Using online help

Help panels (PF1)

The Adabas Audit Data Retrieval ISPF application includes help panels for each panel.

Press PF1 (HELP) in any Adabas Audit Data Retrieval panel to display the corresponding help panel.

Navigating help panels

To find information on the fields in a specific selection or definition panel, display this panel and press PF1.

To browse help panels in sequence, press ENTER to display the next help panel in the sequence or enter BACK (B) to display the previous help panel.

Long messages

Each short message of the Adabas Audit Data Retrieval ISPF application has a corresponding long message which provides additional information.

Short messages are displayed at the upper right corner of the panel. Press PF1 (HELP) to display the corresponding long message.

Example

In the following example, entering an illegal value has lead to the display of the error message "Invalid date mask". Pressing PF1 displays the corresponding long message, which contains additional information if available. Pressing PF1 a second time displays the corresponding help panel.

PEB0PRF --------------------------------------------------- Invalid date mask
 Command ===> _________________________________________________________________
 MEXSF083 - Please enter one of the listed date masks.
 Beta System Profile Options

 System Name ===> B97TEST.
 System Location ===> BERLIN..........
 Subsystem ID : B97T
 System Level : V7R2-nn BSA Level : nnnn-nn
 System PTF Level : xxxnnnn BSA PTF Level : PBSnnnn


 User Date Mask ===> YY-MM-DD.. MM/DD/YY, DD.MM.YY, DD/MM/YY, YY.DDD
 MM/DD/YYYY, DD.MM.YYYY, DD/MM/YYYY
 YYYY.DDD, YYYY-MM-DD
 BETA Product Language ===> E (E)nglish,(G)erman

 Extended Help Mode ===> YES (Y)es, (N)o



 Press the ENTER key to update your system profile options.
 Press the END key to return to the previous menu.