Use available keyboard shortcuts

There are several keyboard shortcuts to speed up interactions within biGENIUS-X.

Dataflow Modeling overview

The following keyboard shortcuts are available:

  • TAB:
    • If nothing is marked, mark the Model Object
    • If something is marked, mark the next element in the following order:
      • Model Object
      • First Source Term
  • Arrow Up / Arrow Down: If a Term is marked, select the previous/next one
  • Enter / Double Click: If an element is marked, execute the first action on the Context menu of the element
  • ESC: Unmark if marked and close the side panel window if opened
  • DEL: Perform the Delete action on the marked element (if available)

Term overview

The following keyboard shortcuts are available:

  • TAB: Mark the Source Model Object
  • Arrow Up / Arrow Down: If a Term is marked, select the previous/next one
  • Enter / Double Click: If an element is marked, execute the first action on the Context menu of the element
  • ESC: Unmark if marked and close the side panel window if opened
  • DEL: Perform the Delete action on the marked element (if available)

Term Mapping overview


The following keyboard shortcuts are available:

  • TAB:
    • If nothing is marked, mark the first Source Model Object
    • If a Model Object is marked, mark the next Source or Target Model Object
  • Arrow Up / Arrow Down:
    • If a Model Object is marked, mark its first Term
    • If a Term is marked, select the previous/next one for the same Model Object
  • Enter / Double Click: if an element is marked, execute the first action on the Context menu of the element
  • ESC: Unmark if marked and close the side panel window if opened
  • DEL: Perform the Delete action on the marked element (if available)