---
alias: user-guide-shortcuts
tags:
- shortcuts
description: "Critical Manufacturing MES offers key-based shortcuts for efficient system actions and user customization"
---

# Shortcuts

Critical Manufacturing MES provides you with a way of creating shortcuts by using a combination of keys (example: Ctrl + S) to execute actions (example: Search) inside the system. In addition, the system in shipped with suggested shortcuts that can be managed by users depending on their permissions (see **Default Shortcuts** table below).

These features benefit end users by providing them with a way of reaching the same goal with less steps.

These shortcuts have different functionalities inside Critical Manufacturing MES and are divided into two setting scopes. The **Global** settings that are applicable to all users, and allow the possibility of executing actions that will be common to every user, such as closing a page, refreshing a page, initiating a specific transaction (example: Track-Out), logging out, among others. You can also specify **User** settings that are only applicable and configured by the current user, for example, to open a specific page.

The table below provides information on different types of shortcut actions:

| **Settings Scope** | **Functionality** | **Example** |
|---|---|---|
| User | Open a specific page | Open a specific material page:<br>(Entity/Material/24918723498123) |
| Global | Execute a transaction | Track-In, Track-Out, Expand |
| Global | Execute system actions | Close Page, Close All Pages, Open Page from Bookmarks, Logout |
| Global | Open a common page | Open setting page |

Table: Different types of shortcut actions

You can also use the [[user-guide-scan-shortcuts]] feature in the Header to execute operations.

![Screenshot showing the Wf Scan Shortcut.](images/scan_shortcut_01.png)

!!! note
    Depending on your permissions in the system, you will be able to manage shortcuts for all users (Global shortcuts) or only for your user (User shortcuts).

For more information, see [[user-guide-user-profile-view-shortcuts]] and [[administration-global-shortcuts]].

## Default Shortcuts

Critical Manufacturing MES is shipped with the following shortcuts by default:  

| Operation                          | Suggested Key Combination |
|----------------------------------- |---------------------------|
| Begin MAO                          | Alt + X, B                |
| Clock-In                           | Alt + X, N                |
| Clock-Out                          | Alt + X, T                |
| Complete MAO                       | Alt + X, F                |
| Hold Material                      | Alt + X, H                |
| Lock                               | Ctrl + K                  |
| Material Dispatch and Track-In     | Ctrl + 3                  |
| Material Move-Next                 | Ctrl + 5                  |
| Material Rework                    | Ctrl + 8                  |
| Material Ship                      | Ctrl + 7                  |
| Material Track-In                  | Ctrl + 2                  |
| Material Track-Out                 | Ctrl + 4                  |
| Material Track-Out and Move-Next   | Ctrl + 6                  |
| Open Barcode page                  | Alt + O, C                |
| Open Business Objects > Flow       | Alt + O, F                |
| Open Business Objects > Product    | Alt + O, U                |
| Open Business Objects > Step       | Alt + O, S                |
| Open Cortex (chatbot)              | Alt + O, X                |
| Open Help                          | F1                        |
| Open Planning and Logistics > POs  | Alt + O, P                |
| Open fabExplorer                   | Alt + O, E                |
| Perform Long Running Checklist     | Alt + X, C                |
| Perform MAO                        | Alt + X, M                |
| Perform Protocol                   | Alt + X, E                |
| Post Data Collection Instance      | Alt + X, D                |
| Process Material                   | Alt + X, P                |
| Refresh                            | Ctrl + R                  |
| Request MAO                        | Alt + X, R                |
| Resource Change State              | Alt + X, S                |
| Search                             | Ctrl + E                  |
| Sign-Out                           | Ctrl + G                  |
| View Bookmarks                     | Alt + O, B                |
| View Notifications                 | Alt + O, N                |
| View Tasks                         | Alt + O, K                |

Table: Default Shortcuts

!!! note
    Users are responsible for the correct management of the **Default Shortcuts** shipped with the system.