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🎞️ Dashboard Overview

All of your important business information on the first page you see when you sign in to OnRent Events.

The Dashboard is the first page you see when you sign in to OnRent Events. It provides a real-time overview of your business, highlighting key operational information, upcoming work, stock availability, and tasks that require attention.

Many dashboard tiles are interactive. Click a tile or statistic to open the related records and drill down into further detail.

The tiles available to you depend on your role and permissions within OnRent Events.

Understanding the dashboard

The Dashboard provides an overview of:

  • Sales activity and pipeline performance

  • Deliveries, collections, and transport schedules

  • Activities and tasks requiring attention

  • Stock shortages

  • Supplier returns

  • Customer discussions

  • Operational issues such as overdue returns

The exact tiles displayed may vary depending on your role and permissions.

Sales and business performance

Sales Pipeline

The Sales Pipeline provides a snapshot of active business opportunities.

It shows:

  • Active enquiries

  • Active quotations

  • Active orders

  • The cumulative value of orders with a start date during the current month

Use this tile to monitor sales performance and expected revenue.

Accepted Services

Displays services that have been accepted and are scheduled to be delivered or fulfilled.

Select the tile to review the related service records.

Activities and tasks

Activities Starting Today

Displays activities that start today where you're listed as a participant.

The tile also provides a preview of your next scheduled activity.

Select the tile to view the full list of activities for the day.

Overdue Activities

Displays activities where:

  • You are a participant

  • The activity has not been marked as complete

  • The scheduled date has passed

Use this tile to identify outstanding tasks requiring attention.

Activities Starting This Week

Displays activities scheduled to start during the current week.

Select the tile to review upcoming activities.

Activities Starting This Month

Displays activities scheduled to start during the current month.

Select the tile to review future work and plan ahead.

Orders and reservations

Orders Today

Displays the number of order opportunities with a start date of today.

Orders Ending Today

Displays the number of order opportunities with an end date of today.

Use this tile to identify opportunities that are due for return, completion, or finalisation.

Orders Tomorrow

Displays the number of order opportunities with a start date of tomorrow.

Orders This Week

Displays the number of order opportunities with a start date during the current week.

Orders Next Week

Displays the number of order opportunities scheduled to start next week.

This helps teams prepare resources, stock, and staffing in advance.

Upcoming Orders & Reservations with Shortages

OnRent Events automatically calculates stock availability.

This tile displays upcoming orders and reserved quotations where insufficient stock is available.

Select the tile to review affected opportunities and resolve shortages before they impact customers.

Orders & Reservations with Shortages This Week

Displays the number of orders and reservations occurring this week that have stock shortages.

Orders & Reservations with Shortages This Month

Displays the number of orders and reservations occurring this month that have stock shortages.

Transport and logistics

Transport Today

Displays deliveries and collections scheduled for today. Information is based on the delivery and collection dates set on opportunities.

Customer Transport Today

Displays customer collections and returns scheduled for today.

For opportunities to appear here:

  • Customer Pickup must be enabled, or

  • Customer Return must be enabled

  • Collection and return times must be entered on the opportunity schedule

Transport Tomorrow

Displays deliveries and collections scheduled for tomorrow.

Customer Transport Tomorrow

Displays customer collections and returns scheduled for tomorrow.

Purchase Order Transport Today

Displays purchase orders where equipment is scheduled to be collected from or returned to a supplier today. This is based on the We Collect and We Return options set on the purchase order.

Purchase Order Transport Tomorrow

Displays purchase orders where equipment is scheduled to be collected from or returned to a supplier tomorrow.

Deliveries and Collections Timeline

The dashboard includes a visual timeline showing today's deliveries and collections.

Select an item on the timeline to open the related opportunity and view more information. This provides an at-a-glance view of the day's transport schedule.

Inventory and warehouse management

Outstanding Supplier Returns

When sub-rented items are returned from a customer, they are placed into a supplier return quarantine. This tile displays supplier return quarantines that still need to be sent back to the supplier. Use this tile to ensure sub-rented stock is returned promptly.

Overdue Returns

Displays opportunities that should have been returned but remain incomplete.

An opportunity appears here when:

  • Its end date has passed

  • Products have not been fully checked in

  • The opportunity has not been completed

Use this tile to identify overdue equipment and take appropriate action.

Quantity of Assets Booked Out

Displays the total quantity of inventory assets currently booked out on active opportunities. This provides a quick overview of how much stock is currently in use.

Quantity of Service Assets Booked Out

Displays the total quantity of service assets currently allocated to active opportunities. Use this tile to monitor service resource utilisation.

Outstanding Quarantines

Displays the total number of quarantine records currently awaiting action.

This may include:

  • Damaged assets

  • Lost assets

  • Supplier returns

  • Other stock exceptions

Select the tile to review outstanding quarantine records.

Bulk Items

Displays bulk stock items currently held within outstanding quarantines.

Select the tile to review the associated quarantine records and determine what action is required.

Discussions and communication

Unread Discussions

Displays discussions that:

  • You are a participant in

  • Contain messages you have not yet read

Select the tile to view and respond to discussions. When you're a participant in a discussion, you'll also receive email notifications when new replies are added.

Inspections and compliance

Overdue Inspections

Displays inspections that have passed their due date within the Testing & Inspection module. Use this tile to identify assets that require inspection and help maintain compliance.

Customising dashboard tiles

Dashboard tiles are controlled by user roles, allowing different departments and teams to see information relevant to their responsibilities.

Change dashboard tiles for a role

  1. Go to System Setup > Roles and Role Membership.

  2. Edit the required role.

  3. Locate the Dashboard Tiles section.

  4. Select or clear the tiles you want users with that role to see.

  5. Select Update Role.

The changes will apply to all users assigned to that role.

Users with Multiple Roles

If a user belongs to multiple roles, OnRent Events checks all assigned roles and displays any tile enabled in at least one role.

Administrator Users

Dashboard tile settings also apply to administrator accounts. Most administrator users are assigned the Full Access role by default, although this may vary depending on how your system has been configured.

Daily Summary Email

The Daily Summary Email sends an overview of key dashboard information directly to your inbox. Depending on your dashboard configuration, the email can include information about:

  • Activities

  • Shortages

  • Transport

  • Customer transport

  • Supplier returns

  • Overdue returns

  • Discussions

Enable the Daily Summary Email

  1. Select your profile picture.

  2. Choose Edit Your Profile.

  3. Set Send Daily Summary Email to Yes.

  4. Choose the time you'd like to receive the email.

  5. Save your changes.

The email is only sent when there is information requiring your attention.

Common Questions

Why can't I open a tile?

If selecting a tile displays a message such as "You are not authorised to access this page", your role may not include permission to view the underlying information.

Speak to your system administrator to review your role permissions.

Can I rearrange dashboard tiles?

No. Dashboard tiles can currently be enabled or disabled, but the layout cannot be customised.

Is the dashboard different for each user?

Yes. The information shown on the dashboard depends on:

  • Your assigned roles

  • Your permissions

  • Activities and discussions you're involved in

  • Dashboard tiles enabled for your role

Different users may therefore see different dashboard information.

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