Configure your dashboard
Customize your dashboard by adding and arranging widgets like project lists, time tracking charts, and task overviews in edit mode
This article explains how to personalize your awork dashboard by adding new widgets. Set up a customized dashboard with the widgets you want.
Customize your dashboard
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Go to the Home section
Click Home in the left sidebar to open your dashboard. The menu item is directly below the search field and has a small house icon. -
Open edit mode
At the bottom of the screen, you'll find a floating action bar. Click the leftmost button. When you hover over it, the Dashboard anpassen tooltip appears.
Choose widgets
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Add a widget
In the active edit bar, click the + button on the left to add a widget. -
Choose a widget
A modal window opens with the title Wähle ein Widget zum Hinzufügen aus. It contains a grid of widget options:- Meine heutigen Zeiten
- Liste von Projekten
- Liste von Aufgaben
- Zeitauswertungs-Diagramme
- Text-Notiz
- Aktivitäten
- Bevorstehende Geburtstage
- Abwesenheiten von Usern
- Projekt-Fortschritt
- Favorisierte Docs
Click the widget you want to select it.
Save your changes
To apply your changes, click the Speichern button with the checkmark in the floating action bar at the bottom of the screen.
Edit widgets
In edit mode, after clicking Dashboard anpassen, you can rename widgets by clicking their titles, move them between columns using drag and drop, change their settings, or remove them.
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Open widget settings
To edit a widget's settings, click the gear icon in the top-right corner of the widget. -
Save widget settings
In the Widget-Einstellungen dialog that opens, you can change the widget's name and use the dropdown menu, for example Angezeigtes Projekt or Angezeigte Aufgaben, to change the data displayed. Click Speichern to apply your changes. Click Abbrechen to close the window without saving. -
To apply your changes, click the Speichern button with the checkmark in the floating action bar at the bottom of the screen.
Remove a widget from your dashboard
To remove a widget, click the X icon in its top-right corner. The Widget entfernen tooltip confirms that clicking the icon will delete the widget from your dashboard.
To apply your changes, click the Speichern button with the checkmark in the floating action bar at the bottom of the screen.
Discard your changes
If you don't want to apply your changes, click the X icon with the Abbrechen tooltip in the floating action bar at the bottom of the screen. All your changes will be discarded, and your dashboard will return to its previous state.
A quick guide to all widgets
Meine heutigen Zeiten
This widget shows all the time you've tracked today. The circular progress indicator fills up to a maximum value based on your weekly working hours divided by five days (40h / 5 = 8h).
You can track new time using the + button next to the progress indicator, or open the Zeiten menu using the stopwatch icon.
If you've already tracked time today, you can use the action buttons on the right to start the timer again with the same time-tracking details.
Liste von Projekten
By default, this widget shows all projects you're part of the project team for that are currently active (yellow status). If your workspace has fewer than three projects, inactive projects will also be shown. You can also select a saved project filter or create a new one. Click the widget title to go to the project overview.
Group your projects
Click the button with the list icon in the top-right corner. A dropdown menu opens with different grouping options: Projektstatus, Projektstatus-Typ, Kunde, Projekttyp, Verantwortlicher, Fällige Woche, Fälliger Monat, or Workflow.
Sort your projects
Click the sort button with the up and down arrows in the top-right corner of the widget. The dropdown menu displays the sorting options. You can sort in ascending or descending order by Enddatum, Startdatum, Erstellt am, Name, Kunde, Workflow, Budget, Aufgaben, Fortschritt, or Status.
Liste von Aufgaben
By default, this widget shows all your open tasks from active projects. You can choose whether to Abgeschlossene Aufgaben einblenden by clicking the double-check icon. In addition to the default view, you can select a saved task filter or create a new one.
Group your tasks
Click the button with the list icon in the top-right corner. A dropdown menu opens with different grouping options: Projekt, Projekttyp, Kunde, Tätigkeit, User, Tageweise, Wochenweise, or Monatsweise.
Sort your tasks
Click the sort button with the up and down arrows in the top-right corner of the widget. The dropdown menu displays the sorting options. You can sort in ascending or descending order by Aufgabenname, Tätigkeit, Start-Datum, Fälligkeit, Erstellungsdatum, Geplanter Aufwand, Aufgaben-Status, or User.
Hover over a task to see its project key.
To reset the grouping in the project or task widget, click Sortierung aufheben in the sorting dropdown or Gruppierung aufheben in the grouping dropdown.
Zeitauswertungs-Diagramme
Use this widget to display charts from time reports on your dashboard. When you add the widget, simply select the report you want. Use the chart button in the top-right corner to switch between the Matrix- und dem Tortendiagramm.
Text-Notiz
You can add any notes you like here. Use the + button at the end of a note to quickly add another one.
Aktivitäten
This widget shows activities from all active projects where you're part of the project team or have enabled notifications. Activities are grouped by day and project. It shows activities from up to the past seven days.
Bevorstehende Geburtstage
This widget shows upcoming birthdays for users you can see.
Abwesenheiten von Usern
This widget shows other users' absences entered in the Workload overview. Springe zu heutigem Datum, Navigiere zu früheren Daten, or Navigiere zu späteren Daten. Click the widget title to go directly to the workload overview.
In edit mode, click the gear icon in the top-right corner to choose whose absences are shown:
- Alle User: Show absences for all users in your workspace
- Team auswählen: Show absences for selected teams. Click Team auswählen to open the team selection dialog.
For example, you can configure the absences widget so that your users only see absences for their own team. To do this, enable Nur User der eigenen Teams in the User section of the general permissions role in permission management.
🔐 The absences widget is available starting with the Professional plan.
Projekt-Fortschritt
You can select a project for this widget. It displays a battery-style visualization showing the proportion of tasks in each status, with each status represented by a color.
The numbers below the battery show the ratio of completed tasks (green) to all tasks in the project.
Favorisierte Docs
This widget shows your favorite documents. Click a document to open it. The list updates automatically when you add or remove favorites. The action button on a document in the widget gives you these options: share, copy the document link, remove from favorites, or open in a new tab.
Adjust widget size
Use the arrow icons at the bottom of some widgets to adjust the number of entries shown in the list. awork remembers your preferred widget size, so you'll see the same settings the next time you reload.
FAQ
How can I customize my dashboard?
Go to Home and click the leftmost button in the floating action bar at the bottom of the screen. This activates edit mode.
Where can I find the widgets I can add?
You'll find the widgets in a modal window. Open it by clicking + Hinzufügen in the floating action bar at the bottom of the screen.
Can I remove widgets from my dashboard?
Yes. In edit mode, click the X icon in the top-right corner of a widget to remove it.
What if I don't want to save my changes?
If you don't want to save your changes, click the X icon with the Abbrechen tooltip in the floating action bar at the bottom of the screen.
How can I adjust the size of widgets?
You can adjust the size of some widgets using the arrow icons at the bottom of the widget.
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