2 5 LANSA Help

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2.5 LANSA Help

The Help key (F1) has a number of uses within LANSA for i. Depending on the location of your cursor at the time the help key is pressed, you can obtain:

  • the "second level text" of any message
  • information about LANSA itself from the Online Guide
  • developer written HELP text for fields defined in LANSA
  • user context sensitive field help text.

Messages are used extensively throughout the LANSA system. Refer to the Messages and the HELP Key in the LANSA for i User Guide.