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Keyboard Shortcuts in Timber

This document describes a selection of commonly used keyboard shortcuts specific to the Timber application. These shortcuts serve a general purpose across multiple pages and modules.

Important: This is not a complete list of all keyboard shortcuts in Timber. Due to the large number of shortcuts available across different modules and pages, this documentation focuses on the most frequently used shortcuts that work across multiple contexts. Many pages have additional specialized shortcuts specific to their functionality.

How to Find Keyboard Shortcuts

To discover which keyboard shortcuts are available on any page:

  1. Tooltips: Hover your mouse over any action button in the user interface to see its tooltip, which displays the assigned keyboard shortcut (if available).
  2. Access Keys (Alternative): If an action doesn't have a dedicated keyboard shortcut, you can press Alt to display access keys for all actions in the action bar and navigation menu. These access keys provide an alternative way to quickly execute actions without using the mouse.

Note: This list only includes Timber-specific shortcuts. For standard Business Central shortcuts (such as Alt+D for Dimensions, Ctrl+F9 to Release Documents, F9 to Post, etc.), please refer to the official Business Central keyboard shortcuts documentation.

General Shortcuts Across Multiple Pages

Massline Handling

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Open Masslines Ctrl+M Shift+Ctrl+M/Alt+Ctrl+M Opens the Mass Specification for the current line where you can specify Lots and Parcels. Used widely across Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Transfer Orders, Inventory Documents, Warehouse Documents, and Physical Inventory. In some cases, there are multiple masslines pages (e.g. in production documents for prod order lines and components). Therefore, there the alternative shortcuts provide a way to open these.
Parcel Selection Shift+Alt+L - Opens the Parcel Selection from which multiple parcels can be inserted for the current lines.
Get Lot No. Shift+Ctrl+L - Opens Dialog to get the Lot No.
Get Parcel No. Alt+P - Opens Dialog to get the Parcel No.
Massline Card Shift+Ctrl+M Shift+Ctrl+K Opens the Massline Card. The alternative shortcut is used in Phys. Inv. Order Pages.
Get Advanced Lot/Parcel No. Alt+W - Opens the advanced lot Lot/Parcel Number.
Widthlist - Rapid Collection Ctrl+B - Opens the Widthlist
Lengthlist - Rapid Collection Ctrl+S - Opens the Lengthlist
Parcel No. Ctrl+K - View or edit detailed information about the parcels.

Document Handling

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Print Order Guidance Card Alt+G - Prints the Order Guidance Card for the related document. Available in Disposition Planning, Production Worksheet and Warehouse Documents.
Parcel Selection Shift+Alt+L - Opens the Parcel Selection from which multiple parcels can be inserted.
Change Unit of Measure Alt+W - Opens dialog to choose another Unit of Measure for the current line, impacting quantity and unit cost. Available in Sales, Purchase, Transfer Orders, and Inventory Documents.
Comments Alt+B - Opens the Comments for the current line.
Editor - Text Block Ctrl+Alt+T - Opens the Text Block Editor for the current line.
Pre-/Aftertext Alt+V - Opens the Pre-/Aftertext for the current line.
Last Price Ctrl+L - Shows the last price for the current item or line.
Last Sale Ctrl+K - Shows the last sale information for the current item or line.
Tour Information Ctrl+Alt+I - Opens the Tour Information for the current document line.
Item Variants Ctrl+Alt+F - Opens the Item Variants selection for the current line.

Production Order Management

Production Orders - General

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Prod. Order Worksheet Alt+P - Opens the Production Order Worksheet from Production Order Lists, Production Order Cards, Drying Chamber, Consumption Journal, and related pages. Provides quick access to manage production order details.
Workbench Alt+W - Opens the Workbench for the selected Production Order.
Create Purchase Order Ctrl+B - Creates purchase order from different Production pages.
Show Purchase Order Shift+Ctrl+E Ctrl+Alt+E Opens the related purchase order from different Production pages.
Change Work Center No. Alt+A - Changes the work center for operations.

Production Worksheet

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Refresh Production Order Alt+A - Refreshes the current Production Order in the Production Worksheet.
Open Production BOM Alt+P - Opens the Production BOM for the selected line.
Show Send Ahead Ctrl+D - Displays send ahead information in the Production Worksheet.
Show/Hide Calculation Information Ctrl+I - Toggles display of calculation information in the Production Worksheet.
Update Unit Cost Ctrl+R - Recalculates and updates the unit cost for production items.
Update Document Masslines Ctrl+U - Updates masslines for the entire document.

Production Worksheet - Routing & Components

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Change Send Ahead Dimension Differences Alt+G - Modifies send ahead dimension differences in routing groups.
Subcontracting Alt+R - Opens subcontracting options for routing operations.
Transfer Components and Print Ctrl+D - Transfers components from worksheet to production order and prints.
Create Transfer Order Ctrl+U Ctrl+N Creates a transfer order for components. Ctrl+N shows the created transfer order.
Show Transfer Order Ctrl+N Ctrl+M Displays the transfer order. Ctrl+M is used in specific routing contexts.
Transfer Components and Print Ctrl+D - Transfers components and prints the document.

