Use the Managed Dashboards and Managed Reports Work Areas

This applies to: Managed Dashboards, Managed Reports

Launch the Managed Dashboards or Managed Reports work area by selecting the appropriate Open button on the Symphonyhome page. You can access any tasks you need to accomplish in the Managed Dashboards or Managed Reports modules here.

Use the main menu to switch projects, create new items, open existing work, edit your user profile, and perform other main application functions.

You can access this menu at any time when you use Symphony. Select the expand () and collapse () arrows or menu icon () to expand and collapse the main menu. Depending on the module you’re working in, your application privileges, and licensed features, the menu reflects what you can do. Select the Home button at any time to return to the home page and navigate to another section or module of Symphony.

As you select from the available options, each section may open new work area or series of nested menus expanding from the main menu you can use to navigate existing content or create new content.

The main pane of this work area, by default, allows you access to your existing dashboards, reports, and other views, organized by folder. When you select a menu option, more menu options may expand, and the pane changes to reflect the tasks you’re performing.

Default Managed Dashboards and Managed Reports Work Area

Dashboards, reports, and other views available to open with a click are listed with thumbnail preview images, and organized by folder. As you scroll, the breadcrumbs displayed at the top of the work area update to reflect the location of the content. Select a folder in the path to scroll back to the top of that section.

The main work area includes:

1. The main menu. Expand and collapse to access navigation options.

2. The Quick Actions menu toggle. Select to open or close the menu, then select a task.

3. Project view filter. Select to filter the content shown in this work area by selecting a specific project, or selecting all projects.

4. Search bar. Enter a search term to filter content shown in this work area by folder name or content name.

5. Breadcrumbs. Reflects the path of the content you're scrolling through; select a folder in this path to scroll to the top of that section.

6. Tile/List toggle. Select the tile or list icon to switch your view between thumbnail tiles and a text list of content and content information. You can hover over a tile and select the star icon to make it a favorite. Thumbnails are not generated until your content is checked in.

7. Folder name. Indicates the name of the folder that contains the content below.

Quick Actions Menu

Select the Quick Actions icon next to your name to open the Quick Actions menu. The list of options available to you may vary based on your application privileges and licensed features. Select a quick action to switch quickly to a new task. Options available are listed below:

Customize Home

You can customize this work area by selecting Customize Home in the quick actions menu. The work area changes, allowing you favorite or hide content as needed.

• Select the hide icon to hide content from your main work area. The content is hidden from it's current location, and shown in a Hidden group in the work area. This hidden group and content is only visible when you are customizing this work area. Select the hide icon again to unhide it and remove it from the hidden group.

• Select the favorites icon to mark content as a favorite. This adds the content to a Favorites section at the top of the work area, while leaving it in it's original content location. Select the favorites icon again to remove the content from the Favorites section.

  Note: Content cannot be simultaneously hidden and a favorite.
  Note: Remove content from view for all users by adding the tag HideFromHome to a file's properties or a folder.

When you're done customizing the content in this work area, select Finish Customizing in the quick actions menu to close this customization interface.