The following keyboard shortcuts are available to control the program.
The following shortcuts refer to the web browser. They are relevant because, for example, they can close the contents of ARIS Connect. For example, pressing Ctrl + F4 closes a ARIS Connect tab without asking if it does not contain content that has been changed.
Shortcut |
Action |
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Alt + F4 |
Closes the web browser with all tabs. 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 backwards through previously visited areas of ARIS Connect, such as |
Alt + right arrow |
Moves forward through previously visited areas of ARIS Connect, such as My |
Ctrl + F |
Opens the Find bar of the web browser to search the page for a term. |
Ctrl + F4 |
Closes the ARIS Connect tab without asking. |
Ctrl + Page down |
Depending on the web browser: Switches to the next web browser tab from left to right if your web browser supports changing tabs using the keyboard. |
Ctrl + Page up |
Depending on the web browser: Switches to the next web browser tab from right to left if your web browser supports changing tabs using the keyboard. |
F3 |
Depending on the web browser: Opens the Find bar of the web browser to search the page for a term. |
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. |
Keyboard shortcuts for Collaboration
The following shortcuts are available in Collaboration.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
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Page down |
Scrolls the screen down. The scroll distance may vary depending on the application. |
End |
Moves to the lower entries if they cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
Page up |
Scrolls the screen up. The scroll distance may vary depending on the application. |
Home |
Moves to the upper entries if they cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
Tab |
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Shift + Tab |
Highlights the previous control or input field. |
Right arrow/ |
Moves the cursor through the text in input fields. |
Up arrow/ |
Selects the previous/next item in lists. |
Enter |
Opens the attachment fields and places the cursor in the input field if the Tag or Link symbol is selected. Opens the Select document dialog when the File symbol is selected.
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Ctrl + Enter |
Posts a comment when the Post button is active. |
Portal
The following shortcuts are generally available for the Portal.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
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Down arrow |
Opens the focused drop-down menu, selects the first menu item, and jumps down through the menu items. |
Enter |
Invokes the action of the selected menu item. |
Esc |
Closes the drop-down menu. |
Left arrow |
Closes the submenu of a menu item. |
Right arrow |
Opens the submenu of a menu item. |
Shift + tab |
Focuses the previous control, such as In Edit mode for users with Contribution license privileges, jumps from one input field to the previous one. |
Space |
Opens a menu and selects the first menu item. Invokes the action of a selected item, for example, My favorites. |
Tab |
Focuses the next control, such as In Edit mode for users with Contribution license privileges, jumps from one input field to the next. |
Up arrow |
Opens the drop-down menu, selects the last menu item, and jumps up through the menu items. |
The following shortcuts are available for the Quick start page.
Depending on your license, not all described tiles may be available.
Opens the Groups structure in the Classic view or Processes structure in the Default view, where you can browse the ARIS Connect content of the selected database.
Opens ARIS Process Board where you can edit your tasks.
Opens the Create model dialog for you to create a model in one of the databases you have access to.
Opens the Download client page for you to download a java client of the products the administrator made available.
Opens the My feed area of the
Collaboration where you have access to your own feed.
Opens the All company feed area of the
Collaboration.
Activates the Find groups area of the
Collaboration where you can find new groups.
Opens the Models & Objects area of the Repository and enables you to manage models and objects of the databases of the current ARIS server.
Opens the Documents area of the Repository and enables you to manage the content of ARIS document storage of the current ARIS server.
Manage dashboards & data feeds
Opens the Dashboards & Data feeds area of the Repository where you can manage dashboards and data feeds.
Opens your user settings page where you can edit your data or add a picture of yourself.
Opens the Configuration area where you can manage the current ARIS Connect system.
Opens the Users area of the User Management in ARIS Administration where you can administrate the users for the current server.
Opens the Licenses area in ARIS Administration where you can administrate the licenses for the current server.
Opens the Process administration area in ARIS Administration where you can administrate automated processes.
Opens the Check flagged activities page of the Administration area of the Collaboration where you can decide whether content is appropriate or not.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
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Alt + Down arrow Alt + Up arrow |
Activates the area of the Depending on your license, not all described tiles may be available.
Opens the Groups structure in the Classic view or Processes structure in the Default view, where you can browse the ARIS Connect content of the selected database.
Opens ARIS Process Board where you can edit your tasks.
Opens the Create model dialog for you to create a model in one of the databases you have access to.
Opens the Download client page for you to download a java client of the products the administrator made available.
Opens the
Opens the
Activates the
Opens the Models & Objects area of the
Opens the Documents area of the
Opens the Dashboards & Data feeds area of the
Opens your user settings page where you can edit your data or add a picture of yourself.
