Chapter 7. Starting

When you start CloverETL Designer, you will see the following screen:

Figure 7.1. CloverETL Designer Splash Screen

The first thing you will be prompted to define after the CloverETL Designer launches, is the workspace folder. Workspace is a place your projects will be stored at; usually a folder in the user's home directory (e.g., C:\Users\your_name\workspace or /home/your_name/CloverETL/workspace )

Figure 7.2. Workspace Selection Dialog

Note that the workspace can be located anywhere. Make sure you have proper permissions to the location. If a non-existing folder is specified, it will be created.

When the workspace is set, the welcome screen is displayed.

Figure 7.3. CloverETL Designer Introductory Screen

When you have started for the first time, you are asked to activate the product.

The first steps with CloverETL Designer are described in Creating CloverETL Projects.

The help to the product is accessible from main menu under Help → Help Contents.

Figure 7.4. CloverETL Help