Developer for System z, Version 7.6.x

# Downloading help content with the Local Help System Updater site

This topic explains how to download, remove, and update help content from the Local Help System Updater site. Most help content is not installed when you install Developer for System z with web delivery enabled. To access all help content locally, you need to download it from the IBM® Local Help System Updater Web site.

## Before you begin

During installation, the help access option, Download help and access the content locally, was selected.

## About this task

Before using the help for the product, you have to download the help to your local system.

To download the help content from the Local Help System Updater site, complete the following steps:

## Procedure

1. With Developer for System z open, click Help > Local Help Updater. The Updater site opens.
2. In the x pane, select the location of the help you want to download. For IBM Rational Developer for System z, select Developer for System z. If Developer for System z is not in the list, you need to add the location.
   1. Select the Internal Sites tab.
   2. Select the + icon to add a location.
   3. Select Remote.
   4. Type a name for the site.
   5. Type http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ratdevz/v7r6/site/site.xml for the URL.
3. The Available Features list is populated with a list of the help that is available for download. Depending on your network connection speed, this operation might take a few minutes. Select the help content that you need.
4. Click Install. The help content is downloaded and installed. A progress bar opens and tracks the status of the download.
5. When the download is completed, open the help in the product by selecting Help > Help Contents.

## Results

The help that you selected is installed on your system. The files are updated automatically when an Internet connection is available.

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