Opens the Configuration area where you can manage the current ARIS Connect system.
Opens the Users area of the
Opens the
Opens the
Opens the Check flagged activities page of the Administration area of the
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Down arrow |
If the main area has the focus: Moves the Depending on your license, not all described tiles may be available.
Opens the Groups structure in the Classic view or Processes structure in the Default view, where you can browse the ARIS Connect content of the selected database.
Opens ARIS Process Board where you can edit your tasks.
Opens the Create model dialog for you to create a model in one of the databases you have access to.
Opens the Download client page for you to download a java client of the products the administrator made available.
Opens the
Opens the
Activates the
Opens the Models & Objects area of the
Opens the Documents area of the
Opens the Dashboards & Data feeds area of the
Opens your user settings page where you can edit your data or add a picture of yourself.
Opens the Configuration area where you can manage the current ARIS Connect system.
Opens the Users area of the
Opens the
Opens the
Opens the Check flagged activities page of the Administration area of the
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End |
Moves to the lower Depending on your license, not all described tiles may be available.
Opens the Groups structure in the Classic view or Processes structure in the Default view, where you can browse the ARIS Connect content of the selected database.
Opens ARIS Process Board where you can edit your tasks.
Opens the Create model dialog for you to create a model in one of the databases you have access to.
Opens the Download client page for you to download a java client of the products the administrator made available.
Opens the
Opens the
Activates the
Opens the Models & Objects area of the
Opens the Documents area of the
Opens the Dashboards & Data feeds area of the
Opens your user settings page where you can edit your data or add a picture of yourself.
Opens the Configuration area where you can manage the current ARIS Connect system.
Opens the Users area of the
Opens the
Opens the
Opens the Check flagged activities page of the Administration area of the
|
F5 |
Updates the current view. |
Home |
Moves to the upper Depending on your license, not all described tiles may be available.
Opens the Groups structure in the Classic view or Processes structure in the Default view, where you can browse the ARIS Connect content of the selected database.
Opens ARIS Process Board where you can edit your tasks.
Opens the Create model dialog for you to create a model in one of the databases you have access to.
Opens the Download client page for you to download a java client of the products the administrator made available.
Opens the
Opens the
Activates the
Opens the Models & Objects area of the
Opens the Documents area of the
Opens the Dashboards & Data feeds area of the
Opens your user settings page where you can edit your data or add a picture of yourself.
Opens the Configuration area where you can manage the current ARIS Connect system.
Opens the Users area of the
Opens the
Opens the
Opens the Check flagged activities page of the Administration area of the
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Page down |
Displays in the visible area as many of the next Depending on your license, not all described tiles may be available.
Opens the Groups structure in the Classic view or Processes structure in the Default view, where you can browse the ARIS Connect content of the selected database.
Opens ARIS Process Board where you can edit your tasks.
Opens the Create model dialog for you to create a model in one of the databases you have access to.
Opens the Download client page for you to download a java client of the products the administrator made available.
Opens the
Opens the
Activates the
Opens the Models & Objects area of the
Opens the Documents area of the
Opens the Dashboards & Data feeds area of the
Opens your user settings page where you can edit your data or add a picture of yourself.
Opens the Configuration area where you can manage the current ARIS Connect system.
Opens the Users area of the
Opens the
Opens the
Opens the Check flagged activities page of the Administration area of the
|
Page up |
Displays in the visible area as many of the previous Depending on your license, not all described tiles may be available.
Opens the Groups structure in the Classic view or Processes structure in the Default view, where you can browse the ARIS Connect content of the selected database.
Opens ARIS Process Board where you can edit your tasks.
Opens the Create model dialog for you to create a model in one of the databases you have access to.
Opens the Download client page for you to download a java client of the products the administrator made available.
Opens the
Opens the
Activates the
Opens the Models & Objects area of the
Opens the Documents area of the
Opens the Dashboards & Data feeds area of the
Opens your user settings page where you can edit your data or add a picture of yourself.
Opens the Configuration area where you can manage the current ARIS Connect system.
Opens the Users area of the
Opens the
Opens the
Opens the Check flagged activities page of the Administration area of the
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Shift + Tab |
Jumps from the selected to the next left Depending on your license, not all described tiles may be available.
Opens the Groups structure in the Classic view or Processes structure in the Default view, where you can browse the ARIS Connect content of the selected database.
Opens ARIS Process Board where you can edit your tasks.
Opens the Create model dialog for you to create a model in one of the databases you have access to.
Opens the Download client page for you to download a java client of the products the administrator made available.
Opens the
Opens the
Activates the
Opens the Models & Objects area of the
Opens the Documents area of the
Opens the Dashboards & Data feeds area of the
Opens your user settings page where you can edit your data or add a picture of yourself.
