Dashboard

Buttons Explained

• Refresh: Updates the dashboard with any changes made in production or on the Tracker.

• Menu:

  • Views: Switches to the different views:

    • Dashboard: A visual representation of all the Stages.

    • Jobs: A list of all the Jobs in the queue.

    • Tasks: This view displays all the Tasks in Planning in a grid view. 

    • Materials: A list of all the Materials needed and their Availability.

    • Outwork: A list of all the outsourced jobs and their Statuses.

    • Board: This view is an ordered list of the production Stages - each Stage containing an ordered list of Tasks or Groups (Task Packages).

    • Gantt: A detailed list of every Stage or Job, listing all the tasks and times accompanied by a visual representation. 

    • Timekeeping: A list of all the Timekeeping Records.

  • Settings

    • Edit Stages: Creates the Stages that are displayed on the graph.

Stages Section Explained

Buttons Explained

• Update: Allows multiple records to be updated:

  • Shift: Provides a dropdown list of work shifts for users to select a shift for the stage.

  • Team: Changes the number of team members to the number typed in the adjacent block.

• Edit: Allows the Shift and Team columns to be edited for each stage separately.

• Save: Appears if Edit mode is active. Saves any changes. Greyed out if there are no changes to save.

Fields Explained

• Field Chooser (*): Allows fields to be added or removed.

• ID: The system-generated number for the entry.

• Status: The stage's status.

• Description: The name of the stage.

• Code: The abbreviation for the stage.

• Shift: The shift selected for the stage.

• Team: The number of team members that usually complete the stage.

• Update: The date on which the stage was last updated.

• Updated by: The user who last updated the stage.

Graph Explained

• X Axis:  

  • Lists the Stages (departments/cost centres/workstations) that have been set up for the organisation.

  • Shows a column for each Status as per the legend on the top left. The legend is clickable and can be used to hide or display specific statuses.

• Y Axis:

  • Displays the Time for the task. 

  • Estimate hours are shown for tasks that are not yet actively being produced.

  • Actual hours are shown for tasks that are being produced.

Related Topics

• Reference: Jobs

• Reference: Tasks

• Reference: Materials

• Reference: Outwork

• Reference: Board

• Reference: Gantt

• Reference: Timekeeping

• Reference: Planning Stages

• Reference: Production Planning and Tracker Settings

• Reference: Kanban Board

• Tutorial: Dashboard

• Tutorial: Jobs

• Tutorial: Tasks

• Tutorial: Materials

• Tutorial: Outwork

• Tutorial: Board

• Tutorial: Gantt

• Tutorial: Timekeeping

• Tutorial: Edit Stages

• Setup Tutorial: Production and Tracking