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Adding Custom Tools

The Designer lets you add custom tools to the Tools menu. You can start programs that you frequently use from within the Designer. For example, you can start the Business Objects Designer or a web browser from within the Designer.

When you add custom tools, the Designer appends the tool names to the bottom of the Tools menu. To start a tool, click the Tools menu and select the custom tool.

You can add, delete, and rearrange the order of custom tools. Click Tools > Customize and click the Tools tab.

The Menu Contents list displays the custom tools. The Designer places the tool names at the bottom of the Tools menu in the order in which they appear in this list.

To add a custom tool:

Click the Add Custom Tool button.

You can add up to nine tools to the Tools menu.

In the Menu Contents field, enter a unique name for the custom tool. The Designer displays this name on the Tools menu.

Enter an ampersand (&) before a character in the tool name to use that character as a quick access key.

Use the arrow buttons to place the new tool in the appropriate position on the Tools menu.

Enter the following information for the tool:

Option	Description
Command	Name and file path of the tool executable file. Click the Browse button to select the executable file.
Arguments	Arguments that the Designer passes to the custom tool. The arguments are optional or required, depending on the tool. If you want the Designer to prompt you for arguments when you start the custom tool, select Prompt for Arguments.
Initial Directory	Directory in which the custom tool should start. If you do not enter an initial directory, the Designer uses the custom tool program executable directory.

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