Customize the starting of the desktop client when you want to configure the Windows launch icon Desktop Client, which starts up the desktop client to pre-load connection choices and perform Dimensions CM commands.
PRIVILEGES No special privileges required.
NOTE The desktop client can be configured to run a command on startup but cannot be configured to open up a particular project.
To customize the starting of the desktop client:
Locate the Desktop Client icon created by the installation process. This is normally in the Start menu.
If the Desktop Client icon is not in the Start menu:
a Right-click on the Start button and select Open.
b In the Start Menu window, double-click the Programs icon.
c In the Programs window, locate the Desktop Client icon in the Dimensions CM program group.
NOTE In order to modify this it is strongly advisable to create a shortcut for the customized version, and modify the shortcut, not the original PCWIN.EXE. Never change the original properties.
Create a shortcut to the desktop client by dragging this icon on to the Windows desktop.
Right-click on this icon and select Properties.
Select the Shortcut tab.
The Target field will read something like:
C:\Program Files\Serena\Dimensions 10.1\CM\prog\pcwin.exe
(the actual entry will depend on the DM_ROOT choice you made during installation).
Edit the Target field to customize how the desktop client is launched. You can edit the Target field to specify:
Connections to specific hosts and/or Dimensions CM databases.
Commands to be performed once a connection has been made.
SHOW_DIRS accesses the project/stream directories display at startup. For example:
DM_ROOT\PROG\PCWIN.EXE SHOW_DIRS
ClearWindowData
Remove client persistency data from the Registry, so resetting to defaults.
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