Modeling basics

This section describes the basic procedures and settings for editing models.

Open model for editing

You can open models in different ways.

Prerequisite

  • You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

  • The model type is allowed by the method filter in use.

Procedure

  1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

  2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

  3. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

  4. Select the group or process area containing the required model. The content of the selected group or process area is listed.

  5. Click the name of the relevant model.

  6. Click Diagram if you want to display the model graphically.

  7. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model.

  1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

  2. Click the Search field and enter a term that is included in the model name. The search results list all models that have the term in their name.

  3. In the Models category, click the name of the model you want to open.

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models & Objects Models & Objects. The Models & Objects view in the repository is opened.

  2. In the database, select the group containing the relevant model. The content of the selected group is listed.

  3. Click the name of the model you want to open.

  1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

  2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models & Objects Models & Objects. The Models & Objects view in the repository is opened.

  3. Click Recent changes Recently used. All models are listed that have recently been changed or created.

  4. Click the tile of the model you want to open.

The model opens on a separate tab.

Move model items

In an open model, you can place model items in a different position than the existing one using the mouse or using the keyboard.

If you use the keyboard, objects in column and row models can only be moved within the columns and rows in which they are placed. If you want to move objects between columns or rows in which the objects are allowed by the method, use the mouse or the Cut/Copy functionality.

Procedure

  1. Click the model item, for example, an object symbol or a graphic object, and hold down the mouse button.

  2. Drag the mouse pointer to the relevant position. The preview frame of the model item is displayed. If you move objects, lines indicate the alignment of the moving object to the placed objects and arrows indicate the distances.

  3. Release the mouse button.

If you set a grid, the model item "jumps" to the grid. If multiple model items are selected for moving, they "jump" from one gridline to the next in the grid width you set.

If you want to place a model item in a position outside the visible area, you have several options:

  • Drag the model item to the edge of the modeling area. The visible area is moved automatically as long as you keep the model item in this position with the mouse button held down.

  • Reduce the zoom factor so that the new position will be visible, and drag the model item to the relevant position.

  1. Select the model item you want to move.

  2. Hold down the Shift key and press the arrow keys to move the model item in the corresponding direction by increments of one gridline.

  3. Hold down the Ctrl key and press the arrow keys to move the model item in the corresponding direction by increments of one pixel, regardless of the grid-scale set.

  4. Hold down the Alt key and press the arrow keys to move the model item in the corresponding direction by increments of four gridlines.

You have moved a model item.

Modeling using the mini toolbar

You can model very effectively using the mini toolbar. You can configure the mini toolbar, which quickly offers the required object symbols for modeling.

Prerequisite

Smart Modeling is disabled.

Procedure

  1. Open a model.

  2. Click a placed object symbol. The mini toolbar is shown.

  3. In the mini toolbar, click the object symbol you want to place. A preview frame is displayed for the new object.

  4. Move the mouse pointer to the modeling area. Lines indicate the alignment of the moving object to the placed objects and arrows indicate the distances.

  5. Click the position in the modeling area where you want to insert the object symbol. The object symbol is placed together with a connection to the source object and the name field for overwriting.

  6. Enter a name. If you enter an existing name, existing objects are offered for selection. You can create a new object, select an existing one, or create a new one with the same name.

  7. Press Enter.

The new object symbol is placed and the connection to the source object is created automatically.

Mini toolbar

If you have disabled Smart Modeling, you can use the mini toolbar for modeling.

You can enable or disable Smart Modeling that provides automatic modeling features, such as creating a space for new objects, placing objects, and reconnecting connections.

Procedure

  1. Open a model.

  2. Activate the Model tab bar.

  3. Click Grid Modeling area > Disabled check box Smart Modeling. The check box is enabled (Enabled) and the Smart Modeling can be used. Keep the setting if you want to leave Smart Modeling enabled.

  4. To disable Smart Modeling, click Grid Modeling area > Enabled Smart Modeling. The Disabled check box check box is disabled.

You have enabled or disabled Smart Modeling.

The mini toolbar provides you with exactly the object symbols that can be linked to the selected object using a connection.

Mini toolbar

When you place an object symbol from the mini toolbar in the modeling area, a connection between the selected object and the new object symbol is created at the same time. Also, you can use the mini toolbar to create connections to existing objects.

