Copyright: HiSource, v1.7


About HiSource

HiSource is a documentation manager, which is used to organize any Hitachi Data Systems manuals into a documentation library.  HiSource is a licensed program.  The user should read and understand both the license and book agreements contained on the CD-ROM prior to using HiSource.  Both of these files are available for viewing in the HiSource Bookshelf.

Copyright 1998-2001, Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

NOTICE:  No part of this Document Management System may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or stored in any other database or retrieval system for any purpose without express written permission of Hitachi Data Systems Corporation.

Notice of Export Controls

Technical data contained in this online help system is controlled under United States Export Administration Regulations.

Reaching New Horizons

Online Documentation

Comments/Suggestions


Displaying Available Bookshelves

The 'File-Open Bookshelf' function or Ctrl+B keys will display the list of available bookshelves.

The list of available bookshelves shows a description of each available bookshelf.  Double-click or highlight the desired bookshelf from the list and click [image] and the bookshelf is opened.  The books associated with that bookshelf are now displayed in the Book Details window.

If the navigation bar is turned on the available bookshelves will also be displayed below the Windows menu bar as icons.

Clicking on the desired icon will display the contents of that bookshelf in the Customer Books window below the navigation bar.

Another bookshelf may be selected at anytime by clicking on a different bookshelf icon on the navigation bar, through the 'File-Open Bookshelf' function, or by using the Ctrl+B keys.


Bookshelves

HiSource uses bookshelves to separate material related to a particular product or area.  Common materials are repeated in related bookshelves.

Bookshelves contain objects.  Objects can be one of the following:

The book icon represents a book or a subset of a book (ie maybe a chapter).

The book with a question mark icon represents an online help file.

The book with a red key below denotes a book that requries a "data access key" to open.  Data access keys are available through your HDS rep.

The folder icon represents a group or collection of books.


Comment and Suggestion Submissions

Comments/Suggestions on the HiSource Facility can be addressed to:

Hitachi Data Systems

TIMD

HiSource Facility

MS 35/50

10277 Scripps Ranch Blvd

San Diego, CA  USA

92131.1297

or by sending an email to:

Comments.HiSource@hds.com.


Contents

About HiSource and Hitachi Data Systems

Comments

HiSource Online Documentation

HiSource Main Window

Bookshelves

Opening Bookshelves

Using the Navigation Bar

Using the Open Bookshelf function

Available Bookshelves

Copying Bookshelves

Deleting Bookshelves

Recovering Bookshelves

Objects (Groups, Books and Help files)

Viewing Objects

Double-clicking an object

Using Open Function

Viewing All Books

Copying Books and Help files

Deleting Books and Help files

Recovering Books and Help files

Notes

Maintain Flag

Viewing the Maintain List

Customizing the HiSource Environment

List Display

Name Display

Icon Display

Sort Order

Preferences

Display Defaults

Icon Title

Preferred View

Preferred Sort Order

Online Help and Book Link Color

Settings

Notes Extension

Search and Find Facilities

Find

Search

Define Search

Index

Registration and Comments

Registration

Electronic Comments

Updating HiSource

Adding Interim Material

Downloading Packages

Upgrading to a New Release

New Processing Final Summary

Viewing the Update Log

Viewing Release Notes

Current Release Status

HiSource Functions

New Function

Copy Function

Delete Function

Recover Function

Exit Function

Shortcut Keys

Help for Using the Help Facility


Viewing a Group, Book or Help File

The 'File-Open' function will open the highlighted book, group or help file.  A book, group or help file can also be opened by double-clicking on the desired icon in either the Customer Books or Book Details panels.  When a group is double-clicked its contents are displayed in both the Customer Books and Book Details panels.


Defining a Search

Use the Define Search window to build the search target area.  The default is current bookshelf, all categories and all groups.  Use the radio buttons to change the search target.  Click on an area below for more information.

The ALL bookshelves, ALL categories and ALL groups selection has been optimized and will run faster than any other selection criteria.


Setting Defaults
Setting HiSource's Defaults

Preferences set the default for how HiSource will display Groups, Books and Help files each time HiSource is opened.  These settings are saved from session to session.  The display settings can be temporarily changed within a session by using List, Name, Icon, and Sort under Options

Related Topics:

•	Options-Preferences-Display

•	Options-Preferences-Document Colors

•	Options-Preferences-Settings


Downloading HiSource Packages

Packages are downloaded from the Hitachi Data Systems Internet website

(http://hdsnet.hds.com/esd/hisource/packages.html) into the \download directory.  This is the same directory that is identified when using the 'File-New-Package' function.

Once the desired package has been identified, click on the underlined filename and a file download box will appear.

Choose the "Save this file to disk" option, and click [image].

In the "Save As" dialogue box, be sure that the destination directory is c:\Program Files\Hitachi Data Systems\HiSource\Download, and click

Once the package has been downloaded, use the 'File-New-Package' function to update HiSource.

Installing HiSource Packages


Finding a Book

A user can locate a book by title, description, revision date or publication number through the 'Edit-Find book' function or by using the Ctrl+F keys.

