How to name a HelpInfo XML file
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.
This topic explains the required name format for the Updatable Help Information files, commonly known as HelpInfo XML files. A HelpInfo XML file must have a name with the following format.
<ModuleName>_<ModuleGUID>_HelpInfo.xml
The elements of the name are as follows.
<ModuleName>
- The value of the Name property of the ModuleInfo object that the Get-Module cmdlet returns.<ModuleGUID>
- The value of the GUID key in the module manifest.
For example, if the module name is "TestModule" and the module GUID is 9cabb9ad-f2ac-4914-a46b-bfc1bebf07f9, the name of the HelpInfo XML file for the module would be:
TestModule_9cabb9ad-f2ac-4914-a46b-bfc1bebf07f9_HelpInfo.xml