Keyboard Shortcuts Logic Text

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Keyboard Shortcuts purely for Logic Text screens
Keyboard Shortcuts on all workbench screens

Keyboard Shortcuts purely for Logic Text screens

The keyboard shortcuts apply to screens such as:

Create New Extract Record Filter
Create New Extract Column Assignment
Create New Format-Phase Column Calculation
Create New Format-Phase Record Filter
Edit Extract Record Filter
Edit Extract Column Assignment
Edit Format-Phase Column Calculation
Edit Format-Phase Record Filter

Shortcut	Notes
Ctrl + A	Select all logic text. This highlights all the logic text.

Ctrl + Shift + A	Deselect all logic text. No logic text is highlighted.

Ctrl + C	Copy the selected logic text. This copies any currently highlighted logic text, in preparation for a paste (see Ctrl + V below).

Ctrl + V	Paste the copied logic text. Overwrites any currently highlighted logic text, or pastes to the current cursor location. You must have copied some logic text first (using Ctrl+C).

Ctrl + Y	Retype the last character deleted by Ctrl-Z. Can be used for up to 25 characters.

Ctrl + Z	Delete the last character typed. Can be used for up to 25 characters.

F7	Check Logic Text. The same action as clicking the icon .

Keyboard Shortcuts on all workbench screens

These shortcuts work on all workbench screens except the Connection screen and the Login screen.

Shortcut	Notes
Alt + underlined letter	Most WE screens have underlined letters in menus, tabs, fields and buttons.Â Press Alt and the underlined letter to jump to that location.In most cases, an underlined letter is unique. On those Editor screens where the same letter is underlined in different locations, the combination will jump between those locations on that screen. If the same combination is shared between the menu and an Editor screen, then this combination goes to the Editor screen. To reach the menu, press Alt by itself, release it and then press Alt with the underlined letter.

Alt	Jump to the File menu.

Arrow down	Behavior depends on context. Arrow down has special behavior on these screens: - New/Edit Logical Record screen (LR Fields tab) - New/Edit View screen (View Editor tab) On all other workbench screens, the behavior of Arrow down depends on the position of the cursor, as follows: - In a multi-line text field (such as Comments for a Control Record), Arrow down jumps to the line below. If already on the lowest line, then Arrow down has no effect. - In a list of values Arrow down highlights the next value below. If the lowest value in the list is highlighted, then Arrow down has no effect. - In other types of fields, Arrow down has no effect.

Arrow left	Behavior depends on context. Arrow left has special behavior on these screens: - New/Edit Logical Record screen (LR Fields tab) - New/Edit View screen (View Editor tab) On all other workbench screens, the behavior of Arrow left depends on the position of the cursor, as follows: - In a text or numeric field such as a Name field, Arrow left jumps one character to the left. In a multi-line text field (such as Comments for a Control Record) Arrow left may jump to the right hand end of the line above. If already on the leftmost character on the first line, then Arrow left has no effect. - In a list of values, Arrow left highlights the next value above. If already on the highest value in the list, then Arrow left has no effect. - In other types of fields, Arrow left has no effect.

Arrow right	Behavior depends on context. Arrow right has special behavior on these screens: - New/Edit Logical Record screen (LR Fields tab) - New/Edit View screen (View Editor tab) On all other workbench screens, the behavior of Arrow right depends on the position of the cursor, as follows: - In a text or numeric field such as a Name field, Arrow right jumps one character to the right. In a multi-line text field (such as Comments field in a Control Record) Arrow right may jump to the left hand end of the line below. If already on the rightmost character on the last line, then Arrow right has no effect. - In a list of values Arrow right highlights the next value below. If the lowest value in the list is highlighted, then Arrow right has no effect. - In other types of fields, Arrow right has no effect.

Arrow up	Behavior depends on context. Arrow up has special behavior on these screens: - New/Edit Logical Record screen (LR Fields tab) - New/Edit View screen (View Editor tab) On all other workbench screens, the behavior of Arrow up depends on the position of the cursor, as follows: - In a multi-line text field (such as Comments for a Control Record) Arrow up jumps to the line above. If already in the first line, then Arrow up has no effect. - In a list of values Arrow up highlights the next value above. If the highest value in the list is highlighted, then Arrow up has no effect. - In other types of fields, Arrow up has no effect.

Ctrl + C	Copy selected text. This copies the selected text, in preparation for a paste (see Ctrl + V lower in this table).

Ctrl + Shift + E	Switch to the Editor Area. A screen appears called “Switch to Editor”, that lists all the Editor Area screens that are open. Select a screen and press Enter to switch to that screen. Other actions are available on this screen.

Ctrl + F6	Switch to the next Editor screen. After pressing Ctrl + F7, keep holding down the Ctrl key and release the F7 key to see a choice of all the Editor screens running. Arrow to the required item, and press Enter to jump to that selection.

