The IBM WebSphere Help System is a viewer for displaying product or application information developed as Eclipse documentation plug-ins. The system provides a graphical user interface for browsing and searching online documentation. The help system includes open source software developed by the Eclipse Project (www.eclipse.org) and only works with information that has been packaged as an Eclipse documentation plug-in.
The help system uses a web server that is included with the system. The web server uses a random port to avoid port conflicts among applications.
Product or application developers can create their own documentation plug-ins for viewing by their users. To learn about creating and packaging documentation plug-ins, see the Eclipse Project at www.eclipse.org.