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Home Page Quick Panels

How to Access: Advanced Options > Settings > Home Page Quick Panels

Purpose: This page is used to customize the AccuCampus Home Screen with useful widgets or sections containing relevant information, such widgets can be configured to be seen by different user roles, so each user depending on roles in the system could see custom information based on permissions. in AccuCampus. If desired, the home page can be customized with the following Quick Panel widgets:

HTML Content - Use this option to add text, video or images to the homepage.

RSS Feed Reader - Use this option to connect an RSS feed to the homepage (i.e http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_topstories.rss). This can be used to display a rotating selection of notifications or news for the institutions.

Notification - Use this option to display a feed of all notifications sent to the user. The user is able to click on a specific notification to get more information on it.

My Action Plan - Use this option to display a feed of all action items sent to the user. The user is able to click on a specific action item to get more information on it.

Upcoming Courses (Students) - Use this option to display a feed of all course sessions that are upcoming for the next few days for a curse that a student is registered for.

Courses Taking Place Now - Use this option to display a feed of all courses that the user is registered for and that are currently in session at the time the user logs in.

Upcoming Appointments - Use this option to display a feed of all appointments in the near future.

Upcoming Courses (Staff) - Use this option to display a feed of all course sessions that a staff member is registered for and are upcoming for the next few days for a course. If a staff member is registered to a course group, show all of the upcoming courses that belong to that course group.

Upcoming Appointments - Use this option to display a feed of all upcoming scheduled appointments.

All Locations Charts - Use this option to display visit charts, without location distinction.

Comparison across Semester by Topic - Use this option to display a comparison between two Semesters using a specified topic. (Course, Instructor, Location, Service, Tutor).

With Location Charts - Use this option to display visits charts with location information.

Options

  • Add Widget on the Left - Click here to select and add a Widget on the left.
  • Add Widget on the right - Click here to select and add a Widget on the right.



List Options

Notice that on the left of each Widget that you have added there is a Delete button, see the highlighted button in the screenshot below.


  • Delete- Select the Delete button on the right of the Widget you want to delete.
After clicking a Delete button a confirmation screen will appear as the last step to make sure you are not deleting by mistake, please remember that after deleting some or all the information might become impossible to recover

Create new Widget

Choose a Widget to add.

  • HTML Content- Use this option to add web content like text, links, or images to the homepage (see detailed information in the next chapter).
  • RSS Feed Reader- Use this option to connect an RSS feed to the homepage. This can be used to display a rotating selection of notifications or news for the institutions. (see detailed information in the next chapter)
  • Notifications- Use this option to display a feed of all notifications sent to the user. (see detailed information in the next chapter)
  • My Action Plan- Use this option to display a feed of all action items sent to the user. The user is able to click on a specific action item to get more information on it. (see detailed information in the next chapter).
  • Seminars- Displays Seminars information.(see detailed information in the next chapter).
  • Upcoming Courses (students)- Displays a feed of all course sessions that are upcoming for the next few days for a curse that a student is registered for. (see detailed information in the next chapter).
  • Courses taking place now- Displays a feed of all courses that the user is registered for and that are currently in session at the time the user logs in. (see detailed information in the next chapter).
  • Upcoming Courses (staff)- Displays a feed of all course sessions that a staff member is registered for and are upcoming for the next few days for a course. If a staff member is registered to a course group, it shows all of the upcoming courses.
  • Upcoming Appointments- Displays a feed of all upcoming scheduled appointments. (see detailed information in the next chapter).
  • All Locations Charts - Displays visit charts regardless of location.
  • With Location Charts - Displays visit charts with location info added.
  • Comparison across Semester by Topic - Displays a comparison between two Semesters using a specified topic. (Course, Instructor, Location, Service, Tutor).





HTML Content Widget Options

With this widget, HTML content can be added to AccuCampus.

  • Title- This is used to set a unique name for the HTML Widget.
  • Sort Order- This is used to specify the order in which the Widget will be shown, a smaller number it will be shown first in the list, higher number it will be shown last.
  • Anchor ID- This is used to specify an Anchor ID for this HTML component, so it can be uniquely identified on the web page.
  • Visible to roles-Use this list to filter based on roles, you can add several roles.
  • Content-Use this field to specify the HTML content for the Widget, this WYSIWYG(what you see is what you get) type of editor supports images, videos, different formatting, and many interesting features so you can create content-rich information sections for your users.
  • SAVE BUTTON - Click this option to save the configuration.
  • CANCEL BUTTON - Click this option to cancel and roll back without saving.




RSS Feed Reader Widget Options

With this Widget, an RSS feed can be linked to AccuCampus.

  • Title- This is used to set a unique name for the RSS Feed Widget.
  • Sort Order- This is used to specify the order in which the Widget will be shown, a smaller number it will be shown first in the list, higher number it will be shown last.
  • Visible to roles- Use this list to filter based on roles, you can add several roles.
  • RSS Feed URL- Use this field to specify the URL for the RSS feed.
  • SAVE BUTTON - Click this option to save the configuration.
  • CANCEL BUTTON - Click this option to cancel and roll back without saving.




