You'll need the Windows SDK installed to generate and edit the .man files.

Use ECManGen.exe

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd996930(v=vs.85).aspx

Specifying the location of messageFileName and resourceFileName in the .man file is how the WPA application finds the event meta information for the UI.

Use mc.exe to generate header and resource files from the man file.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa385638(v=vs.85).aspx

-um option generates function calls to record the events

mc -um man_file.man

Use the following command to install the manifest on a machine

wevtutil im man_file.man

Use the following command to remove the manifest from a machine

wevtutil im man_file.man

Generate a .wprp file in order to add the providers to WPR and select them for recording.