Customizing the Process Designer startup file

You can update the Process Designer startup batch file to create custom settings.

About this task

You can modify the behavior of Process Designer by editing the batch files that are used to run the tool. Make a backup copy of the files, pedesigner.bat and cpetoolenv.bat, before you make any changes.

The installer does not preserve any customizations that are made to the batch files, so when you reinstall or upgrade the client tools, make sure that you have backup copies of any customizations and reapply the changes after installation.

Procedure

To change the Java JRE used by Process Designer, edit cpetoolenv.bat and change the JAVA_HOME setting:
```
set JAVA_HOME=C:\myJava\jre
```
To change the online context sensitive help location, edit the pedesigner.bat file and change the value of the CONTEXT_SENSITIVE_HELP variable:
```
set CONTEXT_SENSITIVE_HELP=https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSNW2F_5.5.0/ 
```
To use the stand-alone Process Designer in a language other than the default English Language, edit the pedesigner.bat file:
```
set COUNTRY_LANGUAGE_CODE =language=en,country=US 
```
Change the language and country as needed.
- language=fr,country=CA for French Canadian
- language=pt,country=BR for Brazilian Portuguese
- language=zh,country=TW for Traditional Chinese
Restriction: Do not insert any spaces into the language=xx,country=XX string.
Process Designer has built-in translations for multiple languages. If a COUNTRY_LANGUAGE_CODE is specified for which no translations are available, the default language, English, is used.