Trigger a Workflow Using Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts can be used as Workflow triggers. This can be used for you to be able to manually trigger a Workflow with ease. For example, you could configure Ctrl+A to acknowledge all alarms in Runtime.

Note: Shortcuts which already have Windows functions may not be recorded as Windows will execute their actions instead. For example, any shortcuts using the Windows Key, Alt+F4, or Alt+Space will not be recorded.

In this example, we are configuring Ctrl+A to acknowledge all alarms:

  1. Add a new Workflow to your project.
  2. Double-click the Start block and configure the trigger.
    1. Click Add.
    2. In the Objects pane, click Keyboard Shortcut.
    3. In the Assign Keys pane, click REC to start recording keystrokes.
    4. Press Ctrl+A. The recording stops automatically.
    5. Click OK, then OK again.
  3. Add an Action block to the Workflow and connect it to the Start and Stop blocks.
  4. Double-click the Action block and configure it.
    1. In the Objects pane, click Alarms.
    2. In the Commands pane, click Acknowledge All Alarms.
    3. Click OK.

When Ctrl+A is pressed in Runtime, the Workflow will acknowledge all alarms.