Use the click boxes to identify which areas should be searched for matches to the input search string.  Use the match case click box to indicate whether to match or ignore case (upper/lower letters).

The [image] button is used to initiate the search.  All bookshelves are searched.

The [image] button is used to cancel the search and return to the main window.

Matches to the input string are displayed after the find is initiated.  To open a book from the list, double-click on the desired book.

Click the [image] button to close the Find Book Results window.


Accessing Help

Help is accessible in the following ways:

•	Select Help from the menu of an object.

•	Press F1 in any window that has a Help choice on a menu bar.

•	Select the Help push button.  The help received is determined by what is highlighted at the time help is requested.

For example, if help is requested while a menu bar choice is highlighted, specific information about that choice is displayed.  If help is requested from a window, general or specific information that is related to that window is displayed.  If help is requested from a help window, general information about the menu bar choices and menus that are available in the help facility is displayed.

Help is available for:

•	entry fields

•	program menu bars

•	push buttons.


Every window that has a menu bar has a Help menu bar choice.  Use the Help menu choices to display the following for the active program:

•	An index of help topics

•	General information about the active window

•	A list and description of shortcut keys

Users can also display general information about the help facility.

In the main window of a program, users can also display product information.


Temporarily Changing the Online Help and Book Link Colors

The 'Options-Preferences-Document Colors' function sets viewer colors for OS/2 Documents and OS/2 Online Help files.


Temporarily Changing to Icon Display

The 'Option-Icon' function temporarily changes the Book Details panel to display the book icon with the book title underneath the icon instead of to the right on the same horizontal plane.

When using the 'Option-Icon' function the icon title is determined by the drop down menu settings in 'Options-Preferences-Display-Icon Title' function.


Setting the Icon Title Defaults

The 'Options-Preferences-Display-Icon Title' function identifies which field is to be used as the name or title of the icon displayed on the desktop.  The icon title can be the book title, description or publication number.

The default icon title is the book title.


Temporarily Changing to List Display

The 'Options-List' function temporarily displays the objects in the Book Details panel in a list format showing the following information:

•	Icon - represents an individual book.

•	Title - assigned name of the book.

•	Description - assigned description of the book.

•	Publication Number - unique identifier for publication and version.

•	Revision - revision date of the book.


Maintain Flag

The 'Edit-Maintain book' function toggles an object's maintain flag on/off.  By default all books and help files are marked as "Maintain book."  Setting the maintain flag to "on" allows that item to be updated when using the 'File-New-Get Updates' function.  If the maintain flag is not on then only mandatory updates are applied.  See Updating HiSource for more information.


Navigation Bar
The Navigation Bar

The Navigation Bar uses icons to represent each available bookshelf.  To change bookshelves simply click a different icon on the navigation bar.  The navigation bar can be hidden or displayed by using the 'View-Navigation Bar' function.  This function toggles the navigation bar on/off for the current session only.  To set the navigation bar default use the 'Options-Preferences-Display' function.


File-New Function

The 'File-New' function allows new information to be added to HiSource.

The updating is done by selecting either:

Package or Release


Temporarily Changing to Name Display

The 'Option-Name' function temporarily displays the objects in the Details panel in a list form, with the icon title listed to the right of the icon.  The icon title is set in the 'Options-Preferences-Display-Icon Title' function.


Setting the Notes Extension

The 'Options-Preferences-Setting' function sets the default file extension to be used with the notes function.  The file extension determines which viewing program will be used by HiSource to open the notes, based on the user's Explorer file association settings in windows. The default extension is TXT. The default file extension of .TXT will normally call Notepad.exe as the 3rd party viewer.

  Changing the default extension AFTER note files have already been saved will make those notes with the old extension inaccessible under the new default.


Notes

The 'Edit-Notes' function is used to create and view notes for individual books.

Notes are used to enter any information that the user wants to retain.  The information is recorded in a separate file from the book or help file.

If a note does not already exist for a book a message asking if users want to create a new file will appear.

Changing the default extension for notes


Objects are groups, books and help files.  A group is a collection and when opened it shows its contents.  When books or help files are opened they are displayed.


HiSource Online Documentation

Additional documentation on HiSource can be found in the HiSource bookshelf.


The 'File-Open Bookshelf' function allows a different bookshelf to be opened.  After executing the function a list of available bookshelves is presented.

This function can be performed anytime by the Ctrl+B keys or 'File-Open Bookshelf' function.  Clicking an icon on the navigation bar performs the same function.


Opening a Bookshelf

Open a bookshelf by clicking on the bookshelf icon on the navigation bar or by using the 'File-Open Bookshelf' function.  When a bookshelf is open the books associated with that bookshelf become displayed and available for viewing in the "Customer Books" window.


The 'File-Open' function can be used to view the selected book or help file.


The help window contains an Options menu bar choice.  Use the Options menu choices to:

•	Display the table of contents (the titles of all help topics)

•	Manage the table of contents (if there is more than one level of help  topics)

•	Display a list of the help topics users have viewed

•	Display a list of subdirectories that contain help topics in which users can  search for a word or phrase

•	Display the last help topic users viewed.