Notification Widget Options

This Widget shows the notifications related to the current user.

  • Title- Use this option to set a unique name for the Notification Widget.
  • Sort Order- Use this option to specify the order in which the Widget will be shown, a smaller number means it will be shown first in the list, higher number it will be shown last.
  • Visible to roles- Use this option to filter based on roles, you can add several roles.
  • SAVE BUTTON - Use this option to save the configuration.
  • CANCEL BUTTON - Use this option to cancel and roll back without saving.




My Action Plan Widget Options

This Widget shows the Action Plan tasks for the current user.

  • Title- Use this option to set a unique name for the Widget.
  • Sort Order- This is used to specify the order in which the Widget will be shown, a smaller number means it will be shown first in the list, higher number it will be shown last.
  • Visible to roles- Please use this list to filter based on roles, you can add several roles.
  • SAVE BUTTON - Please click this option to save the configuration.
  • CANCEL BUTTON - Please click this option to cancel and roll back without saving.




Seminars Widget Options

This Widget shows the upcoming Seminars.

  • Title- This is used to set a unique name for the Widget.
  • Sort Order- Use this option to specify the order in which the Widget will be shown, a smaller number means it will be shown first in the list, higher number it will be shown last.
  • Visible to roles- Use this option to filter based on roles, you can add several roles.
  • SAVE BUTTON - Use this option to save the configuration.
  • CANCEL BUTTON - Use this option to cancel and roll back without saving.




Upcoming Courses(students) Widget Options

This Widget shows the upcoming courses related to the current user.

  • Title- This is used to set a unique name for the Course.
  • Sort Order- This is used to specify the order in which the Widget will be shown, a smaller number it will be shown first in the list, higher number it will be shown last.
  • Visible to roles- Use this option to filter based on roles, you can add several roles.
  • SAVE BUTTON - Use this option to save the configuration.
  • CANCEL BUTTON - Use this option to cancel and roll back without saving.




Upcoming Courses taking place now- Widget Options

This Widget shows the courses related to the current user, and those that are taking place at this time.

  • Title- This is used to set a unique name for the Course.
  • Sort Order- This is used to specify the order in which the Widget will be shown, a smaller number it will be shown first in the list, higher number it will be shown last.
  • Visible to roles- Use this option to filter based on roles, you can add several roles.
  • SAVE BUTTON - Use this option to save the configuration.
  • CANCEL BUTTON - Use this option to cancel and roll back without saving.




Upcoming Courses (staff)- Widget Options

This Widget shows the upcoming courses related to the current user.

  • Title- This is used to set a unique name for the Course.
  • Sort Order- This is used to specify the order in which the Widget will be shown, a smaller number means it will be shown first in the list, higher number it will be shown last.
  • Visible to roles- Please use this list to filter based on roles, you can add several roles.
  • SAVE BUTTON - Please click this option to save the configuration.
  • CANCEL BUTTON - Please click this option to cancel and roll back without saving.




Upcoming Appointments- Widget Options

This widget shows the upcoming appointments related to the current user.

  • Title- This is used to set a unique name.
  • Sort Order- This is used to specify the order in which the Widget will be shown, a smaller number it will be shown first in the list, higher number it will be shown last.
  • Visible to roles- Please use this list to filter based on roles, you can add several roles.
  • SAVE- Please click this button to save the information.
  • CANCEL- Please click this button to exit out of this screen without saving.

Comparison Across Semesters by Topic

Use this option to display a feed of all course sessions that a staff member is registered for and are upcoming for the next few days for a course. If a staff member is registered to a course group, show all of the upcoming courses that belong to that course group.

  • Title- This is used to set a unique name.
  • Sort Order- This is used to specify the order in which the Widget will be shown, a smaller number it will be shown first in the list, higher number it will be shown last.
  • Visible to roles- Please use this list to filter based on roles, you can add several roles.
  • SAVE- Please click this button to save the information.
  • CANCEL- Please click this button to exit out of this screen without saving.

All Locations Charts - Widget Options

This widget displays visit charts, regardless of the location.

  • Title- This is used to set a unique name.
  • Sort Order- This is used to specify the order in which the Widget will be shown, a smaller number it will be shown first in the list, higher number it will be shown last.
  • Anchor ID- This is used to specify an Anchor ID for this HTML component, so it can be uniquely identified on the web page.
  • Visible to roles- Please use this list to filter based on roles, you can add several roles.
  • Terms to compare- Use this option to select the two Semesters to be used for the comparison.
  • Compare by Topic- Use this option to select the Topic to be used for the comparison, after selecting the Topic you can Add specific items from such Topic (i.e if you select to compare with the Topic “Courses”, you can select specific Courses to compare like Math, Biology etcetera)
  • SAVE- Please click this button to save the information.
  • CANCEL- Please click this button to exit out of this screen without saving.

With Location Charts - Widget Options

This widget displays visit charts with location info.

