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Help App provides an application and a status element in the title bar.

  • The Help application (part of the menu) offers an entry point to all help pages.
  • All available ux applications need to provide a help content page.
  • The helpserver bundle provides the web service for ux help.
  • The status bar help button uses a specific path, containing the appId as reference to the app related Help context.  
  • The helpserver bundle provides the web service for ux help

Implementation

A json file describes the dependency between specific app and related help content.

The path sdnr/nodes/appId identifies the app. 

Path example for "Fault App" with Id: "faultApp": sdnr/nodes/faultApp

Example of meta.json that is part of helpserver

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  • If clicked, the corresponding help page is opened. The dependency information is provided by the help server by meta.json. See  HelpServer.


The status bar element

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If the help button is grayed out, no help page is available.


Help App displaying all available help pages grouped together

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