Linking to user information

You can add a link to a topic in the product Knowledge Center from a help grid control, or from the field help for any other control.

About this task

The URL for an Knowledge Center topic must have the following format: com.ibm.mbs.doc,application/helpfile.html

Procedure

  1. To create a link from a help grid control, specify the URL for the topic in the More information field in the Help Grid Properties window.
  2. To create a link from the field help for a control, specify the URL for the topic in the More information field in the control properties window When the user clicks Alt + F1, a More information link is available in the help window.

Results

When the user clicks a more information link, the relevant topic in the Knowledge Center opens in a new tab. You can add links from multiple controls to one topic, or you can link to multiple topics. You must add links manually to each individual control. If an Knowledge Center topic is moved or deleted, users can encounter broken links if you do not update each control.



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