Opens the Configuration area where you can manage the current ARIS Connect system.
Opens the Users area of the
Opens the
Opens the
Opens the Check flagged activities page of the Administration area of the
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Space |
Activates the Quick start page if the focus is on |
Tab |
Jumps from the selected to the next right Depending on your license, not all described tiles may be available.
Opens the Groups structure in the Classic view or Processes structure in the Default view, where you can browse the ARIS Connect content of the selected database.
Opens ARIS Process Board where you can edit your tasks.
Opens the Create model dialog for you to create a model in one of the databases you have access to.
Opens the Download client page for you to download a java client of the products the administrator made available.
Opens the
Opens the
Activates the
Opens the Models & Objects area of the
Opens the Documents area of the
Opens the Dashboards & Data feeds area of the
Opens your user settings page where you can edit your data or add a picture of yourself.
Opens the Configuration area where you can manage the current ARIS Connect system.
Opens the Users area of the
Opens the
Opens the
Opens the Check flagged activities page of the Administration area of the
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Up arrow |
If the main area has the focus: Moves the Depending on your license, not all described tiles may be available.
Opens the Groups structure in the Classic view or Processes structure in the Default view, where you can browse the ARIS Connect content of the selected database.
Opens ARIS Process Board where you can edit your tasks.
Opens the Create model dialog for you to create a model in one of the databases you have access to.
Opens the Download client page for you to download a java client of the products the administrator made available.
Opens the
Opens the
Activates the
Opens the Models & Objects area of the
Opens the Documents area of the
Opens the Dashboards & Data feeds area of the
Opens your user settings page where you can edit your data or add a picture of yourself.
Opens the Configuration area where you can manage the current ARIS Connect system.
Opens the Users area of the
Opens the
Opens the
Opens the Check flagged activities page of the Administration area of the
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The following shortcuts are available for the quick search.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
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Arrow down |
Selects the next entry of the result list downwards. If the last entry is selected, press the Arrow down key to select the first entry of the list. |
Arrow right |
Jumps to the selected entry, for example, to the fact sheets of a model in the portal, or opens the Open dialog, for example, to download a document from ARIS document storage. |
Arrow up |
Selects the next entry of the result list upwards. If the first entry is selected, press the Arrow up key to select the last entry of the list. |
Enter |
Opens the Search area if no entry is selected or jumps to the selected entry. |
The following shortcuts are available for the database selection.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
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Down arrow |
Opens the database selection menu, selects the first entry. If the down arrow is pressed again, the next entry below is selected. |
Enter/Space |
Opens the selected database. |
ESC |
Closes the database list. |
Up arrow |
Opens the database selection menu, selects the first entry. If the down arrow is pressed again, the last entry is selected. Each further press marks the next entry above. |
The following shortcuts are available for hierarchies, such as the Groups
hierarchy in the
Classic view.
If the administrator provides at least one database you have access to, this view shows all content relevant to you in a clear structure.
Content filters restrict the information in specific areas of the portal to content that is relevant to you. Content filters can be defined in two ways:
See also
Use the tree to navigate to the entire contents of the portal you selected.
Depending on the license, the contents selected and the model type, different functions and fact sheets are available.
Gives an overview of the item selected, for example, displays variant relationships of the selected item or the content of a selected group.
If you have selected a model, additional headings are shown depending on the context.
Content that can be used to navigate to other content is displayed as links.
Transparently displays all steps of a process (EPC). Regardless of the process size you can view only the previous, current, and subsequent process steps. For the current step the relevant information is provided in the form of links.
You can easily navigate to the top of the Steps fact sheet and you can easily navigate between the Steps and the Diagram fact sheet.
The following information is provided for operators:
Information |
Operator |
Symbol |
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all paths are relevant |
AND |
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OR/AND |
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XOR/AND |
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one or more paths are possible |
AND |
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OR/AND |
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XOR/OR |
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exactly one path is relevant |
XOR |
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AND/XOR |
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OR/XOR |
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Gateway |
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complex decision |
Rule |
Shows the functions that the process of type EPC and BPMN contains, as well as the roles assigned to them. In the tables, you can add columns and remove added columns again.
You can sort the functions in different ways by clicking the column title.
You can open a matrix based on the Table fact sheet to clearly display the interrelations between the individual roles and functions.
RACI matrices display the activity processes and the associated organizational responsibilities. RACI matrices are displayed only if RACI information is available for this process. You can sort the functions of matrices.
Graphically displays the diagram in Model Viewer. Depending on the diagram type, different functions are available.
