> ## 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.

# Switching Active Branch in the Web Admin

> Learn how multi-branch staff choose and change their active branch in the oFatoura web dashboard, how the choice is remembered per session, and how it scopes the data you see.

If your account is assigned to more than one branch, the oFatoura web dashboard always works in the context of one **active branch** at a time. Most screens, reports, and dashboard figures reflect the branch you currently have selected, so it is worth knowing how to check and change it.

This page covers the browser dashboard. To switch branches on the phone or tablet app, see [Switching Branches on the ePOS App](/epos-app/branch-switching).

## How the active branch is chosen

When you sign in, oFatoura decides which branch to work in:

* **Assigned to one branch:** you go straight to the dashboard. There is nothing to choose.
* **Assigned to several branches, with no branch remembered yet:** you are taken to a branch selection page before reaching the dashboard.
* **Assigned to several branches, with a branch already remembered:** you land on the dashboard in that branch.

<Info>
  Your branch selection is remembered for the rest of your signed-in session. You will not be asked to pick again on every page, only when there is no remembered choice.
</Info>

## Picking your branch at sign-in

<Steps>
  <Step title="Sign in">
    Enter your email and password on the login page and continue. If email verification is required for your account, complete that first. See [Logging In and Verifying Your Email](/getting-started/web-admin-login).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a branch">
    If you are assigned to more than one branch and none is remembered yet, you will see a list of the branches you can access. Your primary branch is highlighted as the default.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Continue to the dashboard">
    Select the branch you want to work in. oFatoura remembers it for the session and takes you to the dashboard (or back to the page you were trying to reach).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Only your assigned branches appear

The branch list shows only the branches your account is assigned to. You cannot select or view data for a branch you have not been given access to. If a branch you expect is missing, ask an administrator to assign you to it.

<Note>
  A staff member can be assigned to several branches. Each person sees only their own assigned branches in the picker.
</Note>

## What the active branch affects

Your active branch scopes what you see across the dashboard:

| Area                           | Effect of the active branch     |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------- |
| Dashboard figures and charts   | Show data for the active branch |
| Orders, payments, and reports  | Reflect the active branch       |
| Day-to-day operational screens | Work within the active branch   |

<Warning>
  If the numbers on a screen look unexpected, check which branch is active first. You may be viewing a different branch than you intended.
</Warning>

## Switching to a different branch

Because the choice is remembered for your session, switching branches means starting a fresh selection. Sign out and sign back in to be offered the branch list again, then choose the branch you want.

<Tip>
  For the dashboard specifically, you can also confirm and review how data is scoped to a branch in [Stats, Period Filter, and Branch Scope](/dashboard/stats-and-charts).
</Tip>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Logging In and Verifying Your Email" icon="log-in" href="/getting-started/web-admin-login">
    Sign in to the web dashboard and complete email verification.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Branches and Operating Hours" icon="store" href="/settings/branches-and-operating-hours">
    Set up branches and the hours each one operates.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Switching Branches on the ePOS App" icon="repeat" href="/epos-app/branch-switching">
    Change the active branch on the waiter app.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Stats, Period Filter, and Branch Scope" icon="chart-bar" href="/dashboard/stats-and-charts">
    See how dashboard data is scoped to the active branch.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>