Online help
Db2® Query Monitor ISPF Client provides help tutorials and context-sensitive column help. Db2 Query Monitor CAE browser client provides hover help and webhelp.
ISPF help tutorial navigation
A help tutorial panel is a special type of panel that is processed by the ISPF tutorial program. When viewing the tutorial, you can select topics by entering a selection code or by pressing Enter to view the next topic.
On any panel, you can also enter the following commands:
- BACK or B – Returns to the previously viewed panel.
- SKIP or S – Advances to the next topic.
- UP or U – Displays a higher-level list of topics.
- TOC or T – Displays the table of contents.
- INDEX or I – Displays the tutorial index.
You can use the following keys in the tutorial:
- Enter – Displays the next sequential page or scrolls a scrollable help panel.
- HELP – Displays the page for help information.
- END – Terminates the tutorial.
- UP – Displays a higher level list of topics (rather than typing UP).
- DOWN – Skips to the next topic (rather than typing SKIP).
- RIGHT – Displays the next page (rather than pressing Enter) or to scrolls a scrollable help panel.
- LEFT – Displays the previous page (rather than typing BACK) or to scroll a scrollable help panel.
When running under tutorial and trying to scroll past the end of the scrollable area, a message is displayed indicating that no more information is available in the scrollable area. If RIGHT or Enter is pressed again, ISPF follows the normal tutorial flow and display the next help panel if one has been defined. The same is true when scrolling to the TOP of the scrollable AREA; a message indicating that no more information is available is displayed, and if LEFT is pressed, the previous tutorial panel is displayed if one has been defined.
When no additional column-level help panels are available for a product panel, the following message is displayed:
CQMMHELP Monitor ------ HELP: No additional panels ------ YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS
Option ===> __________________________________________________________________
Additional help panels are not associated with this topic.
Press PF3 to exit the online help and return to DB2 Query Monitor.
NOTE: If you were attempting to scroll a help panel and attempted to
do so using the PF8 (down) key, you may have reached this panel
unexpectedly. Please be aware that navigation through help panels
differs from navigation through product panels. To find out more
about navigating help panels, type 1 in the option line above and
press Enter.
ISPF column help
Db2 Query Monitor ISPF Client supports context-sensitive column help. To access column help, type CHELP in the option line, place the cursor on the column of interest, and press Enter. A help panel displays a definition of the column. The CHELP command is valid on any Db2 Query Monitor ISPF panel that displays data in columns. If a panel does not contain columns (for example, a panel can contain a list of information or options) then the CHELP command is not valid for that panel.
CAE browser client help
The CAE browser client provides webhelp that can be accessed from any page in the CAE browser client by clicking the Help link in the header bar. Additionally, tool tips are displayed when you hover over many buttons, columns, and fields throughout the CAE browser client.