Setting HiSource Defaults

The 'Options-Preferences' function allows the user to customize various display options.  These options are saved across sessions.

Display

Document colors

Settings


Setting the Display Defaults

The 'Options-Preferences-Display' function is used to set the HiSource display defaults.  These settings are saved across sessions.  Click on an option below for more information.

See the drop down menus for available options.


Setting the Sort Default

The 'Options-Preferences-Display-Sort' drop down menu sets the sort order for both the Bookshelf and Details panel.


Setting the Display Default for the 'Book Details' Panel

The 'Options-Preferences-Display-View Display' drop down menu sets the default for the Book Details panel's display.  The Book Details display type can be temporarily changed by selecting 'Options-List', 'Options-Name' or 'Options-Icon' from the menu bar.


Setting the Mode Display Default for the 'Book Details' Panel

The 'Options-Preferences-Display-View Mode' drop down menu sets the default for the types of books available to be viewed in the Book Details panel's display.


Processing Summary and Details

The 'New-Release' and 'New-Package' processing summary page identifies the run totals for the processing.  Generally there should be no failures.  It might be normal to have either skips (already applied changes) or rejects (missing pre-requisite changes).  The status should always say "OK".  If the status is not "OK" then the catalog structure may have been damaged.  Seek help from your local Hitachi Data Systems support person.

Click [image] for processing details.


Viewing Release Notes

Each new release (replacement CD) contains a file identifying what has changed in both the program and the material available.  The 'View-Release notes' function can be used to display the release notes.


Current Release Status of HiSource

HiSource's current release status information can be displayed through the 'Help-About' function.


Shortcut Keys

HiSource uses the standard Alt+function keys to allow the function menus to be accessed.  For example Alt+F jumps to the Files pulldown menu where an "x" will then perform the 'Exit' function.  HiSource also utilizes the following short cut commands:

Note:  When two key names are joined by a plus sign (+), use these two keys together.  Press and hold down the first key and then press the second key.

The following is a list of the shortcut keys for online documents:

From the active Contents window or an active topic window:

From the active Contents window:

From an active topic window:


Searching

The 'Edit-Search' function is a two step process.

•	Use the Define Search Tab to identify the target search area - the bookshelves, categories and groups to be searched.  The default is the current bookshelf (the bookshelf displayed on the main window), all categories and all groups.

•	The Index Tab contains two sub-tabs.  The All tab displays all available index entries based on the search criteria defined on the Define Search Tab.  The Subset tab allows the user to further refine the search in the event that multiple books appear for an index entry on the All tab.

If multiple bookshelves are chosen and the same index entry is repeated in those bookshelves, only the first occurrence of that entry is displayed.


The help window contains a Services menu bar choice.  Use the Services menu choices to:

•	Look for help information by searching for words or phrases

•	Print help information

•	Copy help information

•	Open a new help window in which users can display another help topic.


These preferences determine configuration.


Temporarily Changing the Sort Order

The 'Options-Sort' function displays the books in the Book Details panel sorted by the following fields:

•	None (default)

•	Title - assigned name of the book.

•	Description - assigned description of the book.

•	Publication Number - unique identifier for publication and version.


Updating HiSource

HiSource is updated four times a year through new release CDs, which are normally shipped approximately every 3 months. Interim updates are available via packages which are posted on the HiSource website:

http://hdsnet.hds.com/esd/hisource/packages.html.

Related Topics:

Updating via HiSource

Updating with Packages

Updating with CDs


Upgrading to a New Release

To update HiSource with a new release CD, load the new CD into the CD drive.  If the CD automatically starts HiSource, wait for the CD to finish loading, then close HiSource.  Once the CD is loaded, HiSource can be updated either through the 'File-New-Release' function through starting the currently installed version of HiSource, or it can be updated through Windows' Start/run/D:/install/setup.exe, 'Upgrade existing version' function.  Running the install/setup.exe may also be required for installing other HiSource CD sets.

When using the install/setup.exe procedure the user is prompted as to the type of setup to be run.

Choose 'Overwrite' to replace all the data.  The Overwrite option wipes out any previous customization work (copy books or bookshelves, maintain settings, delete books and bookshelves).

Choose 'Upgrade' to upgrade the data.  The Upgrade option runs an update package while preserving any customization work.


Viewing All Books
Viewing the Index

The 'View-Index' function shows all the available books from all the available bookshelves.  Double-clicking a book will open it.

The sort order of the index listing can be changed via the 'Options-Sort' function.


Types of Customization

There are two types of view customization available:

•	Permanent (defaults set through Preferences)

•	Temporary (these settings last for a session only.  Closing and reopening HiSource returns the view settings to those listed in Preferences.)


Additional Help

Use the choices on the Services menu to find, print, or copy information in the topics of the document users are viewing or of other online documents.  Users can save their place in a document by setting a bookmark.  Users can create a new window in which other topics are displayed.  Users can also close the document.

