Apama Documentation : Developing Apama Applications : Developing Apama Applications in Event Modeler : Using Event Modeler : Working in the Rules panel : Using the keyboard to edit rules
Using the keyboard to edit rules
Instead of using the mouse, you can use the keyboard to edit rules.
Select one or more rule elements, and then press the Menu key .
This displays the menu of choices for replacing the selected element(s). Use the cursor keys to select what you want.
The following table lists the other keys you can use to edit rules. Select one or more rule elements and then press the key.
Task
Key
Description
Add action
+
Inserts a new placeholder for an action statement below the condition or action that contains the selected element.
Delete action
-
Deletes the action statement that contains the selected element(s).
Display menu
Insert or Menu key
Displays the context menu for the selected element.
Edit literal
F2 or Enter
Displays a dialog in which you can edit the selected literal value.
Move to next rule
Page Down
Selects the first element in the next rule. If the focus is on the last rule, the focus stays where it is. If the focus is on a global rule, pressing this key selects the first element in the next global rule. If the focus is on the last global rule, pressing this key does not select the first element in the first local rule. The focus stays where it is. Note: if you selected the whole rule, so that the red, rectangular outline appears around it, pressing Page Down does nothing.
Move to previous rule
Page Up
Selects the first element in the previous rule. If the focus is on the first rule, the focus stays where it is. If the focus is on a local rule, pressing this key selects the first element in the previous local rule. If the focus is on the first local rule, pressing this key does not move to the last global rule. The focus stays where it is. Note: if you selected the whole rule, so that the red, rectangular outline appears around it, pressing Page Up does nothing.
Move to next element
Selects the next element in the statement. If the last element is already selected, pressing the left arrow key does nothing.
Move to previous element
Selects the previous element in the statement. If the first element is already selected, pressing the right-arrow does nothing.
Move to next statement
Selects the first element in the next condition or action statement. If the selected element is in the last global or local action statement, pressing this key does nothing.
Move to previous statement
Selects the first element in the previous condition or action statement. If the selected element is in the first global or local condition, pressing this key does nothing.
Revert to top
Delete
Resets the selected element or elements as far back before any changes as possible.
Revert selection
Backspace
Resets the selected element or elements to its (their) previous value.
Select first element
Home
Selects the first element in the condition or action statement in which you had selected an element.
Select last element
End
Selects the last element in the condition or action statement in which you had selected an element.
Select multiple elements
Shift +
Adds one or more subsequent elements to the selection. Event Modeler examines each subsequent element in order until it enlarges the selection to a set of elements that can be replaced as a unit. This might mean that only the next element is added to the selection, or that multiple subsequent elements are added.
Shift +
Adds one or more previous elements to the selection. Event Modeler examines each previous element in order until it enlarges the selection to a set of elements that can be replaced as a unit. This might mean that only the previous element is added to the selection, or that multiple previous elements are added.
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