Configuring the Home screen

You can configure the Home screen to show a variety of information, including default web sites, system reports, and links to news sources.

To customize the Home tab, click the Home tab:

  1. Perform one of the following:
    • Log on to the application.
    • Select a Facility to work in.
    • Click the Home tab.
  2. Click the Configure Home Page link.
  3. Complete the appropriate information to configure the Home screen.
    • The home screen can be configured to display various pieces of information in different sections or panels of the screen. You can display one or two columns of information to display. You can also display more than one piece of information in each column.
    • Use the Column Ratio selection within the drop-down menu to control how many columns are displayed and how the columns are displayed.
    • To display the information in two even sections, select 50% Left: 50% Right. If you do not want to display multiple columns, use either the 0% Left: 100% Right or 0% Right: 100% Left selections. (Both selections perform the function if the column displays are configured correctly.)
    • The Available Sections box shows the various reports available for display, available website links, and available web RSS feeds. The current list of available reports only applies when a user is logged into one of the non-enterprise facilities; if you are logged into the Enterprise, you do not get a list of report names to select.
    • The Left Column Display and Right Column Display sections manage the information displayed on the home page. To move something from the Available Sections group to the left or right display section, click the left arrow or right arrow to move the information between the sections as needed.
    • If more than one link is displayed in any section, you can use the up arrow or down arrow to modify the link position on the list and on the screen.
    • Press Save to complete page configuration and return to the home page.
  4. Complete the appropriate information to edit section contents - IFrame:

    Each section of the home page contains a title bar header that shows the description of the contents, and the buttons to maintain () the section. minimize the display (), or remove the section ( ) from the home page.

    You can edit one of the links provided to apply your own URL links for home page sections. To do this, choose one of the existing IFrame sections and click the button on the title bar to display the Edit IFrame page.

    Enter the Title to use as the IFrame description in the title bar. In the IFrame URL field, enter the web URL to display on the home page. Press Save to close the screen and update the home page with the new contents.

  5. Complete the appropriate information to edit section contents - RSS Feeds:

    To modify the contents used for RSS Feeds, first select one of the existing RSS Feeds available to display in a section of the home page. Click to modify. This selection displays the Edit News page.

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    On this page, enter the description to display in the title bar within the RSS Title field. Enter or paste the web URL in the URL field and click the Add button to move the new link into the Available News Feeds section. To start using the new RSS link, use the icon to move the value into the Selected News Feeds. When the maintenance is complete, press the Save button to close this page and update the Home page with the new information.