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# Tools tab

Use the Tools tab to make custom tools available from within Dimensions CM.

Tools tab

Field | Description | Rules and guidelines
--- | --- | ---
Menu texts of user-modifiable tools | Enter the menu name for your custom tool. | An editable text field is displayed after you click the New Custom Tool button. You can create sub-menu paths by using an exclamation point (!) as a separator. For example, if you type these entries: GUI Tools!Tool 1 GUI Tools!Tool 2 Tool3 the submenus are displayed as follows: To make this command selectable with an underlined keyboard mnemonic, precede the mnemonic letter with an ampersand (&). Check for multiple commands using the same letter.
New Custom Tool button | Click to open an editable text field in Menu texts of user-modifiable tools. |
Delete Custom Tool button | Click to delete the selected item in Menu texts of user-modifiable tools. |
Up button | Click to move the selected item higher up the menu hierarchy. |
Down button | Click to move the selected item lower down the menu hierarchy. |
Command | Do one of the following: Enter the command to be executed. Click the button to use a predefined keyword or filter keyword. Click the Browse button to find the executable file. | You can use a keyword or filter keyword as part of the name/path of this file. A filter is another keyword that is placed between the "$" and opening "("of a keyword that modifies the returned value in some way. If you do not require a filter keyword, choose <unfiltered text> from any of the submenus. To execute a command-line command, precede the command with "%dmcli%" (not case-sensitive). For example, "%DMCLI% SCWS "PAYROLL:WS_MAKE" /DEFAULT" would set the current project. See the Command-line reference for details.
Arguments | Type any arguments required by the executable file, or click the button to use a predefined keyword or filter keyword. |
Start in | Do one of the following: Enter the name of the folder from which to start the executable file. Click the button to use a predefined keyword or filter keyword. Click the Browse button to find the executable file. |

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See also:

- Define custom tools
- About keywords and filters for custom tools
- Customize dialog box

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