This appendix provides keyboard shortcut information for the Oracle BI Administration Tool, including menu items and their corresponding keyboard shortcuts, keyboard shortcuts for navigating dialogs, and Physical Diagram and Business Model Diagram keyboard shortcuts.
This appendix contains the following topics:
The following sections describe keyboard shortcuts for Administration Tool menu options.
The shortcut for New is Ctrl + N.
The shortcut for Open, and then Offline is Ctrl + F.
The shortcut for Open, and then Online is Ctrl + L.
The shortcut for Save is Ctrl + S.
The shortcut for Check Global Consistency is Ctrl + K.
The shortcut for Cut is Ctrl + X.
The shortcut for Copy is Ctrl + C.
The shortcut for Paste is Ctrl + V.
The shortcut for Delete is Delete.
The shortcut for Refresh is F5.
The shortcut for Show Consistency Checker is Ctrl + E.
The shortcut for Query Repository is Ctrl + Q.
Table I-1 lists the general keyboard shortcuts available in the Administration Tool menus. Note that you can use the Window menu options to change the focus from the menus to the navigation panes.
Table I-1 Menu Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
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Quit the application |
Alt+ F4 |
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Move cursor to the menu option |
Alt + Underlined letter |
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Open application's control menu |
Alt+ Spacebar |
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View the shortcut menu for the selected item |
Shift + F10 |
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Move through the menu bar |
Left arrow key Right arrow key |
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Open a menu option |
Down arrow key |
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Move through a menu list |
Up arrow Down arrow |
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Close the current menu |
Esc |
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Select or deselect items in a check box or list |
Spacebar |
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Make noncontinguous selections |
Ctrl + Up arrow + Spacebar |
Table I-2 lists the keyboard shortcuts available in Administration Tool dialogs.
Table I-2 Dialog Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
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Move forward through options |
Tab |
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Move backward through options |
Shift + Tab |
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Select or deselect an item in a list |
Shift + Up arrow Shift + Down arrow |
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Close the current dialog |
Esc |
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Go to the top of a list |
Home |
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Go to the bottom of a list |
End |
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Refresh |
F5 |
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For dialogs with up arrow buttons: Move selected item up in the list |
Alt + Up arrow Note: Select a list item before using this shortcut. |
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For dialogs with down arrow buttons: Move selected item down in the list |
Alt + Down arrow Note: Select a list item before using this shortcut. |
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For dialogs with plus (add) buttons: Insert item from list |
Alt + Insert |
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For dialogs with x (delete) buttons: Delete item from list |
Alt + Delete |
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For dialogs with pencil (edit) buttons: Edit item from list |
Alt + Enter |
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Browse dialog: Move focus between trees located in left pane |
F5, F6, Shift + Tab, Tab |
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When a table row has a child row (grid): Expand the child row from the cell displaying the plus icon This situation occurs in the Define Merge Strategy page of the Merge Repository Wizard. |
Spacebar Note: Move the focus to the cell displaying the plus icon before using this shortcut. |
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When a table row has a check box: Select or deselect the check box This situation occurs in the Define Merge Strategy page of the Merge Repository Wizard. |
Spacebar Note: Move the focus to the cell displaying the check box before using this shortcut. |
Table I-3 lists the keyboard shortcuts available in the Physical and Business Model Diagrams. Note that the Physical and Business Model Diagram toolbar options are also available from the Diagram menu.
Table I-3 Diagram Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
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Pan around the diagram when no diagram objects are selected |
Arrow keys |
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Select a diagram object: use the arrow keys to move an object under the pointer, then press the spacebar to select the object |
Spacebar + Arrow keys |
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Open the property dialog for a selected diagram object |
Enter |
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Cancel current operation |
Esc |
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Resume default mode (Select) after using Pan or Marquee Zoom |
Esc |
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Deselect an object |
Use one of the following methods: Esc Press the spacebar when the mouse cursor is not over an object |
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Zoom in |
+ |
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Zoom out |
- |
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Select the pan tool |
P Note that you can also use the arrow keys to pan around the diagram. |
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Revert to auto-layout |
S |
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Create a new join |
J This shortcut selects the New Join option. |
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Create a new table |
N This shortcut selects the New Table option. After using this shortcut, you can use the arrow keys and spacebar to pan around the diagram and open the Logical Table dialog for the new table. |
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Select the Marquee Zoom tool |
Z This shortcut selects the Marquee Zoom tool. |
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Zoom to fit all objects in the current view |
F |
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Show all tables in Expanded View, with columns visible |
1 |
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Show all tables in Collapsed View, with columns hidden and only the table name displayed |
2 |