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title: DVModeler GUI Tool
url: /docs/1.2/dvmodeler-gui-tool.html
layout: docs_legacy
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<P>DVModeler is a Java GUI tool to work with DataViews configuration included in Cayenne projects. Steps needed to start DVModeler are similar to that of CayenneModeler. Main class is <TT>org.objectstyle.cayenne.dataview.dvmodeler.Main</TT>. For convenience Cayenne distribution provides run scripts to start DVModeler on Windows and UNIX platforms. To take advantage of these scripts, user must set CAYENNE_HOME (optional) and JAVA_HOME environment variables as described in <A href="installation.html" title="Installation">Installation</A>.</P>

<P>To run DVModeler, simply doubleclick the appropriate script. Alternatively it can be run from the command line.</P>

<P>Windows:</P>
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<PRE>%CAYENNE_HOME%\bin\dvmodeler.bat
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<P>UNIX:</P>
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<PRE>$CAYENNE_HOME/bin/dvmodeler.sh
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