Starting BA design tools
As part of the manual installation of the repository, the way you start each design tool depends on the operating system you use. This table shows you the options.
Operating System
Start the Design Tools
Microsoft Windows
Create shortcuts to the .bat
file for each design tool and add the shortcuts to the Start menu. You can also navigate to the design tool directory and run the batch file to launch the tool.
Aggregation Designer:
pentaho\design-tools\aggregation-designer\startaggregationdesigner.bat
Metadata Editor:
pentaho\design-tools\metadata-editor\metadata-editor.bat
Report Designer:
pentaho\design-tools\report-designer\report-designer.bat
Schema Workbench:
pentaho\design-tools\schema-workbench\workbench.bat
Linux
Navigate to the design tool directory and run the shell file to launch the tool.
Aggregation Designer:
pentaho/design-tools/aggregation-designer/startaggregationdesigner.sh
Metadata Editor:
pentaho/design-tools/metadata-editor/metadata-editor.sh
Report Designer:
pentaho/design-tools/schema-workbench/workbench.sh
Schema Workbench:
pentaho/design-tools/schema-workbench/workbench.sh
Mac OS
Navigate to the design tool directory and double-click the application file to launch the tool.- Aggregation Designer: pentaho/design-tools/aggregation-designer/Aggregation Designer.app
Metadata Editor:
pentaho/design-tools/metadata-editor/Metadata Editor 64-bit.app
Report Designer:
pentaho/design-tools/Pentaho Report Designer.app
Schema Workbench:
pentaho/design-tools/schema-workbench/Schema_Workbench.app
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