# Overviews
The dashboard and organizational chart help give you an overview of the HR situation and structure of your company.
# Dashboard
The dashboard provides an overview of all personnel files and their statuses.
You can reach the dashboard by clicking the Employees tile in the My ELO area.
The dashboard remembers your settings. When you close then open the dashboard again, it remembers and displays your most recent view.
Fig.: Dashboard in the table view
The dashboard is divided into the following areas:
1 Database: In the dashboard header, use the drop-down menu (arrow icon) to select a database. A dashboard database is a list of personnel files that is loaded for evaluation.
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If there is only one database, this database is selected permanently and there is no drop-down menu available.
2 Table/Calendar: You can choose between two dashboard views.
3 Search: In addition to text values, you can also search for deadlines. All data that you can select as column values in the table view serves as the basis.
4 Status: The dashboard header contains a button for each status. If a button is active, all personnel files with the corresponding status are shown in the dashboard viewer pane.
5 Viewer pane: In the dashboard viewer pane, you will see a list of personnel files. This list changes depending on the filter criteria applied.
# Table
Fig.: Table view
Clicking an entry shows a preview of the entry. Double-clicking an entry brings you to the repository.
Customize the table view using the drop-down menus.
Fig.: Customizing the table view
The drop-down menus in the column headings contain the following functions:
- Sort ascending
- Sort descending
- Remove sorting: This option appears if you have sorted the column. Click Remove sorting to clear the sorting option.
Alternative: You can sort the column by clicking the column heading. Clicking once sorts in ascending order. Clicking a second time sorts in descending order. Clicking a third time clears sorting.
- Hide column
- Group: The content of a column is joined into groups. The number of personnel files in each group is shown in brackets. Click the plus icon before the group to expand it and view all contained personnel files. The minus icon minimizes it again. Clicking the plus icon in the header expands all groups.
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You can combine multiple groups. You can specify a hierarchy with the order in which you select the columns.
- Ungroup: This option appears if you have grouped items.
Fig.: Overview of all columns
Menu: You can show hidden columns.
# Calendar
Fig.: 'Year', 'Month', and 'Day' buttons
The calendar offers three options: Year, Month, and Day.
Data from the personnel file is shown in all views.
Fig.: Annual view
Year: The annual view shows the number of deadlines each month. For more detailed information on a month, click the month.
Fig.: Month view
Month: The month view shows the number of deadlines each day. For more detailed information on a day, click the day.
To preview a personnel file, click the deadline.
Fig.: Day view
Day: The day view lists the deadlines for the selected day. It works in the same way as the table view.
# Organizational chart
Organizational charts give you an overview of the structure of an organization.
You can reach the organizational chart by clicking the Organizational chart tile in the My ELO area.
Fig.: Selecting an organization
Choose the organization you want to show in an organizational chart.
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If only one organization is created, you will be forwarded straight to the respective organizational chart.
Fig.: Organizational chart
If the child elements are collapsed, click the plus icon to expand them.
You can collapse the child elements by clicking the minus icon.
Fig.: Minus icon
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The minus icon appears as soon as you mouse over the element whose child elements you want to collapse.