# Starting BA design tools

As part of the installation, we provide different ways to help you start each design tool, depending on the operating system you use. This table shows you the options.

| Operating System  | Installation Method                                          | Start the Design Tools                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Microsoft Windows | Pentaho Installation Wizard                                  | <p>Click <strong>Start</strong> > <strong>Programs</strong> > <strong>Pentaho Enterprise Edition</strong> > <strong>Design Tools</strong> and double-click one of these items to launch the design tool.- Aggregation Designer</p><ul><li>Metadata Editor</li><li>Report Designer</li><li>Schema Workbench</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Microsoft Windows | Manually installing with your own repository                 | <p>Create shortcuts to the <code>.bat</code> file or each design tool and add them to the <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/customize-the-start-menu">Start menu</a>. Or navigate to the one of these directories and run the design tool's batch file to launch it.</p><ul><li><strong>Aggregation Designer</strong></li></ul><p><code>pentaho\design-tools\aggregation-designer\startaggregationdesigner.bat</code></p><ul><li><strong>Metadata Editor</strong></li></ul><p><code>pentaho\design-tools\metadata-editor\metadata-editor.bat</code></p><ul><li><strong>Report Designer</strong></li></ul><p><code>pentaho\design-tools\report-designer\report-designer.bat</code></p><ul><li><strong>Schema Workbench</strong></li></ul><p><code>pentaho\design-tools\schema-workbench\workbench.bat</code></p> |
| Linux             | Pentaho Wizard, Manually installing with your own repository | <p>Navigate to the one of these directories and run the design tool's shell file to launch it.</p><ul><li><strong>Aggregation Designer</strong></li></ul><p><code>pentaho/design-tools/aggregation-designer/startaggregationdesigner.sh</code></p><ul><li><strong>Metadata Editor</strong></li></ul><p><code>pentaho/design-tools/metadata-editor/metadata-editor.sh</code></p><ul><li><strong>Report Designer</strong></li></ul><p><code>pentaho/design-tools/schema-workbench/workbench.sh</code></p><ul><li><strong>Schema Workbench</strong></li></ul><p><code>pentaho/design-tools/schema-workbench/workbench.sh</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Mac OS            | Pentaho Wizard, Manually installing with your own repository | <p>Navigate to the one of these directories and double-click the application file to launch the design tool.- <code>pentaho/design-tools/aggregation-designer/Aggregation Designer.app</code></p><ul><li><code>pentaho/design-tools/metadata-editor/Metadata Editor 64-bit.app</code></li><li><code>pentaho/design-tools/Pentaho Report Designer.app</code></li><li><code>pentaho/design-tools/schema-workbench/Schema\_Workbench.app</code></li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |


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