Introduction
Easy8 dashboards offer a wide range of widgets to display, track, and analyze key data. Widgets are the core components of a dashboard, and each serves a specific purpose—from visual charts to task lists and real-time utilization metrics.
This reference provides a complete list of available widgets and explains their primary function based on their category.
Target Audience
Most Used
| Widget | Function |
|---|
| List | Displays a list of items (e.g., tasks, tickets) with applied filters. |
| Pivot Table | Allows data grouping and summarization, similar to Excel pivot tables. |
| Trends | Shows key indicators and trends using a compact and interactive format. |
General
| Widget | Function |
|---|
| Activity Feed | Shows recent activity within the system. |
| Alerts – Reports | Displays alerts or generated reports. |
| Attendance | Shows users’ attendance calendar. |
| Calendar | Displays a standard calendar view. |
| Dynamic Filters | Enables dynamic filtering of other widgets. |
| IFrame | Embeds external websites or tools into the dashboard. |
| Multilanguage Noticeboard | Displays multilingual announcements. |
| News | Shows recent news or updates. |
| Noticeboard | Displays messages or announcements. |
| Saved Filters List | Lists saved filters for quick data access. |
| Tags | Displays tags related to filtered data. |
Charts
| Widget | Function |
|---|
| Bar Chart | Visualizes grouped data using bars (e.g., tasks by status). |
| Generic Gauge | Displays a dial to track a single numeric value vs. a max (fixed or dynamic). |
| Line Chart | Shows data trends over time using connected markers. |
| Pie Chart | Displays data proportions in a circular chart. |
| Timeseries | Combines data from multiple entities into one time-based chart. |
Scrum/Kanban
| Widget | Function |
|---|
| Custom Kanban Board | Displays tasks using custom-defined kanban columns. |
| Project Kanban Board | Kanban view by project phase/status. |
| Project Scrum Board | Scrum board based on sprint planning. |
| Sprint Overview | Summary view of sprint contents and status. |
Projects
| Widget | Function |
|---|
| Earned Value | Shows earned value management metrics. |
| Global Gantt | Displays a Gantt chart across multiple projects. |
Easy AI
| Widget | Function |
|---|
| Easy AI | AI-powered insights and suggestions (if enabled). |
Resource Dashboard
| Widget | Function |
|---|
| Group Utilization | Shows workload for a group of users. |
| Top User Utilization | Highlights the most utilized users. |
| Total Allocation Chart | Displays total planned work allocations. |
| Tracker Allocations | Allocation overview by task tracker type. |
| User Utilization | Shows individual user workload and availability. |
Assets & Configurations
| Widget | Function |
|---|
| List | Similar to the general list; tailored to assets/config. |
| Trends | Same as general trends but scoped to configuration. |
Calendars
| Widget | Function |
|---|
| My Calendar | Personalized view of calendar events. |
DMS (Document Management)
| Widget | Function |
|---|
| My Locked Documents | Displays documents locked by the user. |
| My Open Approvals | Lists documents pending the user’s approval. |
| My Watched Documents | Shows documents the user is watching. |
Accounts
| Widget | Function |
|---|
| New Account | Shortcut to add a new account record. |
CRM
| Widget | Function |
|---|
| New CRM | Shortcut to create a new CRM record. |
Tasks
| Widget | Function |
|---|
| New Task | Quick access to create a task. |
Users
| Widget | Function |
|---|
| Organisational Chart | Visual chart of team or department structure. |
| Personal Resource Management | View of individual user's workload and availability. |
| Resource Management | Overview of team resource allocation. |
| Resource Report | Report of resources filtered by roles/projects. |
Agile Resources
| Widget | Function |
|---|
| Personal | Personal agile resource overview. |
| Project | Agile resource breakdown by project. |
| Team | Agile team resource distribution. |
Risks
| Widget | Function |
|---|
| Risk Matrix | Displays risks in a matrix format. |
Time Usage
| Widget | Function |
|---|
| Spent Time | Shows logged work time. |
| Spent Time Calendar | Calendar view of time entries. |
| Who's Doing What | Overview of user activity and task involvement. |
Conclusion
Easy8 offers a rich set of widgets for building flexible dashboards tailored to various roles and use cases. Whether you need a performance gauge, a calendar, or a detailed utilization report, there's a widget designed to support your needs.
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