From 7a1be6ad5086a5142588ac47c6573ed77214d2c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexander Witek <“alexander.witek@haw-hamburg.de”>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:35:31 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] added how-to-start-use to the documentation

---
 documentation/documentation.md | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/documentation/documentation.md b/documentation/documentation.md
index 4317822cb..471f70530 100644
--- a/documentation/documentation.md
+++ b/documentation/documentation.md
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ in contributing to USE. Either by developing use itself or by building plugins.
 It was startet in 2022 and is a growing documentation. Any pull request for USE should
 also change this technical documentation, to foster the growing.
 
+## Starting USE from IntelliJ IDEA
+
+### Maven Compile
+On the right side of the IDE there is a Maven button. Unfold `use (root)` and then `Lifecycle`. Select `compile` and then `Run Maven Build`. After the build is done `Reload All Maven Projects Incrementally`.
+
+### Starting the GUI
+Open the `Main` class in `use-gui/src/main/java/org.tzi.use/main/Main.java` and run it.
+
 ## Build Process
 
 ### Release Process