The mini toolbar is configured for each object type. When you click an object, the mini toolbar provides the object symbols you selected for the underlying object type.

You can hide the mini toolbar.

Insert graphic

You can place images and graphics in the modeling area to add further information to the model or to optimize the design. For example, you can optimize a model for representation purposes.

Procedure

  1. Open the relevant model.

  2. Open the Symbols bar if it is not already open by clicking Symbols Symbols.

    The Symbols bar provides object symbols, graphic objects, and text for insertion into the modeling area. It also allows you to filter the available object symbols by entering names and create connections between objects.

    Modeling component - Symbols bar

  3. Click Graphic Graphic. The Select graphic dialog opens.

  4. Click Select file and use the Open dialog to navigate to the directory in which the required graphic or image is stored.

  5. Select the graphic or image and click Open.

The image or graphic is placed in the modeling area. You can change its size, drag it to another position, and place it behind model items, for example.

Change database language of a model

You can select a database language other than the one currently in use for a model. This enables you to specify all language-dependent attributes for the model in the language of your choice.

If you change the language, the text attributes are output in the selected language if the text attributes are specified in the target language. Otherwise, the text attributes are displayed in the default language and identified by the language code added to the default language.

Procedure

  1. Open a model.

  2. In the header, click the language code next to the model name. A list of available languages is displayed.

    The header outputs the name and type of the opened model. It also displays the current language.

    If you change the language, the text attributes are output in the selected language if the text attributes are specified in the target language. Otherwise, the text attributes are displayed in the default language and identified by the language code added to the default language.

    Modeling component - Header

  3. Click the language you want to use for entering the language-dependent content.

The modeling area and the bars will directly display the language-dependent content in the selected language, for example, on the Attributes tab of the Properties bar. You can change language-dependent content specified in this language or enter new content.

Create an assignment to a new model

The assignment enables you to describe objects in independent models in more detail, for example. Assigned models are displayed by way of an Assignment icon assignment icon at the object and can be opened by double-clicking the assignment icon.

Icon that shows that one or more models are assigned to an object by an assignment relationship.

You can open assigned models by double-clicking the assignment icon. The assignment icon is displayed if you have disabled the Hide assignment icons option.

The assignment icon may look different and may be placed at different points in the object. The positioning depends on the model template you are using.

Assignment icon

You can also assign an assignment icon of your own to a database. It is displayed to the right of the icons.

Assignment relationship

Procedure

  1. In the open model, click the object to which you want to assign a model.

  2. Activate the Start tab bar if not already selected.

  3. Click Assignment Assignment > Create assignment Create assignment. The dialog opens.

Select the required model type. The model types that are allowed for the selected object by the method and by the method filter in use are available for selection. The name of the selected object is suggested as a model name.

When you open and edit models, your work is based on one of the method filters assigned to you. Database administrators specify which method filter a user may use in ARIS. To do this, a database administrator assigns the method filter to the database.

Filter restricting the total number of ARIS Method items and thus offering only those items for modeling that are required.

By applying a specific method filter, only the model types included in this method filter will be offered for selection when creating new models. When modeling, all object, connection, and attribute types are available for the model types that are contained in the method filter. Thus, the content offered is exactly the content you need for performing your tasks. Method filters are an effective means of supporting uniform modeling and make it possible to provide users with only the information and methods relevant to them.

The method filter applied depends on the method filter(s) assigned to you.

  • If you were assigned only one filter, that filter is applied.

  • If you were assigned multiple filters:

    • The method filter assigned to the database is used (default filter of the database).

    • If the default filter of the database does not exist, the filter named Demo is used.

    • If the Demo filter does not exist either, the Entire method filter is applied.

    • If the Entire method filter also does not exist, the first method filter of the alphabetically sorted list is used.

Refresh model appearance

You can refresh the model appearance to display current content from the database. This is useful when several people work with the model items. For example, the names of objects that have an occurrence in the model you have opened may have been changed.

Procedure

  1. Make the relevant changes in your model.

  2. Click Refresh Refresh if you want to compare the most current state of your model with the changes from other users.

The current data is read from the database and the appearance of your model is refreshed. If, for example, the names of the objects used in the model were changed, the new names are displayed.

Use graphic objects

Graphic objects are shapes that can structure model content for the user. Concerning models, graphic objects do not have any semantics. That is why they cannot be evaluated by reports or included in analyses, for example.

