One of the most important keys used in Colibri is the Spacebar. Here’s how it enhances efficiency and usability within the application:

Copy and Paste Between Views: Colibri allows users to copy and paste data between views, such as entities and articles into documents. Instead of manually selecting views and executing copy and paste functions, the Spacebar serves as a shortcut to these operations.

Scenario without Spacebar Usage:

Open a document view (e.g., Customer Invoice).

Open the corresponding entity view (e.g., Customer File).

Search and select the desired record.

Copy the record (using the COPY button or F7 key).

Select the document view again.

Paste the record (using the PASTE button or F8 key).

Scenario with Spacebar Usage:

Open a document view (e.g., Customer Invoice).

Edit the “NUMBER” field (entity number).

Press the Spacebar (the entity view opens).

Search and select the desired record.

Press the Spacebar again (the record is pasted into the document view).

Notes:

The same example works for document lines, in the “ARTICLE” field.

In the article file, multiple articles can be selected simultaneously.

Both methods A and B can be combined.

Manual Loading of Combos: Editable combos in the application are populated with records from associated tables whenever changes are made to them (using the TABLES option). However, in a network environment, it’s not guaranteed that all open combos are always up to date. Pressing the Spacebar manually forces a manual reload of database records into the selected combo, ensuring it is properly updated.

By leveraging the Spacebar key, users can expedite their workflow, minimize manual tasks, and ensure data accuracy within the Colibri application.