Starting Partner Manager using a database-specific desktop icon

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About this task

This technique is useful when you need to run multiple instances of Partner Manager or want to create an icon for each database you use. Information about the current profile in use is available by choosing About from the Help menu.

To start Partner Manager by using a database-specific desktop icon

Procedure

  1. Create a new database profile.
  2. Open Windows Explorer.
  3. Select Desktop in the folder navigator.
  4. From the File menu, select New > Shortcut.
  5. Enter the following in the Command Line field of the Create Shortcut dialog box: 
    
install_dir\tmgr_vn.n\pmgr\partnermanager.exe profile

    where n.n represents the current Trading Manager version, and profile is the case-sensitive database profile you created. See "Utilities" more information.

  6. Click Next and name the shortcut.
  7. Click Finish.
  8. To start Partner Manager, double-click the shortcut icon on the desktop.
    Note: If the profile is incorrect or does not exist, the Partner Manager application uses the most recent valid database connection.