Editing Design Tool Properties

You can edit the properties that define a design tool.

Required access roles:

  • App-specific: Defect Engineer
  • Baseline: Administrator, Owner, or Leader

Required access roles:

  • App-specific: Defect Engineer
  • Baseline: Administrator, Owner, or Leader

Before you begin: View the properties page for the needed design tool. See Design Tool Properties.
  1. Click Edit .
  2. Edit these details as needed:

    Field nameDescription
    DescriptionEnter a description of the tool.
    Display StringEnter a brief text value. Users see this text when selecting a tool to invoke.
    Program NameEnter the command that launches the tool.

    For UNIX systems, enter the name of the executable. For example, to run the DesignSync GUI client, you would enter DesSync.

    For Windows systems, enter the name of the program in the program group. For example, to run the DesignSync GUI client, you would enter DesignSync GUI (x64).

    ArgumentsEnter the arguments to pass to the program.
    Is GraphicalChoose Yes to specify the tool has a graphical interface. Choose No to specify the tool has a command line interface.
    Starting DirectoryEnter the directory to set as the current working directory (cwd) for the tool when it starts. This starting directory overrides the starting directory defined for the tool suite. Users can specify a different starting directory when they connect to their development area.

  3. Click Done.