RIGHT | | | |
commands. | | | |
| | | |
+--------+--------+--------+
HELP primary command
If you enter the HELP primary command to invoke the tutorial, the appropriate section of the tutorial is displayed based on what you were doing when you requested HELP. You can use the TOC command on any screen in the tutorials to display the Tutorial Table of Contents screen shown in the following figure.
While in the tutorial, you can enter the HELP command at any time to display a one-screen summary of how to use the tutorial.
To terminate the tutorial, enter the END command and you return to the screen from where you requested help. You cannot use the RETURN command or ISPF/PDF JUMP function to terminate the tutorial.
Tutorial Table of Contents
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File-AID/RDX --------------- Table of Contents ----------------------- TUTORIAL
Option ===>
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| File-AID/RDX TUTORIAL TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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More: -
The following topics are presented in sequence or may be selected
by entering a one-character code in the OPTION field:
O - File-AID/RDX Product Overview
0 - Select, Create or Change Profiles
1 - Browse, modify, create relationship definitions
2 - Extract sets of related data
3 - Load sets of related data
4 - Delete sets of related data
5 - Disguise extracted data
6 - Utilities for File-AID/RDX files
G - Specify Global User Defaults
FD - Transfer to File-AID for DB2
The following will be presented only if explicitly selected:
CH - Changes summary
C - Command summary
D - Download File-AID/RDX extract data
Tutorial Help Pull-down Menu
The Tutorial Table of Contents screen also includes the HELP action bar item. It provides access to the tutorial index function, PF Keys Help, and the File-AID/RDX About... panel. You invoke the Help pull-down in the following way:
- Tab to the HELP action bar item and press ENTER. In the HELP pull-down select the desired tutorial entry option.
Help Pull-down Menu
Help Index
You access the index function for the File-AID/RDX tutorial panel from the Help action bar item. The Help Index screen as shown in the following figure lists index key word entries in alphabetical order.
Help Index Screen
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File-AID/RDX Help Index Row 1 to 15 of 1,710
Option ===>
Enter S to select help topic from list
CMD Key Word Description
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_ (ALL) A (All) line-command
_ (COMPLEX) Create DB2 View (Complex)
_ (CRITERIA_SETS FORWARD Command (Criteria_Sets
_ (CRITERIA_SETS INSERT Command (Criteria_Sets)
_ (CRITERIA_SETS DELETE Command (Criteria_Sets)
_ (CRITERIA_SETS BACK Command (Criteria_Sets)
_ (CRITERIA_SETS REPEAT Command (Criteria_Sets)
_ (LOCK-TABLE) L (Lock-table) line-command
_ (PASSTHRU) P (Passthru) line-command
_ (SIMPLE) Create DB2 View (Simple)
_ A A Line_Command All
_ A A Line_Command Accept Path
_ A A Line_Command Add
_ A A Line_Command Add_Relation
_ A A (All) line-command
Use the UP and DOWN scroll commands to scroll through the index listing. Enter the S line command on your desired index entry. This will take you to the tutorial panel associated with your selected index entry.
Use the FIND key word command to locate your desired topic quickly (see the following figures).
Find Command in Actions Pull-Down
Find Key Word Entry Screen
You see the result of the key word search in the Index Keyword Find/Search Results windows as shown in the following figure.
Help Index Find Result Window
Enter the S line command on the desired index entry. File-AID/RDX enters the tutorial program at the selected tutorial panel.
When you exit the tutorial you return to the Help Index panel.
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