# Dashboard

## Overview

The dashboard provides a snapshot of key information on system operation including a near real-time feed of updates.

### Benefits

The Dashboard helps teams prioritise actions quickly by surfacing critical information in one place, specifically it:

* Provides real-time situational awareness
* Live feeds updates across the system so teams can quickly understand what’s happening
* Acts as a central noticeboard for promoted information and key updates during operations
* Reduces information lag and keeps everyone aligned with the latest operational picture

### Features

Dashboards can be customised and configured based on the requirements for a project.

The standard dashboard includes:

* Announcements
* Recent Activity

<figure><img src="/files/XV7jpfYY2dextu3h56LQ" alt=""><figcaption><p>View of the Dashboard</p></figcaption></figure>

## Functions

### Announcements

Announcements are used by coordinators to broadcast important information. They appear in yellow sections including the Event that they are from.

### Recent Activity

The Recent Activity feed includes information such as:

* **User** - Sign ins and Duty Status reporting
* **Events** - New, Open and Closed incidents
* **Activities** - Requests, Information, Offers and Cases
* **Log Messages** - brief messages entered from the dashboard

#### Moving between pages

The Activity Feed shows only the most recent 25 or so actions. To show more, use the Next button <img src="/files/mktWSur7EugYfGF5h15F" alt="" data-size="line"> to navigate between pages.

#### Filtering Recent Activity

Recent Activity feed is automatically filtered based on your permissions.

To increase signal to noise you can filter the feed using the 'Comments' dropdown. This has three options:

* **All** - show all activity
* **For me** - only show activities involving yourself
* **Comments** - activities with accompanying notes

<figure><img src="/files/ChQpUUQt8ZPHdDQfdpoj" alt="" width="121"><figcaption><p>Comments filter</p></figcaption></figure>

#### Sorting Recent Activity

Recent Activity can be sorted to show newest or oldest activities first. To toggle the sorting drop down the list at the top right of the feed.

<figure><img src="/files/CjQmXTOUnoEOtnGchgK9" alt="" width="114"><figcaption><p>Sorting options</p></figcaption></figure>


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