Starting the RTView Display Builder

To build and run dashboard projects, start the Display Builder from the command line.

Prerequisites

Start the ESP project.

Context

Running the Display Builder from the adapter installation folder in the command line ensures that the Builder links to the ESP project upon start-up.

SAP recommends that you place each dashboard project in its own folder. You can then start the Display Builder from this folder.

Procedure

Create a new project or open an existing one.
For Windows:
- Create a file folder for any new project.
- To open an existing project, select Start Run Open and type in cmd to open a command prompt.
For Unix:
- Create a file folder for any new project.
- Open a terminal window.
Start the project in the RTView Display Builder:
Windows:
```
%RTVIEWADAPTER_HOME%\bin\start_builder.bat <project_filepath> [<rtv_file_name>.rtv]
```
UNIX:
```
$RTVIEWADAPTER_HOME/bin/start_builder.bat <project_filepath> [<rtv_file_name>.rtv]
```
- <project_filepath> is the absolute file path of the project folder.
- <rtv_file_name> is the name of an existing dashboard project. If you are creating a new .rtv file (project), do not supply a file name as the RTView Display Builder opens into a blank dashboard project called unnamed.rtv. You can then save this file into your newly created dashboard project folder using a name of your choice.
Note On Windows, if you type the start builder command by using the project folder argument without a file name, it looks for a file named "<projectfolder>.rtv". If such a file does not exist in the folder, a message displays stating that the file cannot be opened. Click OK to launch the builder. This is a known RTView issue.