Parameter
eu/iwb/help_type
Short text
Info Workbench: Type of Extended Help Call
Parameter Description
The parameter specifies the type of help (format and type of access) that is used for the Extended Help.
From Release 4.6C, the online help settings (/eu/iwb/*) are made in the IMG (General Settings > Setting Variants for Help).
Application Area
GUI
Who is permitted to make changes?
System administrator
Operating System Restrictions
Yes
Help types 4 and 5 require a Windows 32-bit front-end platform and the use of Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.20.
Database System Restrictions
None
Other limitations
For help type 3: For Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0x, you require the Virtual Machine (VM) Update 1518 from Microsoft. Netscape Navigator 3.0 cannot process any UNC names in the URLs.
Are other parameters affected or dependent?
Yes
For parameter values 2 (PlainHtmlHttp) or 4 (HtmlHelpHttp), you also need to maintain parameter eu/iwb/server_[front-end operating system] and eu/iwb/path_[front-end operating system].
For parameter values 3 (PlainHtmlFile) or 5 (HtmlHelpFile), you also need to maintain the parameter eu/iwb/path_[front-end operating system].
Values allowed
1, 2, 3, 4, or 5
1. NetHelp (HTML, access via Web server and Info Repository)
2. PlainHtmlHttp (HTML, access via Web server)
3. PlainHtmlFile (HTML, access via file server)
4. HtmlHelpHttp (compressed HTML, access via Web server)
5. HtmlHelpFile (compressed HTML, access via file server)
