The Dashboard is the first page a user sees after logging into Opus. It provides an overview of the website by displaying links to other Opus pages along with short descriptions of these pages, and by providing a venue for other Opus-related content.
Because a user's role at the university determines which pages the user can access when they log into Opus, dashboard content is customized for each type of user. Below is an example of the dashboard for Department and School Administrators.
Dashboard example. Click this image to view a larger version.
At the top of each dashboard is a welcome greeting. Below this is a list of different pages in Opus, which also varies, based on login permissions. As you can see, each page (in the example: Cases, Eligibility Calculator, Clean Academic History Data, etc.) is represented in the main part of the window. Below the page links, this example features a reminder to "Encourage faculty to get their publications list ready."
The Dashboard serves as the Opus "home page." If you need a quick explanation of a particular Opus page, or if you're searching for something, you can always return to the Dashboard by clicking the "Home" link or the logo in the menu along the top of any page on the website.