How to install Rhapsody Architect, Designer and Developer on the same machine

Answer

Rhapsody product series only allows one edition to installed at a time. Either Developer, Designer or Architect. If you want to use other editions on the same machine then this can be done by adding shortcuts that pass the appropriate edition as a parameter to Rhapsody.

1. Install the Rhapsody edition with the most functionality as follows:
• Developer
• Designer
• Architect
  
  
2. Add shortcuts as follows:

1. Open Windows Explorer
   
   
2. Navigate to Programs > Rhapsody > Rhapsody Edition (Developer or Designer).
   These are the shortcuts that start Rhapsody.
   
   
3. Create a copy of the shortcut.
   
   
4. Right click on the copy and select Properties.
   
   
5. Edit the target field so the first parameter to Rhapsody.exe invokes the desired edition.
   
   Possible options are -dev_ed for Development or Architect or Designer such as follows:
Example:
Rhapsody Development Edition for C++:
<Installed Path>\rhapsody.exe -dev_ed -lang=cpp


Edtion parameters:
Development: -dev_ed
Designer for Systems Engineers: -system_designer
Architect for Systems Engineers: -system_architect
Architect for Software: -architect

Development language parameters:
Ada :-lang=ada
C :-lang=c
C++ :-lang=cpp
C# :-lang=csharp
Java:-lang=java

Note: At this time Designer for Systems Engineers and Architect for Systems Engineers edition can use only C++. Architect for Software edition can not use Ada.