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Project Dashboards

Project Dashboards can be accessed from within a Project or through the Library. To access from a Project, go to Projects in the left-side navigation, select a Project, and open its Library. To access via the Library, go to Library in the left-side navigation. Project Dashboards can be created in any Collection: SCHEDULED, PENDING, ARCHIVED and TEMPLATES.

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Every Project has a Dashboard

A Project Dashboard is automatically created with sample Widgets and Groups the first time a Project Manager accesses it. After that, they can customize it in Design Mode. Everyone with access to the Project sees the same widgets and data.

Project Dashboard

This lesson covers Project Dashboards, which capture data from a single project. To capture work across multiple projects, use Workspace Dashboards or Package Dashboards.

See the Dashboards to learn about components that are common across all Dashboards: View Mode, Design Mode, Layout, Widgets, Widget Groups, Settings, Scope, and Filtering.

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Project Dashboard Scope & Filtering

Filtering settings for a Project dashboard

Scope sets the Dashboard’s boundaries. In a Project Dashboardscope is the Project, and all the data in the dashboard comes from Members, Resources, Schedule Data, Work, and Properties within the Project. Project Dashboard scope can’t be edited, but Groups and Widgets can be scoped to Sub-Folders within the Project.

image-20240917-171738.png Scope needs attention displays when Groups or Widgets are accidentally scoped outside the Project. If you see this warning, examine the Group and Widget Scope in Design Mode to correct the issue.

Filtering occurs within the Dashboard Scope. Setting Dashboard Filters is optional. Groups and Widgets inherit the Dashboard Scope and Filters.

Scope and Filtering are located under Settings & Filter in Design Mode.

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Sample Groups & Widgets on the Project Dashboard

Sample Groups and Widgets Example

A Project Dashboard starts out with eleven Widgets in two Groups. Eight widget types are represented: Schedule Summary, Task Board, Image, Workload, Properties Summary, Metrics Tally, Task List, Changes. 

Clicking More Details on the Widget performs a specific action defined in its Settings: it can expand into a View on the Dashboard, open a Plan Item Edit Panel, or navigate to another View in the Workspace.

Project Managers can use Settings to edit widgets without leaving View Mode. For more extensive customization, click Design at the top of the dashboard to enter Design Mode. Here are some things to try:

  • Scope Groups or Widgets to Project Sub-Folders.

  • Apply Filters to Groups and to Widgets that have Data Filter Settings.

  • Change what happens when More Details is clicked on Widgets that have On-Click Settings.

  • Adjust the Layout by dragging Widgets and Groups to new locations on the Dashboard.

  • Add more Widgets and Groups, or Duplicate existing ones and change the scope and filters.

Read about the settings on sample Widgets and Groups in the Project Dashboard. . .

All the sample Widgets and Groups inherit the Dashboard Scope which is the Project. On the left side of the Dashboard, Group One has five sample Widgets. Group Two on the right side has six sample Widgets.

Each of the Groups are using the default filters: All Projects, All Tasks, Assigned to Anyone. The tables below show the widgets in each group, what they display on the Dashboard in View Mode, what happens when More Details is clicked and the Widget filters.

Group One Widgets

Display in View Mode

More Details

Filters

Schedule Summary

Project Schedule

On-Click = Schedule View navigates to Project View

All Projects, All Tasks, Assigned to Anyone

Workload

Top 5 Project Workload

Workload View expands on the Dashboard

All Projects, All Tasks, Assigned to Anyone

Properties Summary

Package (location), Project (name), Created by, Created on, Project Status (Active, On Hold or Done)

On-Click = Panel > Properties opens Project Edit Panel Properties tab

All Projects, All Tasks, Assigned to Anyone

Metrics Tally

Total Work [E], Hours Logged, Remaining Estimate [E], % Complete, Uncertain Hours

Metrics Tally View listing all Project Metrics

All Projects, All Tasks, Assigned to Anyone

Changes

5 most recent Project Changes

Changes View on the Dashboard with Project changes over the last 90 days (30 on the FREE Plan)

All Projects, All Tasks, Assigned to Anyone

Group Two has a Task Board, an Image and four Task List widgets. Settings for the first two widgets are in the next table.

Group Two Widgets

Display in View Mode

More Details

Filters

Task Board

Custom Task Status Meter

Board View on the Dashboard

All Projects, All Tasks, Assigned to Anyone

Image

Open settings to add an image

None

All Projects, All Tasks, Assigned to Anyone

The Task Lists in Group Two display 3 columns and up to 15 rows. Clicking on a widget opens Grid View in the Dashboard. Row Click in the widget opens the Task Edit Panel Assignments tab. Each of these widgets has a Task Filter applied.

Task List Widget Name

Column Display in View Mode

Sort By

Task Filter

ASAP Tasks

Expected Finish, Assigned To, % Complete

Expected Finish (ascending order)

Custom: Active Tasks and ASAP

Active Tasks by Expected Finish

Expected Finish, Assigned To, % Complete

Expected Finish (ascending order)

Active Tasks

On Hold Tasks

Assigned To, Logged, % Complete

Default (priority list order)

On Hold

Recently Done Tasks

Done Date, Logged, Unused Hours

Done Date (ascending order)

Done Tasks

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Filtering Groups and Widgets on the Project Dashboard

Filtering uses AND logic to identify items that meet all the Scope and Filter criteria. Due to a Project Dashboard’s limited scope, it may be best to keep the Project Dashboard default filters in place and use Scope and Filtering on Groups and Widgets to hone in on project data.

  • Group Filters are set in Design Mode. Use the filter icon in the Group header to open the filter modal.

Project Group Filter
  • For widgets, select Settings and then under the Data section, select Filter Settings. This can be done from View Mode or Design Mode.

Project Widget filter settings

List Widgets, Metrics Tally, Task Board, and Workload widgets have Data Filter Settings.  Learn more in the Widgets & Groups article.

See an example of Group and Widget filtering…

Project Dashboard Filter example

In the example above, a Group is scoped to the Phase 1 Sub-Folder and filtered to Tasks at Risk. A Task List widget in the group is filtered to ASAP Tasks, resulting in a list of Tasks in the Phase 1 Sub-Folder that are at Risk and have priority overrides- ASAP in the Project, ASAP in the Package, ASAP in the Workspace.

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