You can install a local copy of the WebSphere Process Server Information
Center on your computer.
About the document plug-ins
The documentation is
packaged as Eclipse document plug-ins and must be viewed using the IBM WebSphere
Help System. The help system (or viewer) and document plug-in format are based
on an open source approach developed by the Eclipse Project.
Installing the document plug-ins
To view IBM product
documentation in the viewer, you must install new or updated document plug-ins
into the eclipse\plugins folder of the IBM WebSphere Help
System. The help system works with any information that has been packaged
as an Eclipse document plug-in, including IBM product document plug-ins. IBM
product plug-in folders are easily identified because they use a common naming
convention (com.ibm.xxx.doc).
To install document plug-ins,
complete the following steps:
- Install the IBM WebSphere Help System, which can be found on the CD labeled WebSphere
Process Server CD 2. This component is in the \IEHS directory.
- Obtain the document plug-ins from the IBM product Web page http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/wps/library/infocenter/.
- Copy the document plug-in folders to the eclipse\plugins folder
of the help system. For example, if you installed the help system to C:\ibm_help (the
default), you copy the document plug-in folders to C:\ibm_help\eclipse\plugins.
Keep in mind that this must be the eclipse\plugins folder
of the IBM WebSphere Help system; you might have additional eclipse\plugins folders
on your system.
- To see the newly added document plug-in, start the viewer by following
the instructions in Starting the viewer (or
shut it down by following the instructions in Shutting down the viewer,
and then restart it if it was running).
Starting the viewer
To start the viewer:
- Open the WebSphere Help System folder (C:\ibm_help by
default).
- Double-click the help_start.bat file.
Note: It might take a few minutes for the system to start and the document
plug-ins to be displayed the first time you start it.
Shutting down the viewer
When you close
the viewer by simply closing its window, its processes are still running in
the background. This enables a much faster launch during subsequent sessions.
However, you must shut down these processes when you install document plug-ins
or update the help system with new plug-ins. Shutting down the viewer when
not in use also frees up system memory. When you shut down your machine, all
help system processes shut down.
To shut down the viewer:
- Open the WebSphere Help System folder (C:\ibm_help by
default).
- Double-click the help_end.bat file.
Viewing information in different languages
To view
information in a different language, change the regional settings of your
operating system to the locale and language of your choice.
Important: The
system will display the translated documentation that has been provided by
the product owner. If the product owner has not provided the documentation
in your chosen language but has provided the English version, the system will
display the English version by default, even if the browser language option
is set to another language.
Upgrading document plug-ins
To upgrade document
plug-ins to a new release, patch, or refresh version, complete
the following steps:
- Obtain the new document plug-ins from the IBM product Web page http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/wps/library/infocenter/.
- Copy the document plug-in folders to the eclipse\plugins folder
of the help system. For example, if you installed the help system to C:\ibm_help (the
default), you copy the document plug-in folders to C:\ibm_help\eclipse\plugins.
Keep in mind that this must be the eclipse\plugins folder
of the IBM WebSphere Help system; you might have additional eclipse\plugins folders
on your system. Select OK if message panels ask to overwrite existing
files.
- To see the newly added document plug-ins, start the viewer by following
the instructions in Starting the viewer (or
shut it down by following the instructions in Shutting down the viewer,
and then restart it if it was running).
The most recent version of the plug-ins will be displayed in the viewer.
Deleting older versions of document plug-ins
All document
plug-ins except the base plug-in (com.ibm.wsps.doc) are versioned (for instance,
com.ibm.wsps.ins.doc_6.0.1.1, com.ibm.wsps.ins.doc_6.0.1.2, etc.). You can
delete older versions of the document plug-ins if you no longer need them.
To delete an older version, do the following:
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