Connection Wizard and Connection Editing

Table 7-9 Keyboard Shortcuts for Connection Wizard, Define Connection Page

Keys Element Name
Alt+C Connection name
Alt+O Connection Description
Alt+D Data Source Type
Alt+L Presentation Layer (Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition sources only)
Alt+M Business Model (Oracle BI EE sources only)
Alt+V Oracle Essbase Server (Essbase Server connections only)
Alt+V Server Name
Alt+E Default (port number)
Alt+L Cluster (Essbase Server connections only)
Alt+I SID
Alt+R Service Name
Tab If Oracle RAC is the Data Source Type:

Press the Tab key to arrive at the Add RAC server node button

Tab

If Oracle RAC is the Data Source Type:

Press the Tab key to arrive at the Remove RAC server node button

Alt+X Pool Max Size
Alt+Z Cache Size
Alt+H Authentication Method
Alt+U User Name
Alt+P Password
Alt+A Database Name
Alt+W Browse (for text file location)
Alt+K Skip records (text file sources only)
Alt+R Column names in first row (text file sources only)
Alt+M Comma (text file sources only)
Alt+A Tab (text file sources only)
Alt+P Space (text file sources only)
Alt+U Custom (text file sources only)
Alt+T Test Connection

Table 7-10 Keyboard Shortcuts for Connection Wizard, Select Tables Page

Keys Element Name
Alt+T Filter
Alt+A Apply
Alt+L Lock catalog during exploration

Table 7-11 Keyboard Shortcuts for Connection Wizard, Model Files Page (text file data sources only)

Keys Element Name
Alt+S Select all
Alt+C Clear all
Alt+T Filter
Alt+K Skip records
Alt+R Column names in first row
Alt+M Comma
Alt+A Tab
Alt+P Space
Alt+U Custom
Alt+E Edit Column Properties

Table 7-12 Keyboard Shortcuts for Column Properties Dialog Box (accessed from the Connection Wizard, Model Files Page)

Keys Element Name
Alt+M Name
Alt+D, then use the arrow keys to select an option:
  • Text
  • Integer
  • Large integer
  • Decimal
Data type
Alt+B Back
Alt+N Next

Table 7-13 Keyboard Shortcuts for Connection Wizard, Select Minischema Page

Keys Element Name
Alt+C Create a new schema diagram
Alt+S Skip minischema diagram
Alt+I Use Introspection to Detect Hierarchies

Table 7-14 Keyboard Shortcuts for Connection Wizard, Populate Minischema Page

Keys Element Name
Alt+C Connections
Alt+D Databases
Alt+T Filter
Alt+A Apply
Alt+R Add Related Objects

Table 7-15 Keyboard Shortcuts for Connection Wizard, Create Metadata Elements Page or Create OBIEE Dimension Elements Page

Keys Element Name
Alt+W Browse
Alt+C Create cube schema and Essbase model

Note:

This option is only available when creating an Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition data source.

Table 7-16 Keyboard Shortcuts for Connection Wizard, Create OBIEE Cube Schema Page

Keys Element Name
Alt+S Cube Schema Name
Alt+C Comment
Alt+F Available Fact Tables

Use the arrow keys to expand folders and navigate to a column to select as a measure. Then, tab to the "Add selected measures" button, and press Enter. The column is moved to the Measures list.

Alt+M Measures

Use the arrow keys navigate to a column to remove from the list. Then, tab to the "Remove selected measures" button, and press Enter. The column is removed from the Measures list.

Alt+D Available Dimension Elements

Use the arrow keys navigate to a column to select as a hierarchy. Then, tab to the "Add selected hierarchies" button, and press Enter. The dimension is moved to the Hierarchies list.

Alt+H Hierarchies

Use the arrow keys navigate to a hierarchy to remove from the list. Then, tab to the "Remove selected hierarchies" button, and press Enter. The column is removed from the Hierarchies list.

Table 7-17 Keyboard Shortcuts for Refresh Data Source Tables Dialog Box

Keys Element Name
Alt+T Changed Tables
Alt+C Changed Columns
Alt+D Dependent Dimension Elements and Joins
Alt+F Save Dependencies List as File
Alt+R Refresh

Table 7-18 Keyboard Shortcuts for Delete Tables (from Data Source Connection) Dialog Box

Keys Element Name
Alt+T Table Status (Errors and Warnings)
Alt+A Select All Tables
Alt+E Dependent Dimension Elements and Joins
Alt+S Save Dependencies List as File
Alt+D Delete

Table 7-19 Keyboard Shortcuts for New Joins Dialog Box

Keys Element Name
Alt+N New Joins
Alt+S Select All Joins
Alt+A Add