B.1 Oracle BPM Studio Keyboard Navigation

This section describes the keyboard navigation in Oracle BPM Studio.

Keyboard Shortcuts to Create Oracle BPM Process and Application

Table B-1 Keyboard Shortcuts to Create Oracle BPM Process and Application

Activity Keyboard Shortcut (s)

Create new BPM Application

  1. In the JDeveloper window, type Alt+F.

    New File screen appears

  2. Use arrow keys to navigate to New, Application and press the Enter key.

  3. In the next screen, use the tab key to go to application list and then use arrow keys to select BPM Application and press the Enter key.

  4. Follow the wizard to create a new BPM Application and Project.

Keyboard Shortcuts in Oracle BPM Process Editor

Table B-2 Keyboard shortcuts in Oracle BPM Process Editor

Activity Keyboard Shortcut (s)

Go to start activity.

S

Go to end activity.

E

Go to next activity or next flow.

N

When the selected node is an activity, pressing N selects the outgoing flow from the activity, and if the flow is selected, thenN takes you to activity. Successive N commands take you from start activity to the end activity.

Add activities and gateways.

Navigate using N key and when the focus is on the connector next to the activity or gateway, press the R key to bring up the context sensitive menu for the connector and from the menu select the activity to be inserted.

Edit and activity or gateway.

When the focus is on the activity or gateway, Enter key brings up the properties dialog for the activity or gateway and you can edit the activity or gateway.

Delete an activity or gateway.

When the focus is on the activity or gateway, Delete key delete the activity or gateway.

Right Click

R

When the focus is on a flow, this key brings up the insert menu so that you can insert.

Go to next branch.

T

Useful when there are multiple outgoing flows from an activity.

Bring up activity selection dialog.

O

When the focus is on an activity in the process diagram, this key shows all the activities that can be connected to the selected activity. When you select an activity from the list, the selected activity is joined with the activity that has the focus in the process diagram.

Right Click on the canvas.

I

Brings the context menu of the canvas.

Keyboard Shortcuts in Oracle BPM Task Editor

Table B-3 Keyboard shortcuts in Oracle BPM Task Editor

Activity Keyboard Shortcut (s)

Go To first stage in the assignment.

G

Insert a serial node.

S

If the selected node is a stage node, inserts a new stage node so that the new node is serial to the current selected stage node. If the selected node is a participant node, inserts a new participant node so that the new node is serial to the current selected participant node.

Go to the next node.

N

If the selected node is a stage node, the next stage node is selected. If the selected node is a participant node, the next participant node is selected.

Insert a parallel node.

P

If the selected node is a stage node, inserts a new stage node so that the new node is parallel to the current selected stage node. If the selected node is a participant node, inserts a new participant node so that the new node is parallel to the current selected participant node.

Inserts node into an empty stage

F

Uses this combination to insert a participant node into an empty stage node