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Shortcut Overview#

Keyboard shortcuts allow you to execute actions quickly by using key combinations, which helps reduce the number of steps needed to complete common tasks. Critical Manufacturing MES ships with pre-configured shortcuts that you can customize according to your permissions.

Shortcut Scopes#

Shortcuts in the system are organized into two categories:

Scope Applicable to Purpose Typical examples
Global Shortcuts All users Execute common actions across the system Close a page, refresh a page, start a transaction, or sign out
User Shortcuts Individual users Personalize a user workflow with custom page access Open a frequently used page or access a feature used regularly

Table: Shortcut Scopes

Default Shortcuts#

The system includes a set of suggested shortcuts that you can review on the Global Shortcuts page.

Screenshot showing suggested default global shortcuts and their keyboard combinations.

Some examples from the default shortcuts are:

  • Ctrl+3 dispatches and tracks in a material.
  • Alt+X+D posts data in a data collection instance.
  • Alt+O+C opens the Barcode Identification page.

You can define both global and user shortcuts, and you can also upload both through master data.

Security Features#

Shortcut permissions are controlled in the Features configuration area. You can review or assign the required access in Features.

The shortcut-related features shown in the source document are:

Feature Purpose
Administration.GlobalShortcuts Allows access to the Global Shortcuts page in Administration
GUI.GlobalShortcuts Allows access to global shortcuts
GUI.Shortcuts Allows access to user shortcuts

Table: Shortcut Security Features

Screenshot showing the security features related to GUI shortcuts.

For reference details outside this tutorial, see these pages in the User Guide:

Continue this tutorial with User Shortcuts.