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Getting Around Rebus#

Rebus comprises the following parts:

Parts of Rebus - High Level#

Part

Description

Home Screen

The first screen you see after logging in. Here you can see your favorite widgets, write and share notes, see alert notifications, and access your customized menu. For more information, see Favorite Widgets

Dashboards

A dashboard is a collection of widgets with user-defined parameters. You can create and organize dashboards to give you easy access to important information. For more information, see Planning Dashboards and Managing Dashboards.

Admin Tools

NOTE - To access these tools, your user profile needs to be set up for access. Through these tools, you can access screens pertaining to the Labor module, widgets, and users.

Widgets

Dynamic visualization of data with user-defined parameters. Rebus has a default set of widgets, but you can build your own custom widgets. In Rebus, you can set up a widget that uses a query to pull data from a data collection and presents it in a graphical format. Widgets are added to dashboards.

Accessing Dashboards and the Home Screen through the Toolbar and Menu#

Access your dashboards through the Menu in the left panel of the Home screen.

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To get back to the Home screen, click the Home Screen icon home in the upper left.

You can access the Menu from any screen by clicking the blue_hamburg button in the top left.

Searching for Widgets brings you to a Dashboard#

For quick access to a widget that’s already been set up on one of your dashboards:

  1. In the Widget Search in the toolbar, enter your search term. A dropdown appears that has widgets whose name matches your search term.

  2. From the dropdown, select the widget you want. You are taken to the dashboard that has the selected widget.

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