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Basics

Customize your Overview dashboard

Build a facility command center with widgets, charts, maps, and reusable app components on the Dashboard (beta) page.

What you will accomplish

You will open the Dashboard page (labeled Beta in the sidebar), add panels that show schedule, parking, inbox, and other live data, save your personal layout, and know how team admins set a default layout for new staff.

When this is set up well, managers and front-desk staff see the same live picture of the facility without opening five different pages.

When to use this page

  • You want one screen that shows today’s schedule, parking map, inbox, or charts together.
  • You are a manager setting up how new teammates first see the app after sign-in.
  • Your role works better with a billing or floor operations layout than the default mix of widgets.

Before you start

  • You can sign in to the staff dashboard.
  • Your facility already has some data (customers, cars, schedule events, or parking spots) so panels are not empty. If you are brand new, finish Prepare your first customer and car first.
  • Use a desktop or laptop with a wide screen when dragging and resizing panels. Phones can reorder panels but cannot resize the grid the same way.
  • To change the team default layout for everyone, you need team admin access.

What you can add to the dashboard

Panels from existing pages — slices of Schedule, Cars, Parking Spots, Inbox, Payments, and more. They use the same components as the full pages, sized for your dashboard.

Charts — revenue, occupancy, customer stages, and other metrics.

Shortcuts — quick actions such as creating an event or opening common pages.

Alerts — a compact list of items that need attention.

Layout templates — starter layouts named Operations standard, Billing focus, and Floor operations. You can apply a template, then adjust panels.

Dashboard beta page showing multiple widgets such as schedule calendar, parking map, and activity feeds
A populated dashboard shows live facility data. Empty panels usually mean filters, permissions, or missing records—not a broken page.

Customize your own layout

  1. Open Dashboard

    In the left sidebar, click Dashboard (you may see a small Beta badge next to it).

    Or go directly to Dashboard.

    Expected result: The page title at the top says Dashboard. You see your current panels (or an empty grid if no layout is saved yet).

  2. Click Edit

    Near the top-right of the page, click Edit.

    Why this matters: Edit mode unlocks adding panels, dragging them, and saving your layout. View-only mode keeps you from changing the grid by accident.

    Expected result: The subtitle changes to mention dragging panels. An Add panel dashed box appears above the grid. The top button changes from Edit to Save.

  3. Add panels

    Click the dashed Add panel box, or use the panel picker from the flow your screen shows.

    Expected result: A window titled Add panel opens. It lists groups such as Schedule, Cars, Parking, Charts, Shortcuts, and Alerts.

  4. Pick a panel and close the window

    Click the panel you want (for example Schedule · calendar or Parking map).

    The window closes and the panel appears on your dashboard.

    Tip: Start with two or three panels you will actually look at every day. You can add more later.

  5. Drag and resize on desktop

    On a wide screen, drag a panel by its handle to move it. Drag corners or edges to change size when handles appear.

    Expected result: The layout matches how your team works — for example, schedule on the left and parking on the right.

  6. Click Save

    Click Save in the top-right.

    Expected result: You see a short success message. Edit mode ends. Your layout is stored for your user account.

Dashboard in edit mode showing Add panel placeholder and draggable widget grid
In edit mode, use **Add panel** to insert views, then drag panels on desktop before you click **Save**.
Add panel dialog listing schedule, cars, parking, charts, and shortcut options
The **Add panel** window lists views from existing pages. Pick one at a time; you can reopen the window for more panels.

Apply a layout template

Templates replace your current panel arrangement with a tested starter layout. Use them when you prefer not to build from a blank grid.

  1. Enter edit mode

    On Dashboard, click Edit.

  2. Open Add panel

    Click Add panel.

  3. Click Apply layout template

    At the bottom of the Add panel window, click Apply layout template.

    Expected result: A window titled Apply layout template lists Operations standard, Billing focus, and Floor operations with short descriptions.

  4. Choose a template

    Click the template that fits your role.

    • Operations standard — month calendar, facility activity, charts, and parking map.
    • Billing focus — inbox, events table, quick actions, and CRM-style board.
    • Floor operations — parking map, progress board, whiteboard, and five-day schedule.

    Why this matters: You get a full layout in one click, then tweak only what you need.

  5. Save

    Click Save on the dashboard page.

    Expected result: Your personal dashboard uses the new template until you change it again.

Apply layout template dialog showing Operations standard, Billing focus, and Floor operations options
Templates are starting points. After applying one, you can still add, remove, or move panels.

Reset to the team default

If your personal layout feels wrong, you can go back to what your facility admin set for the team.

  1. Open Add panel while editing

    Click Edit, then Add panel.

  2. Click Reset to team default

    At the bottom of the Add panel window, click Reset to team default.

    Expected result: Your dashboard matches the team default layout. Any personal changes you had saved are replaced.

  3. Save if prompted

    If you are still in edit mode, click Save when you are finished reviewing the layout.

Team admin: set the default layout for new staff

Team admins control what new teammates see on Dashboard before they customize their own view.

  1. Open Team settings
  2. Find Default dashboard layout

    Scroll to the card titled Default dashboard layout.

    Expected result: You see a preview grid and Save team default (on desktop you can drag panels here too).

  3. Adjust panels

    Use Add panel the same way as on your personal dashboard. Drag and resize on desktop.

    Why this matters: New hires see a layout that matches how your facility actually runs — not a generic empty screen.

  4. Save team default

    Click Save team default.

    Expected result: Future team members start from this layout until they click Edit and save their own.

Settings Team page showing Default dashboard layout section with widget grid preview
Only team admins see **Default dashboard layout** on [Settings → Team](/dashboard/settings/team).

Create an event from the dashboard

Scheduling work still happens on the full Schedule page or from Create event.

  • Use the Quick actions panel on your dashboard when you added that shortcut.
  • Click Create event in the sidebar to open Create event.
  • Open Schedule for the full calendar, filters, and booking tools. See Create an appointment.

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