Using the keyboard in the GRC Workflow Designer

Press Backspace on Windows or delete on macOS to display a dialog box that you can use to delete the item in focus on the canvas. The item in focus can be a stage or an action.

In the canvas, press Tab to move the focus from the current stage to the next stage. When an action is in focus, press Tab to move the focus as though the stage it originates from was selected. For example, if you are working on the Questionnaire Assessment Workflow and the Reject action between the Information Gathering and Review stages is in focus, if you press Tab, the focus switches to the Approval stage.

In the canvas, pressing Shift+Tab moves the focus from the currently selected stage to the previous stage. When an action is in focus, press Shift+Tab to move the focus to stage it originates from. For example, if you are working on the Questionnaire Assessment Workflow and the Reject action between the Information Gathering and Review stages is in focus, if you press Shift+Tab, the focus switches to the Review stage.

When you first open the GRC Workflow Designer, the general property panel for the workflow is displayed. If you change the focus in the canvas to another stage or action and press Enter on Windows or return on macOS, the property panel displays the properties for the stage or action in focus and the cursor moves to the end of the text in the Label text box of the property panel. For example, if you open the Questionnaire Assessment Workflow and you tab to the Information Gathering stage in the canvas, the property panel still shows the general properties for the workflow. If you press Enter on Windows or return on macOS, the property panel switches to the Information Gathering stage properties and the cursor moves to the end of the text Information Gathering in the Label text box of the property panel.

The Return focus and Delete Stage links appears in the banner of the property panel.

Use the right arrow key to move among the actions that are connected to the stage in focus in a clockwise order starting on the right side.

If you close the workflow tab and reopen it, pressing the right arrow moves to the next action clockwise from the action selected when the workflow tab was last open.

Use the left arrow key to move among the actions that are connected to the stage in focus in a counterclockwise order starting on the left side.

If you close the workflow tab and reopen it, pressing the left arrow moves to the next action counterclockwise from the action selected when the workflow tab was last open.

Use this key sequence to move the stage in focus on the canvas. The left arrow key moves the stage to the left and the right arrow key moves the stage to the right.

Use this key sequence to open a dialog box where you can create an action on the stage in focus.

To return focus to the stage or action in the canvas from the property panel, press Shift+Tab to navigate to the Return focus link and press Enter on Windows or return on macOS.

When a stage on the canvas is in focus, the Delete Stage hyperlink is displayed in the banner of the property panel. Press Enter on Windows or return on macOS when you are on the Delete Stage hyperlink to delete the stage in focus.

When an action on the canvas is in focus, the Delete Action hyperlink is displayed in the banner of the property panel. Press Enter on Windows or return on macOS when you are on the Delete Action hyperlink to delete the action in focus.

Press Enter on Windows or return on macOS to open a panel that lists the stages and actions. To close the panel, Press Enter on Windows or return on macOS again.

Press Enter on Windows or return on macOS to open a dialog box where you can create a new stage.

Press Enter on Windows or return on macOS to open a dialog box where you can create a new action.

Press Enter on Windows or return on macOS to center the workflow on the canvas.

Press Enter on Windows or return on macOS to toggle snap to grid on or off. When snap to grid is on and you move an item on the canvas, the Workflow Designer uses an invisible grid to line up the items on the canvas along perfect horizontal and vertical lines.

Press Enter on Windows or return on macOS to zoom out when scrolling down using the mouse wheel and zoom in when scrolling up using the mouse wheel.

Press Enter on Windows or return on macOS to display the workflow properties in the property panel regardless of the item in focus on the canvas.

Press Enter on Windows or return on macOS to make the items on the canvas appear larger and closer.

Press Enter on Windows or return on macOS to make the items on the canvas appear smaller and farther away.