Exercise 1.2: Accessing the online help

Before you begin, you must complete Exercise 1.1: Starting the 5250 application.

Before you go ahead with the order entry process, try the help. This application uses User Interface Manager (UIM) help. You will also convert these UIM help panels with the WebFacing Tool. To understand the results of the UIM help conversion, try the help in the 5250 environment and then later in the browser.

  1. Move the cursor to the Customer number field.
  2. Press command key F1.

    Panel group help displays for the customer number.
    UIM help panel for customer number

  3. To see more help, move the cursor underneath the 1 in the help area and press the Enter key.

    Help for requesting a customer list displays.
    Help for requesting a customer list

  4. Press command key F12 to return to the help for the Customer number field.
  5. To see help for the second choice, move the cursor underneath the 2 in the help area and press the Enter key.

    Now you see detailed help for specifying a valid customer number.
    Detailed help for specifying a valid customer number

  6. Press command key F12 to leave the help for the Customer number field.

    The main help panel in the Select customer - Help area shows.

  7. Press command key F2 to get to the extended help.

    Here you see the extended help for the Customer number field.
    Extended help panel for customer number

  8. Press command key F12 to leave the extended help for the Customer number field.
  9. Press command key F12 again to leave the help for the Customer number field.

You have displayed help for the customer number field, for selecting a customer, for specifying a valid customer number and extended help for the customer number field and now you are ready to begin Exercise 1.3: Selecting a customer.