Dashboard

Description

The Dashboard is the first page you see when you log in to Feedlync. It provides an overview of your farm data and the latest activity. The dashboard is customizable, so you can choose which tiles to display.

Accessing the dashboard

To access the dashboard, log in to Feedlync and it will be the first page you see. The dashboard shows a lot of useful information and is designed to give you a quick overview of your farm’s performance.

You can also access the dashboard from the side menu by clicking on the Home link.

Using the dashboard, you can quickly see important information about your farm using the filters in the toolbar.

Rolling Average: This filter allows you to select the time period for the rolling average. You can choose from 1, 3 or 7 days.
Bulktank: This filter allows you to select the bulk tank you want to view data for. You can choose from all the bulk tanks available on your farm.
Date: This filter allows you to select the date range for the data you want to view. You can choose from today, yesterday, last 7 days, last 30 days, or a custom date range.

The dashboard tiles each display a different type of information that is useful. You can customise the dashboard to show the information that is most relevant to you. More information on how to customise the dashboard can be found in the tiles section below.

Example view of the dashboard

Tiles

Tiles are small blocks of information that you can add to your dashboard. They provide a quick way to see important data at a glance. You can add, remove, and rearrange tiles to suit your needs.

Tile panel

The tile panel is located in the top right corner of the dashboard. It contains a list of all the available tiles that you can add to your dashboard. The tiles have grouped categories called Presets, there are two currently named Feeding Only and Feeding and Milk.

The Feeding Only preset contains the following tiles:

Yield and DMI: This tile shows the rolling average of the yield and DMI for the selected date range.
Stock Levels: This tile shows the stock levels for the selected date range. _ Milkers DMI: This tile shows the rolling average of the milkers DMI for the selected date range.
Operator Error: This tile shows the operator error for each operator over the last 7 days.

The Feeding and Milk preset contains the following tiles:

Production Data: This tile shows the rolling average of the production data for the selected date range.
Yield and DMI: This tile shows the rolling average of the yield and DMI for the selected date range.
Fat and Protein: This tile shows the rolling average of the fat and protein for the selected date range.
Feed Costs/IOFC: This tile shows the feed costs and IOFC for the selected date range.
Stock Levels: This tile shows the stock levels for the selected date range.
Milkers DMI: This tile shows the rolling average of the milkers DMI for the selected date range.
Dry cows DMI: This tile shows the rolling average of the dry cows DMI for the selected date range.
FCE: This tile shows the rolling average of the FCE for the selected date range.

Each of these presets can be changed after selection and are usually used to get you started with the tiles you want to see. You can also add any of the tiles from the list to your dashboard.

The tile panel is also where you can remove tiles from your dashboard. To do this, simply click the toggle button next to the tile you want to remove. The tile will be removed from your dashboard and the toggle button will be turned off.

You can also rearrange the tiles on your dashboard by clicking and dragging them to a new position. This allows you to customise the layout of your dashboard to suit your needs. More on this can be found in the rearranging tiles section below.

Example view of the tile panel

Adding a tile

To add a tile to your dashboard:

Select the cog icon in the top right corner of the toolbar to open a panel to toggle a tile from the list.
Click the toggle button next to the tile you want to add.
Click the Save button to save your changes.

You can add as many tiles as you like to your dashboard from the list avalable including presets you can view at the top of the panel.

Removing a tile

To remove a tile from your dashboard:

Select the cog icon in the top right corner of the toolbar to open a panel to toggle a tile from the list.
Click the toggle button next to the tile you want to remove.
Click the Save button to save your changes.

Rearranging tiles

The dashboard tiles have the functionality to move them in the order of the users preferance. This can be done by folling the outlined instructions below.

To rearrange tiles on your dashboard:

Click the double line next to the cross and drag a tile to move it to a new position.
Release the tile to drop it in the new position.
Your changes will be saved automatically.

You can rearrange the tiles in any order you like. This allows you to customise the layout of your dashboard to suit your needs. This is useful if you want to see certain tiles first or if you want to group similar tiles together per row or any way you might like.