This topic applies only to the IBM Business Automation Workflow 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 18.0. For example, click Start > Programs > IBM > IBM Integration Designer > IBM Integration Designer 18.0.
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\v18.0
  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
```

What to do next

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

http://server_name:port number/WorkflowCenter

For example:

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

Enter your user ID and password. Click Connect.