At a Glance screen of Labor Dashboard

Displays the organization level (within the labor structure) for which information is displayed.

To view a different organization level, select the options in the drop-down lists and select Load. 

Loads your selection from the breadcrumb and updates the information displayed on the screen.

Displays the date range for which data is displayed on the screen.

The Date Range is specified in the Settings dialog box for the Labor Dashboard.

Displays the number of selected properties.

Hover the mouse pointer over the information icon (  ) for a complete list.

Displays information from the Issues and Opportunities screen of Labor Dashboard. This table highlights any issues that are present at the properties.

Issue types include:

• Over Standard (cost)—Number of jobs (at the property) where actual hours exceed standard hours outside of the configured threshold for over-scheduling.

• Under Standard (quality) Issues—Number of jobs (at the property) where standard hours exceed actual hours outside of the configured threshold for under-scheduling.

• Overtime—Number of jobs (at the property) where overtime (OT) hours exceed the configured threshold for overtime.

• Operational Issues—Number of jobs (at the property) where underlying issues impact operations.

To sort information in the grid, click the column headers.

Moves you up one level in the labor structure.

For example, if you are view a job, selecting the Previous Level button takes you to the department.

Opens a list of saved reports that you can view.

Opens the Settings dialog box for the Labor Dashboard, where you can change the settings for the screen.

Creates a printable version of the screen.

Open the Save New Report dialog box where you can save the current view as a favorite.

Select which four gauges you would like to view on the At a Glance screen.

Use the gauge selector drop-down menu in each of the four spaces to customize your view.

Use this drop-down menu to select a gauge to view in this space.

Options for gauges include:

• Actual vs Budget

• Actual vs Forecast

• Actual vs Scheduled

• Actual vs Standard

• Overtime

• System Forecast Accuracy

• Manager Forecast Accuracy

• Last Week / Next Week

Switch between Hours and Cost within the selected gauge.

• Hours ()
• Cost ()

Opens a brief informational message.

Opens the corresponding dashboard in a new tab.

For example, clicking the Metrics link will open the Metrics and Reports screen of Labor Dashboard in a new tab.

Displays the total number of issues by issue type.

Issue types include:

• Over Standard (cost)—Occurs when the worked hours are greater than the standard hours outside of the configured threshold. This threshold is typically configured as 3% to 5% in most installations. For example, if the actual hours are more than 5% greater than the standard hours, the Cost indicator is red and displays the count of the number of jobs with this condition.

• Under Standard (quality) Issues—Occurs when the worked hours are less than the standard hours outside of the configured threshold. This threshold is typically configured as 3% to 5% in most installations. For example, if the actual hours are more than 5% less than the standard hours, the Quality indicator is purple and displays the number of jobs with this condition.

• Overtime—Occurs when the percentage of actual overtime (OT) hours exceeds the configured threshold for overtime. This threshold is configured based on the company's policy for acceptable use of OT. For example, if the threshold is set to 3% and more than 3% of worked hours are OT hours, then the OT indicator is blue and displays the number of related of jobs with this condition.

• Operational Issues—Occurs when the variance between worked and standard hours is within the configured threshold, but underlying issues exist that strain operations or put quality at risk.