You can add specific parameters to the start command or URL that you use to call PPM.
Depending on the method you select for starting PPM, different parameters are supported, which you can use to determine how PPM starts.
Parameter |
Description |
Call as an applet or application via Web Start |
Call as an application via Start menu |
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user |
User name or user identifier |
yes |
yes |
password |
Password that matches the user name |
yes |
yes; the user's password is passed on in plain text and therefore poses a security problem. |
client |
Client |
yes |
yes |
language |
Login language |
yes |
yes |
show |
Direct access to the PPM User management component. Navigation to another component is not possible. |
yes |
yes |
pwtoken |
A password token generated by the server with limited validity and for one-time use. Used for login if the password cannot be transferred via Java mechanisms. |
yes |
no |
favoriteid |
ID of a favorite to be called directly after starting PPM. |
yes |
no |
favoriteserver |
The FAVORITES_PRIVATE or FAVORITES_SHARED server to which the favorite ID is related. |
yes |
no |
If not all required parameters for login are provided, the login dialog is displayed. When login to PPM is successful, the User name, Client, and Language are saved in the user settings. As a general rule, however, the parameters have a higher priority than the data in the user settings, that is, the most recent login data is ignored if other values are transferred via the parameters.
If no specific start behavior has been specified using parameters, the Home start page is displayed.
If a default query has been specified in PPM (Favorite Autostart under the private favorites root), this favorite is displayed in the analysis. The name of the favorite is identical in all languages and is not localized.
If a view has been parameterized using the show parameter, the corresponding view is displayed.