Use the choices on the Options menu to display a complete or partial list of topics or the index for the document users are viewing, all the topics users have viewed since users opened the document, or a list of libraries (a group of online documents).  Users can search for a word or phrase in the files of those libraries.  Users can also re-display the previous topic.

This is the General help choice in the Help menu.  Users can select other menu options from the WinHelp menu bar to get:

•	An index of references to help topics for the document users are viewing

•	Information about using the help facility.

•	A list and description of keys users can use

•	The product information for the document users are viewing

In some topics, words or phrases might be highlighted to indicate that a definition or additional information is available.  Double-click on the word or phrase or tab to it and press Enter.  When users are finished with that information, press Esc to return to the previous information window.

When users select some choices from the menus (for example the Search choice on the Services menu), a window is displayed.  The window can contain lists, radio buttons, entry fields, or push buttons.  After the window is displayed, users can get general or specific help by selecting the Help push button or pressing F1.

Users can press Esc in a topic window to re-display the previous topic or to close the window when there are no other topics that can be re-displayed.  For example, users can close a topic window and return to the Contents window.

Users can minimize a topic from the main topic window.  To re-display that topic, select the icon that represents that topic.  The icon is displayed at the bottom of the window with text below it that identifies the topic.

If users minimized a topic from a new window, users can re-display the topic in its window by selecting the New window choice on the Services menu.

Users can double-click on the window menu button to remove the topic window without re-displaying any previous topics.  If users have a new window attached to the topic window, the new window is closed when the topic window is closed.


HiSource Menu Bar Functions

File

File-Open (Ctrl+O)

File-Open Favorite…

File-Open Bookshelf… (Ctrl+B)

File-New

File-New-Package

File-New-Release

File-Exit

Edit

Edit-Notes (Ctrl+N)

Edit-Maintain

Edit-Favorites

Edit-Favorites-Add

Edit-Favorites-Edit

Edit-Favorites-Delete

Edit-Find book… (Ctrl+F)

Search…

View

View-GA Files

View-Distributor Files

View-All Files

View-Navigation Bar

View-CD List

View-Index…

View-Maintain list

View-Release notes…

View-Update log…

View-Access Keys

Options

Options-List

Options-Name

Options-Icon

Options-Sort

Options-Sort-None

Options-Sort-Title

Options-Sort-Description

Options-Sort-Publication Number

Options-Preferences

Options-Preferences-Display

Options-Preferences-Document Colors

Options-Preferences-Settings

Help

Help-Contents

Help-Help index

Help-About


Viewing the Maintain List

The 'View-Maintain list' function displays a list of all the objects that have the maintain flag set to "on."


Only Books and Help files can be viewed.


Each new release (replacement CD) contains a file identifying what has changed in the both the program and the material available.  The 'View-Release notes' function can be used to display the release notes.


Viewing the Update Log

Both the 'File-New-Release' function and the 'File-New-Package' function create an update log that can be displayed through the 'View-Update log' function.


This function closes down the HiSource application.

choice.


Find Book and Search Functions

The HiSource 'Edit-Find Book' function allows a book, help file or program to be easily located by searching through the titles, descriptions, revision dates or publication numbers.

The HiSource 'Edit-Search' function allows a database search of index entries in order to locate which books, help files or programs have information on or related to the index entry.


Retrieving Updates Using HUM
Retrieving Updates Using HiSource's Update Manager (HUM)

Users who have an internet connection will be able to update HiSource through the "File-New-Get updates" function.  Users must first be connected to the internet in order to use HUM.

Once a connection to the internet has been established, go to "File-New-Get updates".

The user's installed CDs will be listed in the Target Libraries area with the update box checked by default.

Click [image] and HUM will connect to the HiSource update site and retrieve packages for the selected target libraries.

All packages will be checked by default for download and processing.  A grayed out download box represents a package that has been downloaded from a previous HUM session.

Click [image] to download and install the update packages.  Once HUM stops processing, close the HUM window and restart HiSource.


Closes HiSource windows and exits the program.


To temporarily change HiSource's view settings, click on List, Name, or Icon, and then choose how users would like to see the items sorted by clicking one of the options listed for Sort.


Returns user to the main window.


Takes user to the HiSource help menu.


HiSource Menu Bar Help

Click on the menu item for which users would like to see more information.


HiSource File Menu


HiSource Edit Menu


HiSource View Menu


HiSource Options Menu


HiSource Help Menu


This item is not available in the current HiSource mode.


The folder icon represents a group or collection of books.


Searches the currently selected bookshelf.  The name of the currently selected bookshelf is displayed in the target window.


Searches all available bookshelves.


Displays a list of all available bookshelves.  Use the delete button to remove bookshelves from the search.


Click here to remove the highlighted bookshelf from the search.  Applicable only when the "Selected" radio button above is selected.


Click here to reset the list of available bookshelves. Applicable only when the "Selected" radio button above is selected.


This window displays the bookshelves that will be included in the search.


This window displays the categories that will be included in the search.


This window displays the groups that will be included in the search.


