The pattern library maintains information about its member patterns
in a static data file. You can add documentation to this library manifest
file for the pattern applier to use.
A small subset of library information is displayed in the online
help when the pattern applier clicks the Show Pattern Documentation menu
item in the Pattern Explorer view. You can add a short
description to this library information.
The library's manifest file
has the same name as the library, with a file extension of .rmd.
To
add a short description to the library:
- In the Package Explorer view, locate and expand
the PatternFiles node in the pattern project.

- Double-click the library manifest file to open it in the RAS
Manifest editor.
- On the Asset page, delete the default text
in the Short Description field and type the information
you want to add for the library.
- Click to save the changes.
- In the Pattern Authoring view, right-click
the project library and click Generate Help Files to
add the manifest information to the project files.
- In the Package Explorer view, expand the PatternHelp node
under PatternFiles and double-click the library's HTML
file. You can view the changes that you made to the file.
Note: You can modify additional library manifest properties by using
the RAS Manifest editor, but use caution.
Pattern projects depend on the integrity of the library and pattern manifest
files to build and import pattern plug-ins.