Purpose
This article is designed to guide EMS users through the process of using the Dashboard and setting up notifications within the EMS software
Notification Setup
- Open the Dashboard by clicking on the Dashboard button in the toolbar
- Once the Dashboard dialog box is open, click on the Options menu on the upper-right of the dialog box.
- Change any of the settings you wish. Some recommended options are listed below:
- The check boxes will indicate different content types to see notifications for
- The radio buttons will trigger the Notifications button icon to blink from green to red.
- Once all settings are to your liking, click OK to return to the Dashboard dialog box.
Dashboard Overview
The Dashboard dialog box is divided between two panes: On the left, the pane is divided between information types on the bottom and filters and queries on the top. The right side The Dashboard allows EMS users to see a list of of the following types of information:
- Course Updates
- The information here showcases any status changes with courses
- Divided into Courses and Crosslist Validation, details pertaining to updates are populated there
- Reminders
- Reminders are assigned to a given user and can be filtered by date, reminder type, and where the reminder is attached (i.e., reservation, booking, etc.)
- Responsible Users can be filtered as well to show a single or group of EMS users with reminders assigned to them
- Everyday User Reservations
- Defined by reservations made by Everyday Users via the EMS Web application
- Guest Requests
- Any pending event requests will be listed here with organization, event name, event type, status, and event start date
- Wait List
- Any event requests that are on wait list due to a conflict in a given room
- Building Hours Exceptions
- Any events or event requests that are outside of the normal business hours of a building set within the EMS software
- Filters can be applied by status and by building
- Analytics
- Allows for Booking Dates and Times, and date ranges to be applied to specific user-defined queries for the purpose of reports
- Reports can be displayed in charts and exported into Excel and XML formats
- At A Glance (optional)
- Allows for a quick overview of the all bookings based upon status and building at any given date
- The information can be filtered by various types depending on the existing reservations and bookings in the EMS software