HiSource uses bookshelves to separate material related to a particular product or area.  Common materials are repeated in related bookshelves.


Searches the currently selected category of the bookshelves included for the search.


Searches the all available categories of the bookshelves included for the search.


Displays a list of all available categories of the bookshelves included for the search. Use the delete button to remove categories from the search.


Click here to remove the highlighted category from the search.  Applicable only when the "Selected" radio button above is selected.


Click here to reset the list of available categories. Applicable only when the "Selected" radio button above is selected.


Searches all books and groups contained by the categories of the bookshelves included for the search.


Displays a list of all available groups in the categories of the bookshelves included for the search.  Books that are not a part of any group are NOT included in the search.  Use the delete button to remove groups from the search.


Click here to remove the highlighted group from the search.  Applicable only when the "Selected" radio button above is selected.


Click here to reset the list of available groups. Applicable only when the "Selected" radio button above is selected.


Index Tab
Search Index Tab

Using the Index window, the target index entry (displayed in box to the right of the "Enter the search" area) is either typographically selected (in the "Enter the search" string area) or selected by scrolling and cursor highlighting. Once an index entry has been chosen then the corresponding objects are shown in the Matching area below.

To open an object, use the mouse either to double-click an object in the Matching books area or highlight it (single click) and then click the Open button.

The Index window remains open until the close button is clicked.


The Index Tab

Use the Index Tab  to select an entry from a list of index entries.  Selection of an entry then displays the books that include information relating to the index entry.


Index Searching by "All"

Using the Index window, the target index entry (displayed in Results area) is either typographically selected (in the Enter the search string area) or selected by scrolling and cursor highlighting. Once an index entry has been chosen then the corresponding objects are shown in the matching books area.

To open an object, use the mouse either to double-click an object in the Matching books area or highlight it (single click) and then click the [image] button.

The Index window remains open until the [image] button is clicked.


Index Searching by "Subset"

Once a search is defined and results obtained, a further refined search can be performed through the Subset search screen.  Matches from the "All" screen are available for search on the Subset screen.

Enter the subset criteria in the "Enter the subset" line, and click on the the {bmct

To open an object, use the mouse either to double-click an object in the Matching books area or highlight it (single click) and then click the [image] button.

The Index window remains open until the [image] button is clicked.


Adding Favorites

Using HiSource's 'Favorites' function is a quick and easy way to mark books for future retrieval.  Highlight the book to be added to the 'Favorites' list and select 'Edit-Favorites-Add' from the menu bar.

HiSource displays the 'Add Favorite' box with the name of the book selected already entered.

At this time, the user can choose to enter their own title for the book, enabling them to easily identify the book in the list of favorites.

To select a book from the list of favorites, use the 'File-Open-Favorite…' function and highlight the desired book and click [image] or double-click the book name.

To see the book's official title, use the bottom scroll bar to scroll to the right.

Related Topics:

Deleting Favorites

Editing Favorites

Viewing Favorites


Deleting Favorites

To remove a book from the favorites list, select the 'Edit-Favorites-Delete' function, highlight the name of the book to remove from the favorites list, and click [image].

HiSource will display a confirmation box - click [image] to remove the book from the favorites, or click [image] to cancel the remove request.

Related Topics:

Adding Favorites

Editing Favorites

Viewing Favorites


Editing Favorites

To change the name assigned to the favorite, select the 'Edit-Favorites-Edit' function. HiSource will display the list of favorites.  Highlight the name of the book to be renamed, and click [image] or double-click the name.

HiSource will display the Edit Favorite box, allowing the user to change the name assigned to that favorite.  Edit the name and click [image] to save the changes or [image] to abandon the changes.

Related Topics:

Adding Favorites

Deleting Favorites

Viewing Favorites


Exiting HiSource

The 'File-Exit' function closes the HiSource program.


Viewing the List of Installed CDs

The 'View-CD List' function displays the list of HiSource CDs that have been installed.


Keys Help

When two key names are joined by a plus sign (+), use these two keys together.  Press and hold down the first key and then press the second key.


Click on an area for more information.


If the navigation bar is turned on through 'Options-Preferences-Display' the available bookshelves will also be displayed below the Windows menu bar as icons by default.

Clicking on the desired icon will display the contents of that bookshelf in the Customer Books window below the navigation bar.

Another bookshelf may be selected at anytime by clicking on a different bookshelf icon on the navigation bar, through the 'File-Open Bookshelf' function, or by using the Ctrl+B keys.

The navigation bar can be temporarily turned off through the 'View-Navigation bar' function.


A password must be entered to access this restricted mode.  To obtain the password, refer to the HiSource CD release notes, or for additional support, contact:

Comments.HiSource@hds.com


The HiSource Desktop is divided into two panels.

The left panel (Customer Books panel) shows the items in the currently selected bookshelf.  (The bookshelf name is given in the panel title.)

The items shown can be one of the following:

The book icon represents a book or a subset of a book (ie maybe a chapter).

The book with a question mark icon represents an online help file.