Graphic elements without implicit semantic meaning. They can be used, for example, to indicate model areas, to specially highlight objects that are thematically linked, or to prepare models so that they are suitable for presentation.

Graphic objects include circles, ellipses, squares, rectangles, lines, and polygons. 

Place graphic objects

In an open model, you can place graphic objects in the modeling area to structure model content, for example.

Procedure

  1. Open the Symbols bar if it is not already open by clicking Symbols Symbols.

    The Symbols bar provides object symbols, graphic objects, and text for insertion into the modeling area. It also allows you to filter the available object symbols by entering names and create connections between objects.

    Modeling component - Symbols bar

  2. Click the graphic object Circle Circle/Ellipse.

  3. To place a circle: Click the position in the modeling area where you want to insert the graphic objects.

  4. To place an ellipse:

    1. Click the position in the modeling area where you want to place the graphic symbol and hold down the mouse button.

    2. Drag the mouse pointer in the desired direction so that the placed item receives the required form of an ellipse.

    3. Release the mouse button.

The circle or ellipse is inserted in the modeling area.

Tip

To create a circle of a size required, press the Shift key while dragging the mouse pointer across the workspace. In this case, the change in size is proportional.

  1. Open the Symbols bar if it is not already open by clicking Symbols Symbols.

    The Symbols bar provides object symbols, graphic objects, and text for insertion into the modeling area. It also allows you to filter the available object symbols by entering names and create connections between objects.

    Modeling component - Symbols bar

  2. Click the graphic object Square Square/Rectangle.

  3. To place a square: Click the position in the modeling area where you want to insert the graphic objects.

  4. To place a rectangle:

    1. Click the position in the modeling area where you want to place the graphic symbol and hold down the mouse button.

    2. Drag the mouse pointer in the desired direction so that the placed item receives the required form of a rectangle.

    3. Release the mouse button.

The square or rectangle is inserted in the modeling area.

Tip

To create a square of a size required, press the Shift key while dragging the mouse pointer across the workspace. In this case, the change in size is proportional.

  1. Open the Symbols bar if it is not already open by clicking Symbols Symbols.

    The Symbols bar provides object symbols, graphic objects, and text for insertion into the modeling area. It also allows you to filter the available object symbols by entering names and create connections between objects.

    Modeling component - Symbols bar

  2. Click the graphic object Polygon/Line Polygon/Line.

  3. To place a line:

    1. In the modeling area, click the position where you want the line to begin.

    2. Double-click the position where you would like the line to end.

  4. To place a polygon:

    1. In the modeling area, click the position where you want the polygon to begin.

    2. Click the positions where the lines of the polygon are to change direction.

    3. Double-click the position where you would like the polygon to end.

The line or polygon is inserted in the modeling area.

Paste copied graphic objects

In an open model, you can paste copied graphic objects, such as circles or squares, regardless of whether you have copied them from the same or another model.

Procedure

  1. Select the required graphic objects.

  2. Click Copy Copy.

  3. Open the target model, if required.

  4. Click Paste Paste. Preview frames are displayed for the items you are pasting.

  5. Click the position in the modeling area where you want to insert the graphic objects.

Copying and pasting graphic objects is now complete.

Place and scale circle or square

In an open model, you can place and scale graphic objects in one operation. The placement and scaling of circles and squares differ from the placement of other graphic objects.

Procedure

  1. Open the Symbols bar if it is not already open by clicking Symbols Symbols.

    The Symbols bar provides object symbols, graphic objects, and text for insertion into the modeling area. It also allows you to filter the available object symbols by entering names and create connections between objects.

    Modeling component - Symbols bar

  2. To place a circle: Click the graphic object Circle Circle/Ellipse.
    To place a square: Click the graphic object Square Square/Rectangle.

  3. Press the Shift key.

  4. Click the position in the modeling area where you want to place the graphic symbol and hold down the mouse button.

  5. Move the mouse pointer to scale the graphic object. The circular or square shape is retained during the operation.

  6. Release the mouse button and the Shift key when the correct size of the graphic object is reached.

The circle or square is placed and scaled.

Use frozen model column/row

You can freeze parts of models to prevent them from moving when you scroll. This helps you to display objects of a model side-by-side that are placed far apart, and to work on different parts of the model.