Production Planning

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Recalculate Ctrl+B - Recalculates production planning data.
Prod. Order Worksheet Alt+P - Opens Production Order Worksheet from Planning Overview.
Planning Alt+P - Opens planning from Work Center List, Work Center Groups, or Work Center Card.

Work Center Planning

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Show Send Ahead Ctrl+D - Displays send ahead information in planning views.
Post Output Ctrl+F9 - Posts output directly from Work Center Planning or Work Center Group Planning.

Drying Chamber

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Parcel Selection (Prod. Order) Ctrl+Alt+P - Opens Parcel Selection for inserting into Drying Chamber Batch.
Insert into Drying Chamber Batch Ctrl+Alt+P - Inserts selected parcels from Parcel Selection into Drying Chamber Batch.
Production Consumption - Quick Registration Ctrl+D - Opens quick registration for production consumption in Drying Chamber.
Close Chamber Ctrl+F - Closes the Drying Chamber Batch.
Clear Chamber Ctrl+K - Clears the Drying Chamber Batch.

Transport & Disposition Planning

Disposition Planning

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Calculate Planning Ctrl+B - Calculates and updates disposition planning data. Available in Disposition Planning Page, Disposition Planning Overview, and Planning Overview Matrix.
Show/Hide Comments Alt+A - Toggles display of comments in Disposition Planning Page.
Open Route Allocation Alt+B - Opens the Route Allocation page from Disposition Planning.
Create Route Allocation Ctrl+R - Creates a new route allocation from selected lines.
Open Route Allocation Alt+B - Opens existing route allocation for the current line.
Delete from Route Allocation Ctrl+Alt+T - Removes the selected line from route allocation.
Edit Document Shift+Ctrl+E - Opens the document for editing from Disposition Planning Page or Overview.
Show Document Shift+Ctrl+Y Shift+F7 Displays the related document. Shift+F7 is used in Disposition Planning Lines.
Check Conflicts Ctrl+K - Checks for planning conflicts in Disposition Planning Overview and Subpage.

Route Allocation

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Create Purchase Order Ctrl+B - Creates a purchase order from route allocation.
Edit Document Shift+Ctrl+E - Opens the document for editing from Route Allocation.
Show Document Shift+Ctrl+Y - Displays the related sales or transfer document.
Show Posted Ship Document Shift+Ctrl+L - Opens the posted shipment document.
Show Posted Invoice Document Shift+Ctrl+R - Opens the posted invoice document.

Sales & Purchase Documents

Line Editing

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Copy Line Ctrl+Alt+C - Copies the current line. Available in Sales and Purchase document subforms.
Cut Line Ctrl+Alt+X - Cuts the current line. Available in Sales and Purchase document subforms.
Insert After Alt+B Ctrl+Alt+N Inserts a new line after the current line. Available in Sales Order, Sales Quote, and other document subforms.
Insert Before Ctrl+Alt+V - Inserts a new line before the current line. Available in Sales and Purchase document subforms.

Sales Document Actions

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Release (Creditlimit) Alt+F11 - Releases document after credit limit check. Available in Sales Quote, Sales Order, and Blanket Sales Order.
Release (Span) Shift+Ctrl+F11 - Releases document with span check. Available in Sales Quote, Sales Order, and Sales Invoice.
Extended Supply Planning Shift+Ctrl+B - Opens extended supply planning from Sales Order.
Sales Price Information Ctrl+I - Opens the Sales Price Information page from Sales Quote or Sales Order.
Get Item Accessory Shift+Ctrl+Z Ctrl+Shift+Z Retrieves and inserts item accessories for the current line.

Purchase Document Actions

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Show Sales Order Shift+Ctrl+E - Opens the related sales order from Purchase Order or Purchase Quote.
Show Quotes Shift+Ctrl+E - Shows related quotes from Sales Quote subform.
Length Dividing Lines Ctrl+M - Opens length dividing lines in Blanket Purchase Order and Purchase Length Dividing pages.
Set as Primary Quote Alt+B Shift+Ctrl+R Sets the current quote as the primary quote. Available in Purchase Quote subforms.
Reservations on Blanket Order Shift+Ctrl+R - Opens reservations on blanket purchase order.

Document Navigation & Reference

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Show Production BOM Shift+Ctrl+B - Displays the Production BOM for the current line in Sales Orders and Sales Quotes.
Show Components Alt+K Shift+Ctrl+K Shows components for Transfer Orders, Purchase Orders, Sales Orders, and Requisition Worksheets.
Show Prod. Order Alt+P - Opens the related production order from various document types (Sales, Purchase, Transfer).
Reservation from Blanket Order Shift+Ctrl+R - Opens reservation from blanket order in Sales Order.
Last Quote Shift+Ctrl+A - Shows the last quote for the item or customer. Available in Sales Return Order, Sales Credit Memo, Sales Order, and Sales Quote.
Last Price all Customers Ctrl+Shift+L - Shows last price across all customers. Available in Sales Order and Sales Quote subforms.
Navigate Order Ctrl+Shift+S - Navigates to the related order from Sales Credit Memo.
Separate Lines Ctrl+Shift+S - Separates combined lines in Sales Invoice.

