This topic applies only to the IBM Business Process Manager Advanced configuration.

Starting IBM Integration Designer

You can start IBM® Integration Designer from the desktop environment or a command-line interface.

Procedure

To start IBM Integration Designer from the desktop environment:
- Click Start > Programs > IBM > package group name > IBM Integration Designer 8.5. For example, click Start > Programs > IBM > IBM Integration Designer > IBM Integration Designer 8.5.
- Select the product shortcut on the main menu under package group name > IBM Integration Designer 8.5. For example, click IBM Integration Designer > IBM Integration Designer 8.5.
To start IBM Integration Designer from a command-line:
- From the package group installation directory, run the wid.exe command. By default, the package group installation directory is
  - C:\IBM\IntegrationDesigner\v8.5
  Note: Ensure that the Windows date and time are correct and match the settings of your BIOS. If the date and time are not correctly set, IBM Integration Designer will fail to launch with the following error message:
```
Exception in org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.reconciler.dropins.Activator.start()
of bundle org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins
```
- From the package group installation directory, run the ./wid.bin command. By default, the package group installation directory is
  - /opt/IBM/IntegrationDesigner/v8.5 if you installed as an administrative user
  - user_home/IBM/IntegrationDesigner/v8.5 if you installed as a nonadministrative user

What to do next

If you are installing IBM Integration Designer to work with the Process Center and the Process Center is not yet installed, cancel the window that prompts for the connection. Otherwise, enter the URI of the Process Center in the following format:

http://server_name:port number/ProcessCenter

For example:

http://myserver.toronto.com:9080/ProcessCenter

Enter your user ID and password. Click Connect.