Creating Design Tools

You can create a design tool within a tool suite. A design tool in Enterprise DesignSync Administration is the information about the tool, such as where it is installed, the platform it runs on, and where developers run it from, and not the actual tool itself.

Required access roles:

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

Before you begin: View the list of tools for a specific tool suite.
  1. From the page toolbar or Actions menu, click Create .
  2. Enter these details:

    Field NameDescription
    NameEnter a name for the design tool, or select the AutoName check box to allow the system to generate a name.
    DescriptionEnter a description of the tool.
    Display StringEnter a brief text value.
    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.