Online Help Tips

Most of the DataFlux documentation is provided as online Help. Online help allows you to search documentation using keywords, browse through a table of contents or index, follow links within help files and even set regularly visited topics as favorites.

This topic explains how to access online help and provides basic information you need to use the online help.

Accessing Documentation

Documentation is located in the doc directory of your DataFlux installation. For example, C:\Program FilesDataFlux\ProductName\version\doc.

You can also access the online help from the software:

Note Note: If you see a message similar to this, "To help protect your security, Internet Explorer has restricted this file from showing active content that could access your computer. Click here for options." Click the notice and select Allow Blocked Content. Depending on your enterprise, you may be permitted to make changes to your settings. See your IT Department for details.

Using the Help

The online help system includes three sections, the help toolbar, the left navigation pane, and the topic area.

Online Help
Online Help

Help Toolbar

The help toolbar contains the following options:

Left Navigation Pane

Use the left navigation pane to access specific topics in the help system. Click the navigation riser bars to access topics in a variety of ways including:

Note Note: This Search option searches all topics within the online help while the Quick Search option (in the toolbar) searches an open topic.

You can save a search string to your favorites. Click Add Search String to Favorites Add Search String to Favorites.

Topic Area

The topics you select display in the right pane of the online help system. Each topic may include links to related information.

The Doc ID is provided in the lower right corner of every topic. If you have a question and need to refer to a help topic, provide the Doc ID to technical support.