Accessibility features in Cognos Dynamic Query Analyzer

Accessibility features help users who have a physical disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology products.

The major accessibility features are accelerators and command keys that you can use to navigate through IBM® Cognos® Dynamic Query Analyzer. You can also use keyboard shortcuts to move among graphs and views.

  • You can use command keys, or shortcut keys, to navigate through Cognos Dynamic Query Analyzer. Shortcut keys directly trigger an action and usually make use of the Ctrl keys.
  • Graphs use color to display timing information. However, if you select a node, timing information is also displayed in the Properties view.
  • The Details tab of the Aggregate Advisor progress indicator displays the advisor progress as text.
  • Colors and fonts used by Cognos Dynamic Query Analyzer can be modified on the Colors and Fonts tab of the Preferences window.

Keyboard shortcuts

This product uses the following keyboard shortcuts.

Table 1. Keyboard shortcuts for Cognos Dynamic Query Analyzer
Action Keyboard shortcuts
Display the list of open graphs. Ctrl+F6
Display the list of supporting views for the active graph. Ctrl+F7
Traverse nodes in graphs and in the Navigation view. Arrow keys
Cycle through a list of graphs or views. Arrow keys
Cycle through global toolbar commands and toolbar commands for the active view. Tab key
Open the context-sensitive menu for a view or graph. Alt+-
Open the context-sensitive menu for a node. Shift+F10