📊Dashboard & Analytics

Overview of the Assets Dashboard and analytics features

The Assets Dashboard gives you a real-time overview of your asset inventory, key metrics, and quick actions. Use it to spot issues and take action fast.

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1. 📍 Access Dashboard

Navigation: Assets → Dashboard from the sidebar (usually the first menu item).

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2. 📈 Key Metrics (KPIs)

Metric	Description
Total Assets	Count of all assets
Total Asset Value	Sum of (quantity × unit price) for all assets
Currently Checked Out	Number of assets currently checked out
Overdue Checkouts	Checkouts past expected return date
Pending Reservations	Reservations awaiting approval
Maintenance Due Soon	Maintenance scheduled in the next 7 days
Warranties Expiring	Warranties expiring in the next 30 days
Recently Added (7 days)	Assets created in the last 7 days

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3. 📉 Depreciation Summary

• Original Value — Total purchase value

• Total Depreciation — Accumulated depreciation to date

• Current Book Value — Original minus depreciation

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4. 📊 Charts & Breakdowns

Assets by Status

• Not Used Yet, In Use, Liquidation, Warranty/Repair, Lost, Broken

• Visual breakdown (e.g., pie or bar chart)

Assets by Group

• Count per asset group (e.g., Laptops: 25, Furniture: 40)

• Helps identify largest categories

Assets by Location

• Count per location

• Useful for multi-site or warehouse management

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5. 📋 Recent Activity

• Latest asset-related actions

• Who did what, when

• Link to view full audit log

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6. 📅 Upcoming Maintenance

• List of maintenance scheduled in the next 7 days

• Quick link to maintenance records

• Helps plan workload

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7. ⚡ Quick Actions

Common shortcuts, e.g.:

• New Asset

• Check Out Asset

• New Reservation

• Schedule Maintenance

• Generate Report

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💡 Tips

• ✅ Check dashboard daily for overdue checkouts and maintenance due

• ✅ Use quick actions to save time

• ✅ Monitor warranties to plan replacements

• ✅ Track recently added to ensure new assets are properly configured