The Dashboard provides a central landing page where a user can navigate to content areas and get up to speed on recent site activity. Users with access to more than one site will see the Dashboard when they login, whereas a user with access to only one site will automatically be taken to that site's landing page when they login, unless a System Notice has been added to the instance. In addition, based on how that instance of Collaborate has been configured, the user may not be given access to the Dashboard.
We have customisable system dashboards, enabling our users to create and edit system dashboards within Collaborate.
To get started, click here for more information on actually creating the dashboards and setting up permissioning.
Versions of Dashboard
Consistent with Collaborate's mobile responsive design, there are different versions of the Dashboard for different types and sizes of devices.
As of our September 2023 release, we have introduced an improved site homepage experience utilising 'lazy loading'. This means that dashboard content is loaded as you scroll through vertically, improving faster load times and efficiency whilst content is loaded on-demand.
Desktop and Tablet (Landscape) Version
The Dashboard contains (each labelled):
The activity shown in the Recent Activity pane will not be updated unless the Dashboard is refreshed.
- The user's open Tasks
- The user's upcoming Events
- A list of Files you have received or shared
The information displayed comes from every site available to the user.
Tablet (Portrait) Version
On a tablet using portrait mode, the Dashboard shows only the Recent Activity section and a truncated version of the Top Navigation Bar:
Smartphone Version
The smartphone version (like on an iPhone or Android phone) shows a truncated version of the Top Navigation Bar and the Activity Stream. To access the options menu, users can tap the icon.
