> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ofatoura.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Dashboard overview

> Everything on the oFatoura web admin dashboard — quick links, stat cards, sales charts, revenue insights, anomaly alerts, and live operational widgets — in one place.

The dashboard is the first screen you see after logging in to the web admin. It gives you a live snapshot of your restaurant's performance and day-to-day operations — without having to dig through reports.

What you see depends on your role and which modules your plan includes. Staff who don't have permission to view orders, reports, or other areas will see a reduced dashboard with only the sections relevant to them.

## What the dashboard covers

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Quick links">
    A grid of shortcut buttons at the top of the page lets you jump straight to the features you use most — POS, Orders, Reports, Customers, Staff, Tables, and more. The buttons that appear depend on which modules are enabled and what your account is permitted to access.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Stat cards and sales chart">
    Four cards show your order count, total earnings, customer count, and average daily earning for the selected period, each with a percentage change compared to the previous equivalent period. Below the cards, a sales chart plots daily revenue across the same timeframe.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Revenue insights">
    An anomaly banner alerts you when yesterday's revenue deviates significantly from your four-week same-weekday baseline. A leakage panel breaks down how much revenue was lost to refunds, voids, and discounts, and flags how often a manager override was used to authorise those actions.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Earnings breakdowns">
    Three cards show revenue split by payment method, top-selling menu items, and per-table earnings (dine-in). These update when you change the period filter.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Live widgets">
    The right column shows today's upcoming reservations, any pending waiter assistance requests (with a respond button), and a rolling list of the latest ten orders. These panels only appear when the relevant modules are enabled and you have permission to view them.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Period filter and branch scope

**Period filter** — Use the pill buttons at the top of the dashboard to choose the time window: Today, Yesterday, Last 7 Days, Last 30 Days, or All Time. Every stat card and chart on the page updates to reflect your selection. Your choice is remembered across sessions, so you come back to the same view each time you log in.

**Branch scope** — If your restaurant has more than one branch, a toggle in the top-right corner of the dashboard lets you switch between viewing figures for your current branch only or combining all branches into a single view. Switching scope refreshes the entire dashboard.

<Note>
  The branch scope toggle only appears on multi-branch accounts. On a single-branch account the dashboard always shows that branch's data.
</Note>

## Permissions at a glance

Different parts of the dashboard require different permissions. If a section is missing, it usually means either the module is not enabled on your plan or your role does not include the relevant permission.

| Dashboard section                 | Required permission                                        |
| --------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| Period filter and stat cards      | View orders                                                |
| Earnings and customer count cards | View reports and view customers                            |
| Sales chart and leakage panel     | View reports                                               |
| Anomaly banner                    | View reports                                               |
| Shift summary card                | View shifts                                                |
| Reservations widget               | View reservations (and reservation module enabled)         |
| Waiter requests widget            | Manage waiter requests (and waiter request module enabled) |
| Latest orders list                | View orders                                                |

## Explore the dashboard sections

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Stats, period filter, and branch scope" icon="chart-bar" href="/dashboard/stats-and-charts">
    How the period filter and branch scope toggle work, what each stat card shows, and how the sales chart compares periods.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Revenue insights and live widgets" icon="trending-up" href="/dashboard/insights-and-live-widgets">
    The anomaly detection banner, revenue leakage breakdown, earnings by payment method and menu item, and the live reservations, waiter requests, and orders widgets.
  </Card>
</Columns>

## Related

* [Reports and analytics overview](/reports/index)
* [Shifts and cash register overview](/operations/index)
* [Customers and reservations overview](/customers/index)
* [Staff and permissions overview](/staff/index)