Note
Manual authoring of XML-based help is very difficult. The PlatyPS module allows you to write help in Markdown and then convert it to XML-based help. This makes it much easier to write and maintain help. PlatyPS can also create the Updateable Help packages for you. For more information, see Create XML-based help using PlatyPS.
There are many reasons to update help files, such as correcting errors, clarifying a concept, answering a frequently asked question, adding new files, or adding new and better examples.
To update a help file:
- Change the files.
- Translate the files into other UI cultures.
- Collect all help files (new, changed, and unchanged) for the module in each UI culture.
- Validate the files against the XML schema.
- Rebuild the CAB files for each UI culture.
- In the HelpInfo XML file, increment the version numbers of the CAB file for each UI culture.
- Upload the new CAB files to the ___location that's specified by the value of the HelpContentUri element in the HelpInfo XML file. Replace the older CAB files with the new CAB files.
- Upload the updated HelpInfo XML file to the ___location that's specified by the HelpInfoUri key in the module manifest. Replace the older HelpInfo XML file with the new file.