Modifying the Landing Page

After logging in, your starting page in Skyware will open. The starting page is also known as the landing page. The default landing page is known as the Dashboard View screen, which contains basic information about your Property. The Dashboard View is just one of the landing pages choices available. Other possible landing screen choices include: Full Menu, Short Menu, Staff Reader Board, Housekeeping, Point of Sale or Charts.

Note: The new Dash Chart screen (which combines features from both the Dashboard view and the Charts screen) is also available for use as a landing page, but whilst this screen IS available for selection as a landing page with ANY of Skyware's current layout styles, it is intended for use with the Modern Light version, and is therefore inaccessible from any menus. The modern light layout features an icon in the action bar for viewing or returning to the Dash Chart screen.

The main screen default landing page may be changed by an authorized manager via the Users Maintenance screen, reached via the Configuration Menu.

The landing page also contains the Quick Menu, on the left of the screen, listing the secondary tasks and features assigned to the user. The possible options list is large, and therefore extremely customizable. The features shown in the Quick Menu can also be customized (again, by an authorized manager), by modifying the Quick Menu settings to set up the options needed most frequently, in the order you wish to see them. You can further customize your options by choosing different Quick Menu options for different Security Groups (User Groups), such as Housekeeping or Managers. This means that when a member of a different group logs in to Skyware Systems, they would see a different Quick menu.

To change the default Landing Page:

 

Open the Users Maintenance screen:

 

Select Managers Screen from the Quick Menu on the left side of the screen, then select Configuration > Users.

Select Manager's Screen to be taken to the MANAGER'S COMMANDS screen.

Select Configuration to be taken to the PROPERTY AND SYSTEM CONFIGURATION screen.

Alternately, you may also be able to select Configuration directly from the Quick Menu, if the menu has been set up to include the Configuration option.

This will take you to The Property System Configuration Menu.

The list of property configuration options are divided into four sections, which are Required Configuration, Optional Configuration, Locales/Dates and Sub-Systems.

Select Users from the Required Configuration section.

 

The Users Maintenance screen display is split into two frames, with the left side of the screen listing any already configured Users.

From the list on the left, select the User whose default view you want to change. By default, the user you are logged in as is selected.

Use the Default Menu drop-down list to select which view you want as your default: Dashboard, Full Menu, Short Menu, Staff Reader Board, Housekeeping, Restaurant (Point of Sale), Charts or Dash Chart.

 

Click the Save button () to save your changes.

 

To modify the Quick Menu shown:

 

Note: The Quick Menu Settings command is found in the Manager's Commands Screen area, which contains features that are typically used by a Manager, rather than a regular Staff member. You may edit the configuration to suit your Property at any time IF you have the appropriate access/authorization. This attribute may only be customized in Skyware if you have the authorization to do so.

 

Open the Quick Menu Settings screen:

 

Open the Manager's Commands Screen:

 

From the Full Menu => Other section, click Manager's Screen.

 

Click the icon on the left for the Full Menu.

This will display the Full menu in a tabular form, with four sections, Registration, Status, Cashier and Other.

Select Other from the Other section.

This will take you to the Other Front Desk Tasks menu, which has four sections, Other List 1, Other List 2, Documents and Web.

Select Manager's Screen to be taken to the Manager's Command screen.

OR:

Select Manager's Screen from the Quick Menu on the left side of the screen, to be taken to the Manager's Command screen.

 

The Manager's Command screen menu has two sections, Manager's Configuration and Manager's Maintenance.

Select Quick Menu Settings from the Manager's Configuration section.

 

When selected, the Quick Menu Settings screen will open.

Any options currently displayed in the Quick Menu will appear in bold text in the list.

 

Identify the options you wish to appear on the Quick Menu, and then enter numbers in each of those options' text boxes to select the order in which you want each option to appear.

When you have finished making your selections, click the orange button Save to customize your Quick Menu.

Date Updated October 16, 2024