Freezing columns/rows in different model types

You can freeze the column and row of opened non-lane models and lane models. A non-lane model is, for example, a model of type EPC. A lane model is, for example, a model of EPC (table display) type.

Synonym for Swimlane model.

Model displayed in columns/rows or as a table.

Lanes are columns and/or rows. They include only specific object types and they structure the modeled information. An implicit relationship is often created between objects in a row.

A model of the EPC (table display) type is a lane model.

For non-lane models, you can freeze the column and row in parallel. For non-lane models, you can also set the frozen column and row to be visible even when not scrolling.

Freeze column/row

You can freeze the column and row of a non-lane model at any position at once. The following example is based on a model of type EPC.

  1. Activate the Model tab bar.

  2. Click Freeze/Unfreeze Freeze/Unfreeze > Freeze column/row. Position lines are displayed in the modeling area.

    Freeze row and column position lines

  3. Click the position where the row and column should be frozen.

    • If you scroll to the right, a separator is displayed between the frozen column and the scroll area on the right side.

      Scrolling with frozen column

    • If you scroll down, a separator is displayed between the frozen row and the scroll area below.

      Scrolling with frozen row

    • If you scroll to the right and down, both separators are displayed.

You have frozen a column and a row and moved the scrollable area.

Freeze the first column/row in swimlane models

You can freeze the first row or the first column of an opened lane model. If another row or column was previously frozen, its freezing is removed.

Synonym for Swimlane model.

Model displayed in columns/rows or as a table.

Lanes are columns and/or rows. They include only specific object types and they structure the modeled information. An implicit relationship is often created between objects in a row.

A model of the EPC (table display) type is a lane model.

  1. Activate the Model tab bar.

  2. Freeze the required area.

    • If you want to freeze the first row, click Freeze/Unfreeze Freeze/Unfreeze > Freeze first row.

      The first row is frozen, which is indicated by a downward arrow. If you scroll down, a separator is displayed between the frozen row and the scroll area below.

      Scrolling with frozen row

    • If you want to freeze the first column, click Freeze/Unfreeze Freeze/Unfreeze > Freeze first column.

      The first column is frozen, which is indicated by an arrow to the right. If you scroll to the right, a separator is displayed between the frozen column and the scroll area on the right side.

      Scrolling lane model with frozen column

You have frozen a column or a row of a lane model and moved the scrollable area.

Freeze individual column/row in swimlane models

You can freeze individual columns and rows or both a column and row of an opened lane model. If another row or column was previously frozen, its freezing is removed.

Synonym for Swimlane model.

Model displayed in columns/rows or as a table.

Lanes are columns and/or rows. They include only specific object types and they structure the modeled information. An implicit relationship is often created between objects in a row.

A model of the EPC (table display) type is a lane model.

  1. Activate the Model tab bar.

  2. Select the column or row you want to freeze.

  3. Click Freeze/Unfreeze Freeze/Unfreeze > Freeze column/row.

    • If you have frozen a column, it is marked with an arrow to the right.

    • If you have frozen a row, it is marked with a downward arrow.

You have frozen a column and/or a row of a lane model.

Show frozen column/row

You can show frozen columns/rows of opened non-lane models. Frozen columns/rows of lane models are marked by default in the column or row header. This allows you to recognize the frozen column and/or row even if none of the scrollable areas in the model have moved.

Synonym for Swimlane model.

Model displayed in columns/rows or as a table.

Lanes are columns and/or rows. They include only specific object types and they structure the modeled information. An implicit relationship is often created between objects in a row.

A model of the EPC (table display) type is a lane model.

  1. Activate the Model tab bar.

  2. Freeze a column and/or row in the non-lane model, for example, in a model of type EPC.

  3. Click Freeze/Unfreeze Freeze/Unfreeze > Show frozen column/row.

    The frozen column/row is indicated by an arrow pointing to the scrollable area, even if you have not moved any of the scrollable areas in the model.

    Frozen column/row arrows

You have enabled the frozen column and row display.

Unfreeze columns/rows

You can unfreeze individual columns/rows from an opened lane model or all frozen columns/rows of lane models and non-lane models at once.

Synonym for Swimlane model.

Model displayed in columns/rows or as a table.

Lanes are columns and/or rows. They include only specific object types and they structure the modeled information. An implicit relationship is often created between objects in a row.

A model of the EPC (table display) type is a lane model.