Ctrl + Shift + F6	Switch to the previous Editor screen. After pressing Ctrl + F7, keep holding down the Ctrl key and release the F7 key to see a choice of all the Editor screens running. Arrow to the required item, and press Enter to jump to that selection.

Ctrl + F7	Switch to the next view (meaning Navigator, Metadata List or Editor Area). After pressing Ctrl + F7, keep holding down the Ctrl key and release the F7 key to see a choice of Navigator, Metadata List and all Editor Area. Arrow to the required item, and press Enter to jump to that selection.

Ctrl + Shift + F7	Switch to the previous view (meaning Navigator, Metadata List or Editor Area). After pressing Ctrl + F7, keep holding down the Ctrl key and release the F7 key to see a choice of Navigator, Metadata List and all Editor Area. Arrow to the required item, and press Enter to jump to that selection.

Ctrl + L	Display the SAFR Login screen. This keyboard shortcut achieves the same result as clicking File -> Return to login….

Ctrl + M	Maximize the active screen - either the Editor Area, Navigator or Metadata List. Press again to undo the maximize action.

Ctrl + N	Create a new instance of the type of metadata currently selected in the Navigator. If the Navigator is highlighting a particular view folder, then this results in a new view screen. This keyboard shortcut achieves the same result as going to the Navigator, clicking on the arrow beside (the new icon) on the toolbar and selecting the appropriate item.

Ctrl + O	Open a view by id number. The Open View screen appears. Type a view id number and click OK to open that view. This shortcut achieves the same result as selecting File -> Open View.

Ctrl + S	Save the current data. This shortcut achieves the same result as clicking (the save icon) or selecting File -> Save.

Ctrl + Shift + S	Copy Metadata (also called Save As). This shortcut achieves the same result as clicking (the Save As icon) or selecting File -> Save As. This function requires that the Editor Area has a metadata item open in a window.

Ctrl + V	Paste selected text.You must have copied some text first (using Ctrl+C).

Ctrl + W	Close the current editor screen.

Ctrl + Shift + W	Close all editor screens.

Enter	Behavior depends on context. Enter has special behavior on these screens: - New/Edit Logical Record screen (LR Fields tab) - New/Edit View screen (View Editor tab) On all other workbench screens, the behavior of Enter depends on the position of the cursor, as follows: - On a button, Enter actions the button. - In a multi-line text field such as Comments, Enter jumps to a new line. - In a list of values, Enter accepts the currently highlighted value as the value for this field. - In other fields, Enter has no effect.

F1	Display screen sensitive help. A window appears with help links for the screen you are on. The Editor Area must contain the active screen. This does not work in the Navigator or the Metadata List.

F2	Display Help Content. A full screen window appears with the entire online help for the workbench.

F12	Activate the Editor Area.

Shift + left click	To select a large number of components in sequence, select the first component and thenhold down Shift and select the last component. All other components will be deselected when this occurs, so this should be the first action for a complex group of selections.

Shift + Tab	Behavior depends on context and is the reverse direction of the jumps given for “Tab” lower in this table. For example, in an Editor screen the Tab key jumps to the next field whereas Shift + Tab jumps to the previous field.

Spacebar	Behavior depends on context. Spacebar has special behavior on these screens: - New/Edit Logical Record screen (LR Fields tab) - New/Edit View screen (View Editor tab) On all other workbench screens, the behavior of Spacebar depends on the position of the cursor, as follows: - In a Name field, Spacebar results in anunderscore character (_) since spaces are not permitted in names. - In other text fields such as Comments, Spacebar results in a space character ( ). - In a checkbox field, Spacebar toggles between a tick and no tick. - In other fields such as numeric fields or a list of values, Spacebar has no effect.

Tab	Behavior depends on context. The Tab key has special behavior on these screens: - New/Edit Logical Record screen (LR Fields tab) - New/Edit View screen (View Editor tab) On all other workbench screens, the Tab key jumps between screen objects, and hence depends on the individual screen. In general, the Tab key jumps between these screen objects: - The editable fields in the current Editor screen. For example, if the current Editor screen is Edit Control Record, the Tab key jumps from the Name field to Maximum Extract File Number and then to Comments, First Fiscal Month, Beginning Period and Ending Period. - Buttons in the current Editor screen. For example, if the current Editor screen is Edit Logical File, the Tab key can reach the Add button for Associated Physical Files. - The New icon in the toolbar. - The Help icon in the toolbar. - The tab for the current Editor session. For example, this may be the tab for Edit Control Record. - If relevant, the screen tab for the current Editor session. An example is the General tab on the Edit Lookup Path screen. Some Editor sessions do not have screen tabs, such as the Edit Control Record screen. - Back to the top of this list.