Accessibility

You can use keyboard shortcuts and accessibility services with the Business console.

You use the Business console in a web browser. Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and other browsers provide keyboard and mouse shortcuts for navigating web pages. They also provide features for the visually impaired, such as screen magnification, and color and font control. You can use these browser controls with the Business console.

You can also use the console with screen readers, which read the text aloud and can magnify it for easier viewing. Screen readers also provide navigation shortcuts.

Special keyboard shortcuts

The following tables list actions and their keyboard shortcuts in the Business console.

Table 1. Rule editor
Action Keyboard shortcut
Open the completion menu. Ctrl+Spacebar
Open the completion menu in a tree view. Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar
Open the next placeholder. Alt+Right Arrow key
Open the previous placeholder. Alt+Left Arrow key
Open a placeholder under a caret. Alt+Down Arrow key
Open the menu of completion options in the toolbar. Alt+O
Insert a tab space. Tab
Format the text. Ctrl+Shift+F
Undo Ctrl+Z
Redo Ctrl+Y
Copy C®trl+C
Cut Ctrl+X
Paste Ctrl+V
Move the focus forward from the editor to the error grid. Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow key

When you edit a rule, press Tab to insert a tab space.
Move the focus backward from the editor to the toolbar. Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow key

Shift+Tab also moves the focus from the text editor to the editing toolbar.

Filter the contents of the completion menu. As you type, the contents of the completion menu are filtered by their prefixes.
Table 2. Rule editor completion controls
Action Keyboard shortcut
Close the completion menu. Esc
Toggle the filter mode. Ctrl+F
Scroll through the completion menu. Up and Down Arrow keys
Page through completion menu. Page Up and Page Down keys
Select the next or previous entry. Home or End keys
Collapse or expand a tree node. Left or Right Arrow keys
Insert the selected content. Enter or Tab
Table 3. Decision table navigation
Action Keyboard shortcut
Move the selected cell up, down, left or right among the table cells. Up, Down, Left or Right Arrow key
Move the selected row up or down among the table rows. Up or Down Arrow key
Move the selected column left or right among the table columns. Left or Right Arrow key
Extend the selected cell left or right from the currently selected cell. Shift+Left or Right Arrow key
Extend the selected row up or down from the currently selected row. Shift+Up or Down Arrow key
Extend the selected cell to all the cells from the currently selected cell. Ctrl+A
Extend the selected row to all the rows from the currently selected row. Ctrl+A
Reset a decision table to its original layout. Ctrl+Alt+P
Note: Only available in automatic row ordering mode.
Close the pop-up menu of the selected cell, column, or row if still open Esc
View the definition and any errors of a selected cell, row or column. F9
Select the column of the currently selected cell. Ctrl+Spacebar
Select the row of the currently selected cell. Shift+Spacebar
Toggle the column sort. Spacebar

The column must first be selected by using the Ctrl+Spacebar.

Note: Sorting is not available for action columns in manual row ordering mode.
Make the selected column narrower by 5 pixels. Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow key
Make the selected column wider by 5 pixels. Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow key
Table 4. Decision table editing
Action Keyboard shortcut
Edit the selected cell. Enter
Copy a selected item. Ctrl+C or Cmd+C
Cut a selected item. Ctrl+X or Cmd+X
Paste a copied or cut item to another location in a table. Ctrl+V or Cmd+V
Insert copied or cut cells. Ctrl+Shift+V or Cmd+Shift+V
Delete the content of the selection. Delete
Undo Ctrl+Z or Cmd+Z
Redo Ctrl+Y or Cmd+Shift+Z
Show the menu for a row header, column header, or cell. Shift+F10

The table element must first be selected.
Edit the column header title. Enter

The column must first be selected.
Edit the column definition. Ctrl+Alt+A

A column must be selected.
Delete the selected column or selected row or rows. Ctrl+Delete
Group rows. Ctrl+Alt+P
Enable or disable an action cell or cells. Ctrl+Q
Split Ctrl+L

Only available for condition cells in manual row ordering mode.
Merge Ctrl+G

Only available for condition cells in manual row ordering mode.
Table 5. Rule detail dialog
Action Keyboard shortcut
Move through the active buttons. Tab and Shift+Tab

Use the Down Arrow key to activate fields and edit them.
Activate a button. Down Arrow key

The JAWS virtual PC cursor can read only the active buttons. To select a button, navigate to it by using Tab and Shift+Tab.
Table 6. Timeline navigator
Action Keyboard shortcut
Move in the timeline navigator. Tab and Shift+Tab
Set the focus on a timeline item in the timeline view. Enter

Sets the focus on the first item in the month.
Table 7. Timeline view
Action Keyboard shortcut
Move through the active item links. Tab and Shift+Tab
Jump through timeline items. Left and Right Arrow keys
Scroll through a timeline. Up and Down Arrow keys
Open the snapshot dialog from a selected item. Shift+Left Arrow key
Move the focus back to the matching month. Esc
Open a rule or snapshot in a project timeline. Press Tab to the hotlink inside the box to open the rule or snapshot.
Table 8. Project view of rules by folder
Action Keyboard shortcut
Move through the folders. Up and Down Arrow keys
Move through the rules. Up and Down Arrow keys
Collapse a folder. Left Arrow key
Expand a folder. Right Arrow key
Select a folder or rule. Click the first character of the folder or rule name.
Move through folder actions. Left and Right Arrow keys

Press Enter to run an action, or Esc to exit the drop-down menu.
Table 9. Release or Activity Properties view.
Action Keyboard shortcut
Move into the Properties area from the top Properties tab. Tab
Move through the editable property fields and buttons. Left and Right Arrow keys
Move through the list sections. Tab and Shift+Tab
Open and collapse a list section. Spacebar
Move through the users in a list section. Up and Down Arrow keys
Move through the editable user fields and buttons. Left and Right Arrow keys
Open an editor in an editable field. Enter
Leave an editor. Enter* or Esc

*With some editors, you must press Enter twice.
Table 10. Validation Activity Test Plans view
Action Keyboard shortcut
Move into the header section. Tab
Move through the column headers. Right and Left Arrow keys
Sort a column. Enter or Spacebar
Move into the grid data section. Tab
Move through the test plans. Up and Down Arrow keys
Edit highlighted test plan. Enter
Delete highlighted test plan. Delete

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