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This is probably a simple question and I'm just wording it wrong but I can't figure out how to set this program as a favorite.

I just installed IBM SPSS stats program on Ubuntu GNOME 16.04. Unfortunately, the installation neglected to place a shortcut on my programs list. The only way to open it is to go to where I installed it and open it manually. Then, I have to left click the "stats" file and click execute, which opens a blank terminal with the title "stats" and then it opens the actual program. When I click the activities button in the upper left corner, it shows the program as open but does not allow me to add it to favorites. The only thing that can be added to favorites is the blank terminal which is only known as "unknown". I tried adding that to favorites and opening that but it only opens a blank terminal, no different than any other terminal.

MY question is, how do I set this up so I can open IBM SPSS without having to navigate through the file manager every time? I tried making a custom script that runs cd /opt/IBM/SPSS/Statistics/23/bin && ./stats which works but can't be placed as a favorite and is not searchable on the activities menu.

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So the easiest answer was Arronax, a program specifically for the GNOME desktop environment that creates a .desktop file for you and places it on your desktop. This still wasn't exactly what I wanted (I wanted it to be on the favorites bar when I clicked Activities) but it's close enough. The Arronax page explains how to install Arronax, then you can open the standalone app fill in the "Title" with the name of the program and the "File or URL" with a link to the program on your pc and the program does the rest.