  • Title- This is used to set a unique name.
  • Sort Order- This is used to specify the order in which the Widget will be shown, a smaller number it will be shown first in the list, higher number it will be shown last.
  • Anchor ID- This is used to specify an Anchor ID for this HTML component, so it can be uniquely identified on the web page.
  • Visible to roles- Please use this list to filter based on roles, you can add several roles.
  • Locations- Select the locations to show the visit statistics. You may create multiple widgets of this type and can set different location groups on different widgets.
  • Show Charts- Check the visit charts that you want to be shown on this widget. You may create multiple widgets of this type and show different charts on each of them.
  • SAVE- Please click this button to save the information.
  • CANCEL- Please click this button to exit out of this screen without saving.

All Locations and With Location Charts - Description

  • All locations charts, which also could be interpreted as college-wide charts, show the data result regardless of the location (as if the data is accumulated from all the locations).
  • With Location charts are similar to All Locations charts but they further add location information.
  • Both charts data follow scope settings. You would likely set their visibility role to Administrator. But each and every Administrator wouldn't see the same charts. For example, a college-wide administrator sees all the data. An administrator, who is scoped only to Math and Writing centers would only see the data pertaining to visits done to those centers.
    • This would also affect the locations shown on location charts. Even if the college-wide administrator sets, say 10 locations in the graph, the administrator who has access to only Math and Writing would only see those (provided they are in the locations set to be shown).
  • Default data period is the current semester. If the current date is not in an active semester, then the default period is the last 16 weeks. All but the “Daily Visits” heatmap chart use this period. “Daily Visits” heatmap data period is the last 12 months.
  • Most of the charts have a small toolbar on top of that shows options for “Detailed”, “Stacked” and “%”.
    • “Detailed” means data values are shown on their own and all the values in a –“group”– constitute a category. For example, for Weekly Visits chart, given a week, the values for Monday, TuesdaySunday are a group for that week. Each shows as a separate data value.
    • In “Stacked” mode data values are stacked and a single value for their sum is shown. In column and bar charts, within that single bar you can see different values with their legend colors.
    • In “%” mode data values are again stacked. This time, however, the total stacked value presents 100%, within the bar, you see individual values' percentages. You can think of this as multiple pie graphs, represented as bars.
    • Most of the charts also provide some interactivity:
      • Hovering on to values, you see a small table with item and data value in it for that category.
      • Heat map chart shows some information for the day as a tooltip.
      • You can hide or show a particular series in the graph by clicking their name in the legend.
      • You can zoom a graph by scrolling and pan by clicking and dragging.

All Locations Charts

Name Description Example
Weekly VisitsThis chart shows the visits by week. Within a week, data values are shown per day of the week. Description: This chart shows the number of visits per day of the week for the week of the year comprised in the current Term.
Weekly Session TimesThis chart shows the session times by week. Within a week, data values are shown per day of the week. Description: This chart shows the total length of time that lasted of all session per day of week; for every week of year comprised in the current Term.
Visits by HourThis chart shows the visits per hour. For the same hour period, data values are further divided by the day of the week. Description: This chart shows the total visit amount per hour of the day; for every day of the week comprised in this Term.
Session Times by HourThis chart shows the session times (hour) that took place per hour. For the same hour period, data values are further divided by the day of week. Description: This chart shows the total visit amount per hour of the day; for every day of the week comprised in this Term.
Total VisitorsThis chart shows the total unique visitors for each day of the week.
Total VisitsThis chart shows the total visits for each day of the week.
Total Session TimeThis chart shows the total session time (hours) for each day of the week. Description: This chart shows the total visit length per day of the week; for all Term.
Average Session TimeThis chart shows the average session time (hours) for each day of the week. Description: This chart shows the total visit length per day of the week; for all weeks comprised in this Term.
Daily VisitsThis chart shows a heatmap for the visits done in a daily manner. For this chart, the default data period is the last 18 months. This chart shows the number of visits per specific date for the complete Term

With Location Charts

Name Description Example
Weekly VisitsThis chart shows the visits by week and location. Within a week, data values are shown per location.
Weekly VisitorsThis chart shows the unique visitors by week and location. Within a week, data values are shown per location.
Weekly Session TimesThis chart shows the session times by week and location. Within a week, data values are shown per location.
Daily VisitsThis chart shows the visits by day of week and location. For a day of the week, data values are shown per location.
Daily VisitorsThis chart shows the unique visitors by day of week and location. For a day of the week, data values are shown per location.
Daily Session TimesThis chart shows the session times by day of week and location. For a day of the week, data values are shown per location.
Total VisitsThis chart shows the total visits per location.
Total VisitorsThis chart shows the total unique visitors per location.
Total Session TimeThis chart shows the total session time (hour) per location.
Most of the charts also provide some interactivity:
  • Hovering on to values, you see a small table with item and data value in it for that category.
  • Heat map chart shows some information for the day as a tooltip.
  • You can hide or show a particular series in the graph by clicking their name in the legend.
  • You can zoom a graph by scrolling and pan by clicking and dragging.






Comparison Across Semesters by Topic, description

Comparing using Instructors, locations, services and courses:

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