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In case someone comes across the same problem. I found the answer:
Fill in information pertaining to your application. Here is an example of mine:
[Desktop Entry]
Terminal=false
Icon=libreoffice-math
Type=Application
Categories=Application;Utility;
Exec=shim %f
MimeType=application/xy2;
Name=shim
Comment=shim tool
Associate file types with your application. Read post from OM55 user.