  • Select the column or row of a lane model you want to unfreeze and click Freeze/Unfreeze Freeze/Unfreeze > Unfreeze columns/rows. The selected column or row is no longer frozen.

  • If you have not selected a single frozen column or row of a lane model or opened a non-lane model, click Freeze/Unfreeze Freeze/Unfreeze > Unfreeze columns/rows. All frozen lanes are unfrozen.

You have unfrozen individual or all columns/rows of a model.

Delete model items

You can delete model items from the modeling area.

Procedure

  1. Open a model.

  2. Select the model items you want to delete.

  3. Click Delete Delete in the tab bar, or press Del, or Backspace. The selected elements are deleted without prompting. As long as you have not saved the model you can undo the deletion by clicking UndoUndo.

You have deleted model items from the modeling area.

Save model

Save your model.

Procedure

  1. Make the required changes.

  2. Click Save Save in the tab bar.

Your changes are saved. You or others can access this model status later.

Select object or model in the repository

In an open model, you can navigate from a model to the occurrence of a selected object or of the model in Explorer.

Prerequisite

Selected objects are saved.

Procedure

  1. Select the object to whose occurrence you want to navigate to in Explorer. If you want to navigate to the occurrence of the model, make sure that no object is selected.

  2. Activate the Start tab bar if not already selected.

  3. Click Show in group tree Show in group tree.

A new tab showing the repository opens. The group structure of the database expands and the check box in front of the selected object or model is enabled in the details view.

View published model

In an open model, you can navigate from a model to the fact sheets of the model in the Published content Published content view.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Activate the Start tab bar if not already selected.

  2. Click View publication View publication.

A new tab with the fact sheets of the model opens. The Overview fact sheet is activated.

Enter comments

You can write comments about models, which can be read and answered by other users. This way you can participate in improving your own models and those of others.

Procedure

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

  2. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

  3. Navigate to the relevant model and select its name in the tree.

  4. Click Comments Collaboration. The Collaboration bar opens.

    Click Comments Collaboration to show the Collaboration bar that you can use to enter comments, improvement proposals, questions, etc., pertaining to the model.

    Collaboration bar

  5. Enter a comment or answer an existing comment.

  6. Enter an http link to a web site that provides additional information, e. g., http://www.ariscommunity.com. The entry must start with http://.

  7. You can also enter a tag or attach a file from the ARIS document storage.

  8. Click Post.

Your comment or reply is added and can be read by the other users. Accordingly, users can react to your input and you can improve the model together with them as required.

Use keyboard shortcuts

You can use keyboard shortcuts to control the program.

Keyboard shortcuts for the modeling component

The following shortcuts are available in the modeling component.

Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.

Selection marker that marks the item that is selected. There are certain occurrences of selection markers, such as text cursors.

The focus is usually surrounded by colored frames, which can be dashed or solid.

You can often start actions for the selected items using the Enter key or the space bar.

Shortcut

Action

Alt

Temporarily switches off Guided Modeling and grid when you drag items.

Alt + down arrow

Moves selected objects down by four grid lines.

Alt + F4

Closes the web browser. If changed models have not yet been saved, the system displays a message to notify you. You can cancel the dialog and save the model or leave the model page without saving.

Alt + left arrow

Moves selected objects four grid lines to the left.

Alt + - (minus)

Inserts an optional hyphen at the cursor position in a text.

Alt + right arrow

Moves selected objects four grid lines to the right.

Alt + up arrow

Moves selected objects up by four grid lines.

Backspace

Removes selected object symbols or deletes selected items, such as free-form text and graphic objects.

Ctrl + A

Selects all items.

Ctrl + C

Copies selected items to the clipboard. This enables you to paste copied items from the clipboard into models/diagrams and into other Windows programs.

Ctrl + down arrow

Moves selected items downwards by increments of one pixel.

Ctrl + End

Displays the bottom right pane of the modeling area.

Ctrl + Enter

Inserts a line break for text attributes, such as free-form texts, object names, etc.

Ctrl + F

Opens the Find bar.

Click the bar button Find Search to show the Find bar that you can use to have objects selected in the model.

Find bar

Ctrl + F4

Closes the model tab. If changed models have not yet been saved, the system displays a message to notify you. You can cancel the dialog and save the model or leave the model page without saving.

Ctrl + Home

Displays the upper left pane of the modeling area.

