The LMS Dashboard displays productivity information and alerts you about potential problems. Main gauges include Variance to Standard Hours, Overtime, and Forecast Accuracy. Optimally, all the dashboard gauges will display 0, but in reality there will always be slight discrepancies. If the data in the panels is significantly more or less than 0, and therefore outside your level of tolerance, you can drill down to the details (all the way through Division, Department, Job and then even to the specific employees who worked that job) to identify any discrepancies or issues and find the specific problems. Identifying the problem area(s) means that you can make adjustments and improve your bottom line.
The Dashboard helps you locate the specific areas of concern by providing:
- Access to Actual, Standard, Scheduled and Projected labor hours and dollars information in a drill down structure from Regional Level all the way through to individual employees.
- Flexible access to Labor Volume, Productivity, and Cost information at a Regional or Property level.
- Ability to parse data in any selected time period.
- Ability to compare daily, weekly, or monthly results.Â
- Comparisons between properties or between individual units within a property.
- Trending information and identifying issues that can be corrected for Labor Savings.
 
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Fields on the LMS Dashboard
| Field | Description |
| Settings | Create filters that provide you with specific individualized views of the data. - Tag Tree—Choose which properties, regions, and/or user configured criteria (created in Tag Properties) you want to view. The All Properties and Region sections are always present. All other items listed are from the Tag Properties configuration. If you select two Tags in the same category, all properties that have been configured for that Tag(s), are displayed in the Filtered Properties section. For example, assume you have created a Category called Hotel Type, which consists of Tags for Resort, Spa, and Trade Show. If you select Resort AND Spa, all properties that are tagged as a Resort and all properties that are tagged as a Spa, will be displayed.
- Filtered Properties—Lists the properties that fit the criteria you selected in the Tag Tree. You can choose to view data for one property, multiple properties, or all properties.
- Tree Organization Type—Determines how you make selections in the Breadcrumbs.
- Property Tree—Displays Breadcrumbs based on the Labor Structure. Each property has its own divisions, departments and jobs, and data is displayed for the selected item.
- Multi Property Tree—Displays Breadcrumbs according to the master mappings. Master mappings are created to consolidate different designations for the same job, into one designation. For example, one property uses the designation F&B, another uses Food and Beverage, and still another uses Food & Beverage. All are designated as F&B in the master mappings. When selected, data from all the properties will be displayed, no matter what the actual Job name.
- Operating Codes—Displays Breadcrumbs according to Operating Codes, which consolidate jobs from different divisions and departments. For example, if a property has four restaurants, each restaurant has it's own divisions and departments but all have Waiters, selecting the Property Tree would mean that you would only see data for waiters at one restaurant. Selecting Operating Codes means that data would include all waiters from all restaurants.
- Date Range—Select the time frame for which data is viewable. You can select a pre-determined date range from the drop-down, or use the calendars to customize the date range.
- Tag Properties—Configure the filters that appear in the Tag Tree. Configuration can only be done by DBadmins.
- Categories—Create categories for your filters.Â
- Tags—Helps you group information you want to view in each category.
- Properties Tagged as XXX—Choose which property(ies) are associated with the selected Category and Tag.
- Available Properties (xx)—Displays all properties that are available to be Categorized/Tagged.
Process for creating Categories and Tags: - Click Add next to Categories and enter a New Category Name.
- Click Add next to Tags and enter a New Tag Name.
- Click on an Available Property that you want to associate with the selected Category/Tags and drag it into the center column (Properties Tagged as XX). Repeat this step for all properties you want to associate with the Tag.
- Close the window and you are returned to the Settings screen, where the configured Categories and Tags are now listed in the Tag Tree.
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| Navigation | Provides a way to access the many different areas of the application. - At a Glance—Takes you to the Metrics and Details page.
- Analysis—Access the Analysis tools.
- Variance to Standard—Represents Actual Hours divided by Standard Hours. A negative number means that Actual hours are more than the Standard hours and vice versa.
- Overtime—See how overtime costs are affecting your bottom line.
- Opportunities—Displays all possible areas where savings/concerns may lie.
- Productivity.
- Trends—Displays historical data for the Report Type and type of Hours you select.
- Rank—Compares the current property data to other properties to evaluate the property's performance against your other properties. This item is not available unless you have drilled down to the Division level or below.Â
- KBIs—View KBI data. This item is not available unless you have drilled down to the Property level or below.
- Planning.
- Last Week/Next Week—See the variances between Worked Hours and Scheduled Hours for the previous week, and Scheduled Hours and Projected Hours for the Next Week.
- Inbox—Create and/or view Private and Public Messages, as well as send emails to a designated recipient.
- Public Messages are visible to anyone who accesses the Inbox.
- Private messages are only visible to the person to whom the message is addressed.
- Saved Reports—Saves reports of specific screens based on the way you want to view them. This saves you from having to set up the same filters for data that you frequently view. You configure your filters/make your selections/drill down into data, etc. then click Saved Reports and give it a name. The next time you want to view that same report, simply click on Saved Reports and select it from the list.
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| Breadcrumbs | Displays the specific path for the data that is being displayed. You can change the data by clicking on any part of the path and making a different selection from the drop-down menu. The selections available in the breadcrumb drop-downs are based on how you configured your Settings. |
| Details Bar | Displays the number of Properties currently selected (a tool tip displays the property names), the Potential Savings or Quality Concerns for those properties, and the Date Range the data covers. It also provides access to the Settings screen. |
| At a Glance | Metrics. Provides a quick method of determining what is causing potential problem(s). You can select several metrics to view (in any order, in any combination): Variance to Standard, Overtime Info, Forecast Accuracy, Last Week/Next Week, Opportunities, and Productivity. Optimally, these numbers would all be zero or almost zero. However, if they are not within an acceptable variance, you can drill down into
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Analysis | Helps you locate where you have the potential for savings or for improving quality, using various tools. - Variance to Standard—Represents Actual Hours divided by Standard Hours. A negative number means that Actual hours are more than the Standard hours and vice versa.
- Overtime—See how overtime costs are affecting your bottom line.
- Opportunities—Displays all possible areas where savings/concerns may lie.
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| Inbox | Create and/or view Private and Public Messages, as well as send emails to a designated recipient. - Public Messages are visible to anyone who accesses the Inbox.
- Private messages are only visible to the person to whom the message is addressed.
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Details | Displays data for your Regions and All Properties. You can drill down into a Region or Property to view more detailed data. |
| Selected Date Range | Select the dates to view data. These dates are based on the property's actual week, and it defaults to the prior week. |