You can find model items () in the diagram. Click
Properties to show the properties of a model or a model item. You can highlight objects in the diagram (
) that meet a defined condition. In addition, you can open assigned models (
). You can change the view of the diagram (
) to show the aspects you want to focus on. Using the functions of the view bar you can change the size of appearance.
Shows the dashboards available for the selected diagram.
The Dashboard fact sheet is shown to users who have the ARIS Aware license.
Shows your tasks created by mini workflows or Process Governance processes. For editing, selected tasks are opened in ARIS Process Board.
Executables are displayed if you are using ARIS for SAP Solutions and if this function has been configured in the Portal.
You can start the executable automatically via the default server in each row displaying a Transaction code. Click the
arrow head to display all registered SAP Servers. The default server selected is indicated by a check mark.
To start the executable, click an SAP Server or a URL. The Login dialog opens.
Log on to the SAP system in the current language and the executable starts. The login remains valid until you log out of the portal or enter different login data. To delete the current SAP logon data, click the arrow head and then Reset logon data. For the next executable start you need to log on to the SAP system again.
If you click an executable on the Executables page, such as SDQ1, its fact sheet including detailed information is displayed. If documents are available, you will be able to download them.
Lists documents assigned to models or objects, for example, by the Link 1 - Link 4 attributes. The list displays the latest approved version of each document. These documents are stored in ARIS document storage.
The relevant content is displayed based on the item selected. If you have selected a group, the group content is displayed. Content that can be used to navigate to other content is displayed as links.
For example, if you have selected a UML element, additional headings are shown depending on the context.
Displays the relationships of the selected UML element as a link. If you click the link, the related element is displayed and highlighted in the tree.
Lists the objects that the selected element reuses as a link. If you click the link, the related element is displayed and highlighted in the tree.
Lists the diagrams with which the selected element is linked. If you click the link, the related element is displayed and highlighted in the tree.
Lists the diagrams in which the selected element occurs as a link. If you click the link, the related element is displayed and highlighted in the tree.
Lists the stereotypes that were applied to the selected element as a link. If you click the link, the related element is displayed and highlighted in the tree.
Lists the profiles that were applied to the selected element.
Lists the tagged values with which the selected element is linked as a link. If you click the link, the related element is displayed and highlighted in the tree.
This entry is displayed if you have selected a UML diagram. It displays the UML diagram in Model Viewer graphically.
See also
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
---|---|
Down arrow |
Jumps down to the next entry. |
Left arrow |
Closes the selected hierarchy. |
Right arrow |
Opens and closes the selected hierarchy. |
Space |
Toggles the selected hierarchy. |
Up arrow |
Jumps up to the next the entry. |
1 - 9 |
Jumps to one of the first nine items of the current level. |
0 |
Jumps to the parent item of the selected item. |
Elements are listed in list views. List views are, for example, areas such as My favorites,
My activities,
Recent changes, and
Catalog.
The Catalog shows descriptions of business processes, roles, documents, and IT systems in tables. Depending on the selected context, you can list persons responsible, departments, business processes, and occurrences in business processes.
Click an entry to navigate. The corresponding fact sheet opens.
See also
Choose items starting with the same letter
Filter catalog items based on name, description, and responsibility
Shows all links to models that were changed recently. In addition, for each model the time elapsed since the last change and the path are shown.
Shows the current activities you are following in Collaboration or in the portal.
Provides direct access to saved filter criteria of the Favorites area of the search as well as to models and groups a user selected as personal favorites.
The following shortcuts are available for these areas.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
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---|---|---|
Down arrow |
Moves the entries down one entry if they cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
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End |
When in focus: Moves to the lower entries if the contents cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
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Enter |
Sorts the table entries column by column in descending or ascending order if the column name is selected. Glossary and Catalog: Displays and hides the Choose items starting with the same letter and opens and closes the filter for the catalog. |
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F5 |
Updates the current view. |
|
Home |
When in focus: Moves to the upper entries if the contents cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
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Left arrow |
Moves the entries to the left if they cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
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Page down |
When in focus: Moves to the lower entries if they cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
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Page up |
When in focus: Moves to the upper entries if they cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
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Right arrow |
Moves the entries to the right if they cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
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Up arrow |
Moves the entries up one entry if they cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
The following shortcuts are available in the Comment bar when the cursor is in the Comment field.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
---|---|
Tab |
Jumps from the Comment box to the Tag, Link, and File symbols that you can use to attach tags, links, or files to your comment. It also jumps to the other input fields and to the Post button. |
Enter |
Opens the attachment fields and places the cursor in the input field if the Tag or Link symbol is selected. Opens the Select document dialog when the File symbol is selected. Posts the comment when the Post button is selected. |