Ctrl + left arrow

Moves selected items to the left by increments of one pixel.

Ctrl + Page down

Switches to the next web browser tab from left to right if your web browser supports changing tabs using the keyboard.

Ctrl + Page up

Switches to the next web browser tab from right to left if your web browser supports changing tabs using the keyboard.

Ctrl + right arrow

Moves selected items to the right by increments of one pixel.

Ctrl + S

Saves your changes.

Ctrl + Shift + V

Inserts a definition copy of an object if an object is in the clipboard.

Ctrl + up arrow

Moves selected items upwards by increments of one pixel.

Ctrl + V

Pastes the content of the clipboard if this is content that can be placed in the modeling area. If an object is in the clipboard, an occurrence copy of the object is inserted.

Ctrl + X

Cuts selected items and copies them to the clipboard.

Ctrl + Y

Redoes editing steps that were undone.

Ctrl + Z

Undoes preceding editing steps.

Del

Removes selected object symbols or deletes selected items, such as free-form text and graphic objects.

Down arrow

Moves the modeling area contents up (the contents of the modeling area that are further down will be displayed).

Enter

Ends the input.

Esc

Removes selections and closes dialogs. Closing dialogs with the ESC key is the same as clicking Cancel.

F2

Selects the selected text attribute of an element or the object name of a selected object for editing.

F3

Opens the Find bar. When the find bar is open, pressing the F3 key jumps to the next occurrence of the searched term.

Click the bar button Find Search to show the Find bar that you can use to have objects selected in the model.

Find bar

F5

Updates the current view based on the database changes.

F11

Turns full-screen mode on or off if your web browser supports full screen.

Left arrow

Moves the modeling area contents to the right (the contents of the modeling area that are further left will be displayed).

- (minus)

Reduces the display of the model content by 10%.

Page down

Scrolls the screen down. The scroll distance may vary depending on the application.

Page up

Scrolls the screen up. The scroll distance may vary depending on the application.

+ (plus)

Enlarges the display of the model content by 10%.

Right arrow

Moves the modeling area contents to the left (the contents of the modeling area that are further right will be displayed).

Shift

Keeps the shapes of a circle and a square when you place and scale the graphic objects Circle/Ellipse and Square/Rectangle.

Shift + Del

Deletes a structurally relevant object without creating a connection between the remaining objects when you use Smart Modeling.

Shift + down arrow

Moves the object one grid to the left.

Shift + left arrow

Moves the object down one grid.

Shift + Page down

Moves the contents of the modeling area page by page to the right (the contents of the modeling area that are further left will be displayed).

Shift + Page up

Moves the contents of the modeling area page by page to the left (the contents of the modeling area that are further right will be displayed).

Shift + right arrow

Moves the object one grid to the right.

Shift + up arrow

Moves the object one grid up.

Up arrow

Moves the modeling area contents down (the contents of the modeling area that are further up will be displayed).

Keyboard shortcuts for the Select attribute dialog

The following shortcuts are available in the Select attribute dialog with which you can add attributes on the Properties tab.

Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.

Selection marker that marks the item that is selected. There are certain occurrences of selection markers, such as text cursors.

The focus is usually surrounded by colored frames, which can be dashed or solid.

You can often start actions for the selected items using the Enter key or the space bar.

Shortcut

Action

Down arrow

Moves the focus down to the next attribute if the focus is in the attribute list field.

End

Moves to the lower attributes if the focus is in the attribute list field.

Enter

Closes the dialog and adds the selected attributes when the focus is on the OK button or closes the dialog and adds no attributes when the focus is on the Cancel button.

ESC

Closes the dialog without changes. Pressing this key corresponds to clicking Cancel.

F5

Updates the current view based on the database changes. The Select attribute dialog closes without changes.

F11

Turns full-screen mode on or off if your web browser supports full screen. The Select attribute dialog remains open.

Home

Moves to the upper attributes if the focus is in the attribute list field.

Page down

Scrolls the screen down. The scroll distance may vary depending on the application.

Page up

Scrolls the screen up. The scroll distance may vary depending on the application.

Space

Toggles the check box of the attribute on which the focus is located.

Tab

Jumps from the Search field to the Show specified attributes only check box, the attribute list field, the attribute list, the OK button, and the Cancel button.

Up arrow

Moves the focus up to the next attribute if the focus is in the attribute list field.