HelpInfo XML Sample File

This topic displays a sample of a well-formed Updatable Help Information file, commonly known as "HelpInfo XML file." In this sample file, the UI culture elements are arranged in alphabetical order by UI culture name. Alphabetical ordering is a best practice, but it's not required.

HelpInfo XML Sample File

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<HelpInfo xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/powershell/help/2010/05">
   <HelpContentURI>https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=141553</HelpContentURI>
   <SupportedUICultures>
    <UICulture>
      <UICultureName>de-DE</UICultureName>
      <UICultureVersion>2.15.0.10</UICultureVersion>
    </UICulture>
    <UICulture>
      <UICultureName>en-US</UICultureName>
      <UICultureVersion>3.2.0.7</UICultureVersion>
    </UICulture>
    <UICulture>
      <UICultureName>it-IT</UICultureName>
      <UICultureVersion>1.1.0.5</UICultureVersion>
    </UICulture>
    <UICulture>
      <UICultureName>ja-JP</UICultureName>
      <UICultureVersion>3.2.0.4</UICultureVersion>
    </UICulture>
   </SupportedUICultures>
</HelpInfo>

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.