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About Dashboards
Your Dashboard is your platform homepage!
Meaningful Dashboards support day-to-day activities and can be your quickest source of information. Your Dashboard should be custom to you, providing you with information, directing you to complete actions, and saving you time by helping you to keep on top of everything.
A Dashboard can contain multiple 'Dashboard Areas'.
Dashboard Areas
Use the drop down menu to switch between the Dashboard areas available to you.
👥 Shared
Other administrators can see Shared Dashboard Areas on their Dashboard too.
Shared Dashboards will be set up for you.
You can't change or add new Gadgets to shared Dashboard Areas. You can refresh the content of these gadgets by clicking on the arrow button.
👤Personal
Your Personal Dashboard Areas are only available on your Dashboard.
You can set up your own Personal Dashboard Areas
Your Personal Dashboard Areas will have an 'Add Gadget' button available at the top right.
Click the arrow button to edit an existing gadget in the Personal Dashboard Area.
Dashboard Gadgets
Each Dashboard Area contains Gadgets of information.
For example, you could have a Dashboard Area for viewing finance information gadgets such as the number of overdue Invoices and you could have another Dashboard Area for viewing upcoming Course information, such as a gadget that shows you courses that are running next week!
Benefits
Here are the benefits of using Dashboards
Configurable | Dashboards and Gadgets can be configured to make your dashboard suit your day to day needs, and different areas can be configured for your different teams. |
Central Reporting | Real time information is available on the logon page, and these can be shared between your admin team so everyone is working from the same data. |
Multiple Areas | An area can be set up for different teams, or departments and can easily be switched between to see a business overview |
Data Visulisation | Using Statistic and Summary gadgets allows you to view your data in easy-to-digest chunks and allows you to highlight key areas. |
Team Collaboration | Shared Dashboards are a great way to ensure your teams are working seamlessly and are all able to access the same data. |
Actionable Insights | Gadgets allow you to highlight the key areas that your Administrators should be focusing on, so if you need to track certain KPIs the dahbaord can highlight when a task needs to be completed. |
Key Terms and Glossary
Dashboard | A Dashboard is a collection of gadgets used to display important information about your business, a Dashboard can contain multiple Dashboard Areas |
Dashboard Area | A Dashboard Area is one set of gadgets, usually grouped together in certain categories like Course Admin, Sales, Finance etc. |
Gadget | Gagets are the sections of a dashboard that can be configured to show specific details about a core area of the platform. See a list of available gadgets below. |
Module | The module of a dashboard gadget determines the information that will be available to display. It is the area of the platform that the data will be pulled from, you can read more about modules here: Modules for Text, Email & Workflow Templates |
Header | Name your gadget using the Header functionality, giving your gadget a name will mean it is easier for your team to identify what the gadget does. |
Filter | Filters allow you to limit the result displayed in a Gadget |
Aggregate Function | The aggregate function allows you to choose the calculation against a statistic gadget, this can be average, sum, count, minimum or maximum. |
Dashboard Gadgets
Gadget | Purpose | Inspiration | Click Image to View Example |
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Broadcasts
| Allows you to communicate with other accessplanit Users, this could be your delegates or fellow admins. The gadegt will display a message created by an Administrator. |
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DataGrid
| A DataGrid gadget allows you to select a DataGrid from any module in the platform and then select a set of columns and filters, this means you can view the key information you need without having to change the main DataGrid each time |
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HTML
| This Gadget allows you to display custom HTML-built content |
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Image
| Allows you to display a set image |
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Login Statstics
| Display your platforms login statistics, this will show you the amount of people who have logged into accessplanit per day, week and month |
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Report
| Display a report that has been built in Report Writer on your dashboard |
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RSS Feed
| This allows you to add an RSS feed to your dashboard, RSS feeds are often News outlets so keep up to date with the latest from your favourite publication |
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My Skills Profile
| This gadget allows you to view your progress against a chosen Skills Profile. Learn more about Skills Profiles |
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Statistics
| A Statistic Gadget allows you to display a a figure that is calculated from your platforms data, this could be a count, sum, average, maximum or minimum |
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Summary
| The Summary Gadget can display grouped information as well as calculate sums, counts and averages.
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Trainer Calendar
| The Trainer Calendar gadget displays the current logged-in Users courses that they are set to teach. This will only display information if the logged in User is a Trainer |
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Web
| A Web gadget will allow you to display a website of your choice . |
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Welcome Message
| The Welcome Message Gadget displays a Welcome message to the User logging on, this message cannot be edited |
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Suggested Dashboards
Please be advised that when creating a Dashboard Gadget, you will come across two modules with the same name. As an example shown below:
(Manager Access) - means that only users with the Manager role will have visible access to this Dashboard Gadget.
Anything else - means that only Training Admins have access to this module, not Managers.
There are a couple of useful Dashboards that you might wish to set up for your Users. Below are some instructions on how to configure these Dashboards:
Admin Dashboard
Next Month Income - Add a 'Statistic' gadget > Choose the 'Course Date' module > Aggregate the 'Income' field by 'Sum'
Course Dates Running This Week - Add a 'Statistic' gadget > Choose the 'Course Date' module > Aggregate by 'Count' > Filter by 'Start Date', 'Period', 'This Week'
Course Dates Running Next Week - Add a 'Statistic' gadget > Choose the 'Course Date' module > Aggregate by 'Count' > Filter by 'Start Date', 'Period', 'Next Week'
Course Profitability - Add a 'DataGrid' gadget > Include the Label, Start Date, Course Status, Profitability Forecast and Delegates Booked columns
Delegates Attending This Week - Add a 'Statistic' gadget > Choose the 'Delegate' module > Aggregate by 'Count' > Filter by 'Start Date', 'Period', 'This Week'
Delegates Attending Next Week - Add a 'Statistic' gadget > Choose the 'Delegate' module > Aggregate by 'Count' > Filter by 'Start Date', 'Period', 'Next Week'
Manager Dashboard
Completed Delegates In The Last 3 Months - Add a 'Statistic' gadget > Choose the 'Delegate (Manager Access)' module > Aggregate by 'Count' > Filter by 'Status Is In Completed'
Booked Delegates In The Last 3 Months - Add a 'Statistic' gadget > Choose the 'Delegate (Manager Access)' module > Aggregate by 'Count' > Filter by 'Status Is In Booked'
Cancelled Delegates In The Last 3 Months - Add a 'Statistic' gadget > Choose the 'Delegate (Manager Access)' module > Aggregate by 'Count' > Filter by 'Status Is In Cancelled'
No Attends In The Last 3 Months - Add a 'Statistic' gadget > Choose the 'Delegate (Manager Access)' module > Aggregate by 'Count' > Filter by 'Status Is In No Attend'
Bookings Requiring Authorisation - Add a 'DataGrid' gadget > Choose the 'Delegate Authorisations (Manager Access)' module > Include the First Name, Last Name, Course, Start Date and End Date columns
Expiring User Awards - Add a 'DataGrid' gadget > Choose the 'User Award (Manager Access)' module > Include the User ID, Award, Status, Date Completed, Expiry Date columns > Filter by 'Expiry Date Period Next 3 Months'
Available Vouchers - Add a 'DataGrid' gadget > Choose the 'Vouchers (Manager Access)' module > Include the Label, Value, Purchase Price, Amount Used, Amount Remaining, Status, Date Created columns > Filter by 'Status Is In Unused, Part Used'
Where to find Dashboards
Dashboard Management
Learn how to create and manage Dashboards in your platform:
Dashboard Maintenance Overview
How To - Dashboard Maintenance
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