The book with a red key below denotes a book that requries a "data access key" to open.  Data access keys are available through your HDS rep.

The folder icon represents a group or collection of books.

Selecting an item in the Bookshelf panel causes details of that item to be displayed in the right panel (Book Details panel).  Double clicking on a book or helpfile in the Details panel opens that item via the appropriate viewer.

Clicking the "+" sign beside a group's icon in the Customer Books panel displays the contents of that group in the Book Details panel.

The view layout and sort order can be controlled by the 'Options-Preference' and 'Options-Sort' functions.

There are three different types of desktop displays or layouts.  Click on an item for more information:

The category of books displayed are:

GA

Service Files

All Files

There are four sort orders for the Details panel:

•	None (default)

•	Title - assigned name of the book.

•	Description - assigned description of the book.

•	Publication Number - unique identifier for publication and version.


Additional Help

Use the choices on the Services menu to find, print, or copy information in the topics of the document users are viewing or of other online documents.  users can save their place in a document by setting a bookmark.  Users can create a new window in which other topics are displayed.  Users can also close the document.

Use the choices on the Options menu to display a complete or partial list of topics or the index for the document users are viewing, all the topics users have viewed since users opened the document, or a list of libraries (a group of online documents).  Users can search for a word or phrase in the files of those libraries.  Users can also re-display the previous topic.

This the General help choice in the Help.  Users can select other choices available from the WinHelp menu bar to get:

•	An index of references to help topics for the document users are viewing

•	Information about using the help facility.

•	A list and description of keys users can use

•	The product information for the document users are viewing

0	In some topics, words or phrases might be highlighted to indicate that a definition or additional information is available.  Double-click on the word or phrase or tab to it and press Enter.  When users are finished with that information, press Esc to return to the previous information window.

1	When users select some choices from the menus (for example the Search choice on the Services menu), a window is displayed.  The window can contain lists, radio buttons, entry fields, or push buttons.  After the window is displayed, users can get general or specific help by selecting the Help push button or pressing F1.

2	Users can press Esc in a topic window to re-display the previous topic or to close the window when there are no other topics that can be re-displayed.  For example, users can close a topic window and return to the Contents window.

3	Users can minimize a topic from the main topic window.  To re-display that topic, select the icon that represents that topic.  The icon is displayed at the bottom of the window with text below it that identifies the topic.

4	If users minimized a topic from a new window, users can re-display the topic in its window by selecting the New window choice on the Services menu.

5	Users can double-click on the window menu button to remove the topic window without re-displaying any previous topics.  If users have a new window attached to the topic window, the new window is closed when the topic window is closed.


Adding Favorites

Using HiSource's 'Favorites' function is a quick and easy way to mark books for future retrieval.  Highlight the book to be added to the 'Favorites' list and select 'Edit-Favorites-Add' from the menu bar.

HiSource displays the 'Add Favorite' box with the name of the book selected already entered.

At this time, the user can choose to enter their own title for the book, enabling them to easily identify the book in the list of favorites.


Additional Help

Use the choices on the Services menu to find, print, or copy information in the topics of the document users are viewing or of other online documents.  Users can save their place in a document by setting a bookmark.  Users can create a new window in which other topics are displayed.  Users can also close the document.

Use the choices on the Options menu to display a complete or partial list of topics or the index for the document users are viewing, all the topics users have viewed since users opened the document, or a list of libraries (a group of online documents).  Users can search for a word or phrase in the files of those libraries.  Users can also re-display the previous topic.

This is the General help choice in the Help menu.  Users can select other menu options from the WinHelp menu bar to get:

•	An index of references to help topics for the document users are viewing

•	Information about using the help facility.

•	A list and description of keys users can use

•	The product information for the document users are viewing

In some topics, words or phrases might be highlighted to indicate that a definition or additional information is available.  Double-click on the word or phrase or tab to it and press Enter.  When users are finished with that information, press Esc to return to the previous information window.

When users select some choices from the menus (for example the Search choice on the Services menu), a window is displayed.  The window can contain lists, radio buttons, entry fields, or push buttons.  After the window is displayed, users can get general or specific help by selecting the Help push button or pressing F1.

Users can press Esc in a topic window to re-display the previous topic or to close the window when there are no other topics that can be re-displayed.  For example, users can close a topic window and return to the Contents window.

Users can minimize a topic from the main topic window.  To re-display that topic, select the icon that represents that topic.  The icon is displayed at the bottom of the window with text below it that identifies the topic.

If users minimized a topic from a new window, users can re-display the topic in its window by selecting the New window choice on the Services menu.

Users can double-click on the window menu button to remove the topic window without re-displaying any previous topics.  If users have a new window attached to the topic window, the new window is closed when the topic window is closed.


Displaying Available Bookshelves

The 'File-Open Bookshelf' function or Ctrl+B keys will display the list of available bookshelves.

The list of available bookshelves shows a description of each available bookshelf.  Double-click or highlight the desired bookshelf from the list and click [image] and the bookshelf is opened.  The books associated with that bookshelf are now displayed in the Book Details window.

