Before you begin
You need to have access to the Internet and you need to have a system in which you can download content.Why and when to perform this task
While online information centers are wonderful at providing a communication channel between the product documentation teams and our customers, by allowing fast updates and feedback options, there are times when a local instance of the documentation is preferable. In some cases local documentation in the form of PDFs are fantastic, such as for printing. However, there are times when it is much easier to have the function of the Web hosted information center available locally.
Steps for this task
Note: In particular pay attention to the section in the getting_started.html file that addresses installing the WebSphere Help System. If you have an adequate Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed you should be able to launch the WebSphere help start.bat file to complete the install.
Note: Please note the architecture of each IBM document plug-in consists of a folder, usually named something like this, com.ibm.xxx.xxx.doc, within which is contained a series of xml files, possibly some additional folders, and a zip file called doc.zip. It is extremely important that the doc.zip file be left as a zip file and not extracted. Extracting the file will render the WebSphere Help System unable to read the documentation plug-in.