Designer Launcher

The Designer Launcher

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The Designer Launcher is used to launch the Designer and connect to a Gateway. It displays a list of Designer cards, each representing a configured Gateway connection and its associated launch settings. From the Launcher, you can open projects, manage Designer settings, and access Gateway resources.

The Designer Launcher is available from the Home section of the Gateway. For information on setting up the Designer Launcher, see the Launchers and Workstation page.

Each Designer card includes a three dots menu that provides actions for managing and interacting with the Designer configuration without opening it.

Menu Item	Description
Manage	Opens the General Settings Configuration window.
Go to Gateway	Opens the Gateway in a new browser window.
Create Shortcut	Creates a desktop shortcut for the Designer.
Add to Favorites	Adds the Designer to your Favorites.
Export	Exports the Designer configuration as a JSON object.
Delete	Deletes the Designer.

General Settings

The Designer Launcher provides application-specific settings for each Designer. To access these settings, click the three dots menu on a Designer card and select Manage.

Setting Name	Description
Designer Name	Specifies the name of the Designer. New in 8.1.5 This field is required.
Gateway Address	Specifies the Gateway address in the format http[s]://host:port.
Timeout	Defines the maximum number of seconds allowed for Gateway communication. If the timeout is exceeded, the Launcher aborts the request and retries it if retries are configured.
Retries	Defines how many times the Launcher retries a request after a communication error occurs. Available values include: -1: The Launcher retries indefinitely until it is closed. 0: The Launcher does not retry after the first failure. 1 (or greater): The Launcher retries the specified number of times. If retries are exhausted, the Launcher attempts to launch the fallback application.
Initial Heap	Specifies the initial heap size, in memory, allocated to the Designer.
Maximum Heap	Specifies the maximum heap size, in memory, allocated to the Designer.
JVM Arguments	Specifies additional JVM arguments for the Designer. The Launcher copies the defaults from the global JVM arguments at creation time and does not update them if the global settings change.