Adding new tool to tools tab 1

[dhayse]

I am trying to add a new tool to the tool tab in Wise Package Studio v4.0. What occurs is that I will enter the necassary info and then click close. What occurs is that the tool reverts to the default name (NewTool1) Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks in advance

 

[gabe036]

Works for me. Follow these instructions

1. In Wise Package Studio, select Tools from the Edit menu.

The Tool Setup dialog appears.

2. Right-click in the dialog and select Add from the right-click menu.

A new tool appears in the tool list in the left pane, with tool entry fields in the right pane.

3. In the Name field in the right pane, type over the default name with the name you want to use for this tool.

4. From the Tool Group drop-down list, select the group to which you want to assign this tool. This determines the location of the new tool on the Tools tab.

5. From the Tool Type drop-down list, select the type of tool you are creating:

• Predefined Application. This tool runs an application, such as Microsoft Word or Notepad, that is installed on your computer.

When you select this option, the Application drop-down list appears. This drop-down list contains most applications installed on your computer. Select the application you want this tool to run. Users who run this tool must have the same application installed on their computers, otherwise, the tool will not run.

• Other EXE. This tool runs a program other than an installed application, or an application executable that is installed on a network drive. You can specify a path relative to the location of Workbench.exe.

When you select this option, the EXE field appears. Specify the executable file that you want this task to run. This can be any executable that is on a network or local drive. However, if you enter one that is on your local drive, other users who run this task must have the same executable stored in the same directory on their computers. Otherwise, the tool will not run for other users.

6. Command Line. Enter command line options to change the default behavior of this tool. For example, if you select Word as the tool, you can enter a command line option to pass the document name when Word is opened, so that Word opens the named document. Refer to the program’s documentation for information about its command line options.

You can use Wise Package Studio variables in the command line options. Click the right-arrow button next to the Options field and select a Wise Package Studio variable from the drop-down list. For more information, see Using Wise Package Studio Variables.

7. Icon. When the tool type is Other EXE, the icon associated with the .EXE file is displayed. To change the icon that appears for this tool in the Tools tab, click Browse and select from the list of available icons. If you change the icon, other users must have access to the new icon file.

8. Hide from Tools tab in Workbench. Mark this checkbox to hide this tool in the Tools tab. When you hide a tool, you still can associate it with a task, but users cannot launch it from the Tools tab. This prevents users from launching the wrong tool accidentally and from using tools that should only be used from within a process. You also can use this checkbox to hide predefined tools that your company never needs to use. This option does not affect the display of tools in the Projects tab.

9. Tool Help. Specify or enter help text that you want to appear when a user clicks this tool in the Projects or Tools tab. Mark one of the following options:

• HTML. Mark this option if you have already created a help text file in a Web browser-compatible format such as .HTM or .ASP. When you mark this option, the Location field appears, where you can do any of the following:

Ø If the help file is located in the Workbench directory under your share point directory, enter the file name. You do not have to include the full path. If you later duplicate this task, a duplicate of the help file is created as well.

Ø If the help file is not located in the Workbench directory, enter the full path, such as V:\Development\MyHelp.htm. To browse for the file, click the Options button and select Browse from the button’s menu. If you later duplicate this task, the help file is not duplicated.

Ø Enter a URL where the help file is located, for example,

http://www.WidgetWare.com/MyHelp.htm.

Ø If a help file is already specified, you can edit it; click the Options button and select Edit from the button’s menu. The file opens in your default HTML editor or, if you do not have a default editor, in Notepad.

• Rich Text. Mark this option to create and edit the help text in Rich Text Format (.RTF). You can use the simple text editor in Process Templates Setup or you can use Microsoft Wordpad or Microsoft Word. For more information, see Entering .RTF Help for Tasks and Tools.

10. To undo all changes you made to the new tool, right-click the tool in the tool list and select Revert from the right-click menu. You cannot revert after clicking another tool.

11. Save the new tool by clicking Close or by clicking another tool in the Tool Setup dialog.

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