4.4 Component Help Text

Component Help text can be stored within the component definition (refer to DEFINE_COM), or it can be stored in the repository with field, function, and process help.

Help text is the information displayed to the end user when the application requests help (using the Help key or equivalent request). Help text can be entered for each language specified in the partition.

Generally, Help text has the following characteristics:

• It is free format. There are usually no restrictions on the content or format of Help text.

• It relates directly to the action taken by the user at the time the Help was requested. It generally presents an overall description of the component that the user is applying.

• Help text may also include special Help Text Enhancement & Substitution Values.

LANSA automatically controls the handling of the Help processing in applications. LANSA automatically determines the type of required Help (field, component, process, or function) and automatically displays the associated Help text (if any exists).

Also See

In the Developer Guide: Repository Help Editor

In this guide:
Substitution/Control Values
Substitution/Control Values - Visual LANSA Only
Help Text Attributes.