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Keyboard Shortcuts

This appendix lists the keyboard options for accessing Warehouse Builder commands. For conventions that are supported by most applications designed for Windows 95 and Windows NT, refer to the Microsoft Windows Keyboard Guide. This appendix includes the following topics:

• General Windows Keys

• Tree View Control Keys

• Accelerator Keys Set for Warehouse Builder

• Menu Commands and Access Keys

• Mapping Editor Keyboard Operations

• Auto-Mapping Mnemonic Key Assignments

General Windows Keys

Table A-1 lists the keyboard sequences and descriptions for general window keys.

Table A-1 General Windows Keys  

Keyboard Sequence	Description
F1	Launches the Help facility.
Esc	Close current window or menu and move Focus to parent (to whatever it was set before activating current window or menu). Currently Cancel command button enabled.
Delete	Deletes the selected items.
Tab	Moves Focus to next control.
Shift + Tab	Moves Focus to previous control.
Spacebar	Activates current push button when Focus is on Button; toggles checkbox to yes/no state.
Enter	Activates current push button when Focus is on Button.

Tree View Control Keys

Table A-2 lists the keyboard sequences and descriptions for tree view control keys.

Table A-2 Tree View Control Keys  

Keyboard Sequence	Description
Right arrow	Expands tree on window canvas, when Focus set on objects with hierarchical relationships.
Left arrow	Collapse tree on window canvas, when Focus set on objects with hierarchical relationships.
Up/Down arrows	Selects the next object above or below.
Home	Moves Focus to the first control on window canvas.
End	Moves Focus to the last control on window canvas.

Accelerator Keys Set for Warehouse Builder

Accelerator keys are keyboard shortcuts for actions that are frequently performed. Accelerator keys enable you to bypass the menu by using a specific combination of keystrokes that perform the same function as a corresponding menu item. Table A-3 lists the keyboard sequences and descriptions for accelerator keys.

Table A-3 Accelerator Keys Set for Warehouse Builder  

Keyboard Sequence	Description
Ctrl + N	Creates an object by invoking the New Wizards.
Ctrl + X	Cut text.
Ctrl + O	Invokes Object Editor.
Ctrl + C	Copy text.
Ctrl + R	Invokes Object properties.
Ctrl + V	Paste text.
Ctrl + F	Opens Object Find dialog.
Shift + Right Arrow	Highlight text.
Ctrl + S	Opens Commit Confirmation dialog.
Ctrl + P	Opens Print dialog.
Ctrl +Tab	Moves from grid to the next available control, chooses the shortcut page tab where available.

Menu Commands and Access Keys

Menu titles and menu items have underlined access keys. Press Alt with the access key to activate the control or menu anywhere within the active window. If an item does not have an underlined character, use up or down arrows to move the focus to the menu item and press Enter. Access keys can sometimes be used without the Alt key for choosing controls or menu items. Use access keys without Alt to select items from an open menu. Table A-4 lists the keyboard sequences and descriptions for menu commands and access keys.

Table A-4 Menu Commands and Access Keys  

Keyboard Sequence	Description
Alt	Activates the menu bar of the active window. The first menu name on the left is selected.
Alt + any printing character	Activates the menu with the underlined character (access key) on the main menu bar.
Any printing character	Activates the menu with the underlined character (access key) on an open menu.
Left/Right arrows	Move the Focus between menus on the menu bar in the direction of the arrow. If the original menu was open, the target menu will be opened and the focus on the first item.
Up/Down arrows	Open the selected menu. Select previous and next command on the open menu.
Enter	Opens the selected menu when focus is on the menu title, activates a menu item when focus is on a menu item.
Alt + F4	Closes active window, returns Focus to the setting before activating current window or menu.
Shift + F10	Opens the shortcut menu for the active object (Focus is on object, item).

Mapping Editor Keyboard Operations

You can navigate the Mapping Editor canvas using the Tab key and the keyboard arrow keys.

The Tab key enables you to navigate to the next object on the canvas and select it. When no objects are selected, the system selects the node that is closest to the upper-left corner of the Mapping Editor canvas. The order of navigation is determined by the position in which the objects appear on the canvas. The system follows a Z navigation path.

Within a selected attribute group, you can navigate between attributes using the up and down keys.

When positioned on an input attribute, the left arrow key enables you to navigate to the incoming mapping line. There is only one incoming mapping line per attribute. The right arrow key is not active.

When you select an object and then press the Delete key, the selected object is deleted from the canvas. You can delete the following objects:

• Operators. Warehouse Builder prompts you to confirm the delete before the delete occurs.

• Mapping lines from or to an attribute. You cannot delete mapping lines that start or end at an attribute group or header.

Auto-Mapping Mnemonic Key Assignments

To provide easy access to the elements of the Auto-Mapping Dialog, the following mnemonic keys have been assigned. Table A-5 lists the keyboard sequences and descriptions for mnemonic keys.

Table A-5 Auto-Mapping Mnemonic Key Assignments  

Keyboard Sequence	Description
Alt + o	OK.
Alt + c	Cancel.
Alt + y	Copy source attributes to target group and match.
Alt + p	Match by position of source and target attributes.
Alt + n	Match by name.
Alt + i	Ignore case differences.
Alt + s	Ignore special characters.
Alt + e	Ignore source prefix.
Alt + u	Ignore source suffix.
Alt + t	Ignore target prefix.
Alt + a	Ignore target suffix.
Alt + g	Go.
Alt + d	Displayed mappings.
Alt + h	Help.