If the navigation bar is turned on the available bookshelves will also be displayed below the Windows menu bar as icons.

Clicking on the desired icon will display the contents of that bookshelf in the Customer Books window below the navigation bar.

Another bookshelf may be selected at anytime by clicking on a different bookshelf icon on the navigation bar, through the 'File-Open Bookshelf' function, or by using the Ctrl+B keys.


Viewing the List of Installed CDs

The 'View-CD List' function displays the list of HiSource CDs that have been installed.


Defining a Search

Use the Define Search window to build the search target area.  The default is current bookshelf, all categories and all groups.  Use the radio buttons to change the search target.  Click on an area below for more information.

The ALL bookshelves, ALL categories and ALL groups selection has been optimized and will run faster than any other selection criteria.


Deleting Favorites

To remove a book from the favorites list, select the 'Edit-Favorites-Delete' function, highlight the name of the book to remove from the favorites list, and click [image].

HiSource will display a confirmation box - click [image] to remove the book from the favorites, or click [image] to cancel the remove request.


Editing Favorites

To change the name assigned to the favorite, select the 'Edit-Favorites-Edit' function. HiSource will display the list of favorites.  Highlight the name of the book to be renamed, and click [image] or double-click the name.

HiSource will display the Edit Favorite box, allowing the user to change the name assigned to that favorite.  Edit the name and click [image] to save the changes or [image] to abandon the changes.


Finding a Book

A user can locate a book by title, description, revision date or publication number through the 'Edit-Find book' function or by using the Ctrl+F keys.

Use the click boxes to identify which areas should be searched for matches to the input search string.  Use the match case click box to indicate whether to match or ignore case (upper/lower letters).

The [image] button is used to initiate the search.  All bookshelves are searched.

The [image] button is used to cancel the search and return to the main window.

Matches to the input string are displayed after the find is initiated.  To open a book from the list, double-click on the desired book.

Click the [image] button to close the Find Book Results window.


Temporarily Changing the Online Help and Book Link Colors

The 'Options-Preferences-Document Colors' function sets viewer colors for OS/2 Documents and OS/2 Online Help files.


Search Index Tab

Using the Index window, the target index entry (displayed in box to the right of the "Enter the search" area) is either typographically selected (in the "Enter the search" string area) or selected by scrolling and cursor highlighting. Once an index entry has been chosen then the corresponding objects are shown in the Matching area below.

To open an object, use the mouse either to double-click an object in the Matching books area or highlight it (single click) and then click the Open button.

The Index window remains open until the close button is clicked.


Keys Help

When two key names are joined by a plus sign (+), use these two keys together.  Press and hold down the first key and then press the second key.


HiSource Menu Bar Help

Click on the menu item for which users would like to see more information.


Setting the Notes Extension

The 'Options-Preferences-Setting' function sets the default file extension to be used with the notes function.  The file extension determines which viewing program will be used by HiSource to open the notes, based on the user's Explorer file association settings in windows. The default extension is TXT. The default file extension of .TXT will normally call Notepad.exe as the 3rd party viewer.

  Changing the default extension AFTER note files have already been saved will make those notes with the old extension inaccessible under the new default.


Setting HiSource Defaults

The 'Options-Preferences' function allows the user to customize various display options.  These options are saved across sessions.

Display

Document colors

Settings


Installing Packages

Once the package has been downloaded, use the 'File-New-Package' function to update HiSource.  The Package Location screen will display the default paths to be used for the package source and destination, and the current status.

The Current status field would normally indicate "OK".  In the event of a previous severe error in the processing of a package or new release the Current status field might indicate an error condition.  If an error condition is noted, the [image] button must be clicked prior to processing any further updates.  If the status is anything but OK, please contact your local Hitachi Data Systems representative for help or email:

HiSource@hds.com.

Once the Current status displays "OK", click [image] and a list of available packages in the \download directory will display.  Highlight the package to be installed, check the "Delete files when done" check box, and click [image].

  If a downloaded file does not appear on the list, it may be necessary to correct the extension by going to the c:\Program Files\Hitachi Data Systems\HiSource\Download folder and adjusting the extension to ".hcp" - "." and "hcp" should only appear once and should be the last 4 characters in the file name.  I.e., up000601.hcp

Once the package is installed, HiSource will display a Results screen.

Further details about the applied package are accessed by clicking the

If the package is not applicable, HiSource may display the following:


Shortcut Keys

HiSource uses the standard Alt+function keys to allow the function menus to be accessed.  For example Alt+F jumps to the Files pulldown menu where an "x" will then perform the 'Exit' function.  HiSource also utilizes the following short cut commands:

Note:  When two key names are joined by a plus sign (+), use these two keys together.  Press and hold down the first key and then press the second key.

The following is a list of the shortcut keys for online documents:

From the active Contents window or an active topic window:

From the active Contents window:

From an active topic window:


Searching

The 'Edit-Search' function is a two step process.

•	Use the Define Search Tab to identify the target search area - the bookshelves, categories and groups to be searched.  The default is the current bookshelf (the bookshelf displayed on the main window), all categories and all groups.