Customer & Vendor Management

Customer Dashboard

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Create Sales Order Shift+Ctrl+O - Creates a new sales order from Customer Dashboard.
Create Sales Quote Shift+Ctrl+Q - Creates a new sales quote from Customer Dashboard.
Create Sales Return Order Shift+Ctrl+R - Creates a new sales return order from Customer Dashboard.
Find Documents Ctrl+F - Opens document search in Customer Dashboard.
Priceinfo Sales Ctrl+I - Opens sales price information from Customer Dashboard.
Item Category - Statistics Ctrl+S - Opens item category statistics from Customer Dashboard.

Price Information & Sales History

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Last Sales Order Ctrl+K - Shows the last sales order in Price Information Sales.
Last Quotes Shift+Ctrl+N - Shows all last quotes in Price Information Sales.
Open Sales Quote Shift+Ctrl+A - Opens sales quote from Price Information Sales.
Open Item Variants Ctrl+Shift+M - Opens item variants selection in Price Information Sales.
Filter for "already bought" Shift+Ctrl+F - Applies filter to show only items already bought by customer.
Remove Filter for "already bought" Shift+Ctrl+F - Removes the "already bought" filter.
Filter for "Quantity in Quote" Shift+Ctrl+G - Applies filter for items with quantity in quotes.
Remove Filter for "Quantity in Quote" Shift+Ctrl+G - Removes the "Quantity in Quote" filter.
Filter on Inventory Alt+B - Filters items based on inventory availability.
Show all items Alt+B - Removes inventory filter to show all items.
Parcels Ctrl+Alt+L - Opens parcels list from Price Information Sales, Item Card, or Item List.

Finance & Invoicing

Shipped/Received Not Invoiced

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Calculate Ctrl+B - Calculates shipped not invoiced or received not invoiced entries.
Card Shift+Ctrl+K - Opens the card for the selected entry.
Open Document Shift+Ctrl+O - Opens the related source document.

Combine Shipment

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Calculate Combine Shipment Ctrl+B - Calculates combine shipment journal entries.
Show Document Shift+Ctrl+F7 - Shows the related document from Combine Shipment Journal.
Edit Journal Return - Opens journal for editing from Combine Shipment Journal Batch.
Customer Shift+F7 - Opens customer card from Combine Shipment Journal.

Finance & Payment

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Payment Service Alt+M - Opens payment service from Reminder page.
List Shift+Ctrl+L - Opens list view from Issued Payment Difference Note.

Item Management

Item Overview & Searching

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Calculate Item Overview Ctrl+B - Calculates and refreshes the item overview.
Nonstock Items (Attribute Search) Ctrl+Y - Opens nonstock items search by attributes from Item Card.
Card Shift+Ctrl+C - Opens the item card from Nonstock Item Selection.
Item Statistics Ctrl+S - Opens item statistics from Item Category Stats page.

Parcel Selection

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Calculate Ctrl+B - Calculates parcel selection data.
Create Sales Document Shift+Ctrl+B - Creates a sales document from selected parcels.
Create Transfer Order Shift+Ctrl+U Alt+P Creates a transfer order from parcels or containers. Alt+P is used in Container Card/List.
Create Item Journal Shift+Ctrl+R - Creates an item journal from parcel selection.
Create Parcel Reposting Shift+Ctrl+K - Creates a parcel reposting document.
Create Prod. Order Component Shift+Ctrl+M - Creates production order component from parcel selection.
Insert into Drying Chamber Batch Ctrl+Alt+P - Inserts selected parcels into drying chamber batch.
Transfer All underlines Alt+K - Transfers all underlying parcels in parcel selection subpage.
Transfer underlines Shift+Ctrl+K - Transfers selected underlying parcels.
Chosen Parcels Shift+Ctrl+S - Shows chosen parcels in parcel selection subpage.

Return Documents

Action Shortcut Alternative Shortcut Context
Create Return-Related Documents Ctrl+Alt+B - Creates return-related documents from Sales Return Order.
Show Return-Related Documents Ctrl+Alt+E - Shows return-related documents from Sales Return Order.

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Tips for Using Shortcuts

  1. Tooltips: Hover over actions in the user interface to see which shortcut key is assigned.
  2. Alt Key: Press Alt to show access keys for the action bar and navigation menu.
  3. Module Context: Remember that some shortcuts behave differently depending on which module or page you're in.
  4. Standard BC Shortcuts: Don't forget the standard Business Central shortcuts still work (F9 to Post, Ctrl+F9 to Release, Alt+D for Dimensions, etc.).