Online help

Press F1 for Online help. The help information provided is context-sensitive and depends on the task being performed at the time, and the current position of the cursor.

If the cursor is on a part of a panel or secondary window, the help gives general information about the tasks that can be performed at this point in the ISPF dialog interface. If a message is displayed, press F1 to obtain help for that message. For additional help on the panel or secondary window, press F2 from the message help.

Help is also displayed on the menu bar of these panels:
  • CICS® VR main menu
  • CICS VR VSAM sphere list
  • CICS VR log of logs list
  • CICS VR log streams list
  • CICS Backout Failed sphere list
  • CICS VR Settings
In the help pull-down menu, the choices are as follows:
Using help
Tells you how to use CICS VR online help.
General help
Provides general information about the panel and the tasks that you can perform on the panel.
Index
Contains a list of available help information, in alphabetical order.
Keys help
Displays a list of function key assignments for a panel.
Command help
Displays a list of available CICS VR line commands.
Product information
Provides product copyright information.
For a detailed example, see Using the VSAM sphere list Help pull-down menu.