•	The Index Tab contains two sub-tabs.  The All tab displays all available index entries based on the search criteria defined on the Define Search Tab.  The Subset tab allows the user to further refine the search in the event that multiple books appear for an index entry on the All tab.

If multiple bookshelves are chosen and the same index entry is repeated in those bookshelves, only the first occurrence of that entry is displayed.


Upgrading to a New Release

To update HiSource with a new release CD, load the new CD into the CD drive.  If the CD automatically starts HiSource, wait for the CD to finish loading, then close HiSource.  Once the CD is loaded, HiSource can be updated either through the 'File-New-Release' function through starting the currently installed version of HiSource, or it can be updated through Windows' Start/run/D:/install/setup.exe, 'Upgrade existing version' function.  Running the install/setup.exe may also be required for installing other HiSource CD sets.

When using the install/setup.exe procedure the user is prompted as to the type of setup to be run.

Choose 'Overwrite' to replace all the data.  The Overwrite option wipes out any previous customization work (copy books or bookshelves, maintain settings, delete books and bookshelves).

Choose 'Upgrade' to upgrade the data.  The Upgrade option runs an update package while preserving any customization work.


Data Access Keys

Certain books have restricted access, and require a Data Access Key for access.  These books are denoted by the book icon with a red key below it.

Data access keys are available through your HDS rep.

Once the data access key has been received and installed, the book is denoted by the book icon with a green key below it.

After HiSource has received a data access key, the user can see a list of the books the key made available through the 'View-Access keys…' menu option.


Viewing Files

If multiple types of CDs have been loaded (i.e., CDL, DDL, IDL), a user can limit the types of books that HiSource displays through the 'View' function.

•	GA files - displays only customer documentation.

•	Distributor files - displays only distributor documentation.  A special series of CDs is required.

•	All files - displays all documentation

If a CD type has not been loaded, no files will be displayed if that type is selected through the 'View' function.


About HiSource

HiSource is a documentation manager, which is used to organize any Hitachi Data Systems manuals into a documentation library.  HiSource is a licensed program.  The user should read and understand both the license and book agreements contained on the CD-ROM prior to using HiSource.  Both of these files are available for viewing in the HiSource Bookshelf.

Copyright 1998-2001, Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

NOTICE:  No part of this Document Management System may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or stored in any other database or retrieval system for any purpose without express written permission of Hitachi Data Systems Corporation.

Notice of Export Controls

Technical data contained in this online help system is controlled under United States Export Administration Regulations.

Reaching New Horizons

Online Documentation

Comments/Suggestions


The 'File-New-Package' function displays all available packages found in both the Package file location and the Decompress files to locations.


Installing Packages

Once the package has been downloaded, use the 'File-New-Package' function to update HiSource.  The Package Location screen will display the default paths to be used for the package source and destination, and the current status.

The Current status field would normally indicate "OK".  In the event of a previous severe error in the processing of a package or new release the Current status field might indicate an error condition.  If an error condition is noted, the [image] button must be clicked prior to processing any further updates.  If the status is anything but OK, please contact your local Hitachi Data Systems representative for help or email:

HiSource@hds.com.

Once the Current status displays "OK", click [image] and a list of available packages in the \download directory will display.  Highlight the package to be installed, check the "Delete files when done" check box, and click [image].

  If a downloaded file does not appear on the list, it may be necessary to correct the extension by going to the c:\Program Files\Hitachi Data Systems\HiSource\Download folder and adjusting the extension to ".hcp" - "." and "hcp" should only appear once and should be the last 4 characters in the file name.  I.e., up000601.hcp

Once the package is installed, HiSource will display a Results screen.

Further details about the applied package are accessed by clicking the

If the package is not applicable, HiSource may display the following:


Comment and Suggestion Submissions

Comments/Suggestions on the HiSource Facility can be addressed to:

Hitachi Data Systems

TIMD

HiSource Facility

MS 35/50

10277 Scripps Ranch Blvd

San Diego, CA  USA

92131.1297

or by sending an email to:

Comments.HiSource@hds.com.


Changing the HiSource Password

The 'Options-Change Distributor Password' function allows the logon password to be changed.

 verifies new password field and reenter password field matches and then changes the logon password for HiSource.

 terminates the change password request choice.


Changing the HiSource Password

The 'Options-Change Service Password' function allows the logon password to be changed.

 verifies that the new password field matches the reentered password field and then changes the logon password for HiSource.

 terminates the change password request choice.


Password Window

Before logging onto this restricted mode a password must be entered.

 verifies password and if correct proceeds with logon

 terminates the HiSource application.


Viewing Favorites

Using HiSource's 'Favorites' function is a quick and easy way to mark books for future retrieval.

To select a book from the list of favorites, use the 'File-Open-Favorite…' function and highlight the desired book and click [image] or double-click the book name.

To see the book's official title, use the bottom scroll bar to scroll to the right.

Related Topics:

Adding Favorites

Deleting Favorites

Editing Favorites