Tools / Miscellaneous

• Disable Browser Auto-fill and Auto-Complete
• Editing the Landing Page Messages
• Quick Search Tool Functionality
• System Dashboard

Disable Browser Auto-fill and Auto-Complete

How does this setting affect OPS-COM?

When using OPS-COM to complete User Profile, we are filling out forms with information for other people that is different each time. Auto-complete can become a nuisance by filling in fields you don't want filled in or even popping data that you don't notice. This data gets saved in the profile by mistake. To avoid this issue, we suggest turning off this feature in your browser. 

See the screenshot below:

How to Disable Auto-fill

Please find general instructions for checking and turning off your auto-complete settings based on various browsers below:
	Turn off auto-fill in Internet Explorer Click on the Tools menu icon.  Click on Internet Options and select the Content tab. In the Auto Complete section, click on Settings. Uncheck Forms and User Names and Passwords on Forms.
	Turn off auto-fill in Edge Open Edge and click on the more icon (three dots) at the top right of the window. Click on Settings and scroll to the bottom until you see Advanced Settings Look for Save Form Entries and click on the switch to set it to off.
	Turn off auto-fill in Chrome Open Chrome. At the top right, click More Settings. At the bottom, click Show advanced settings. Under "Passwords and forms," uncheck "Enable Autofill to fill out web forms in a single click."
	Turn off auto-fill in Firefox Open Firefox. In the address field, type about:config and click on "I'll be careful, I'll promise" Look for the following entry "dom.forms.requestAutocomplete" Double-click on it to set it's value to False.
	Turn off auto-fill in Safari Click Safari, Preferences and click AutoFill. Turn AutoFill on or off: Select each type of information you want Safari to fill in, and deselect the rest. Change or delete autofill information: Click Edit for the type of information you want to change or delete.

Editing the Landing Page Messages

What is the Landing Page?

When you sign in to OPS-COM initially, you are presented with a landing page. This message is referred to as the Admin Dashboard. This landing page can be modified or edited to allow organizations to display important information to System Administrators and staff.

Communication Items

Some items to add to this page:

• Pricing Information
• Contact Information
• Scheduling Information
• Organizational Information
• Legal Notices
• General Information

Editing the Landing Page

This is typically the default look of the Admin Dashboard message. It appears as the primary landing page after a new installation. Your support information is maintained by the OPS-COM team. You can change any text in the Admin Dashboard box.  

To edit this message, hover over System Config and click System Messaging. 

The Manage System Messaging window opens. Click the Messages tab.

The items you are allowed to edit are governed by what permission level you have. Some of the items can only be edited by the OPS-COM Support team. In this case, we wish to edit the Admin Dashboard message. Click the Edit button.

The screen will refresh to display the Message Editor. You can edit the text using the WYSIWYG editor by clicking on the content to open the editor.  If you prefer to work in HTML, you can select Source Code from the Tools menu item.

Once you have finished editing the page, click the Save Messaging button to confirm the changes.  A pop up message will confirm that your changes have been saved.

Quick Search Tool Functionality

Using Quick Search 

The Quick Search tool requires a minimum of 4 characters to perform a query.  

This tool will search the following fields from a single source:

• Searches vehicles by plate

• Searches vehicles by VIN number

• Searches people by:

  • Username

  • Last name

  • Email address

  • Student number

  • Employee number

• Searches violations (in the last 18 months) by:

  • Ticket number

  • Plate of vehicle involved  

• Searches incidents (in the last 18 months) by:

  • Incident number

• Payments (last 18 months) by:

  • Confirmation code

System Dashboard

Introduction

The system dashboard has been reworked.

Items that appear on the dashboard have been converted into widgets, with it now being possible to create custom dashboard layouts by placing these widgets wherever wanted.

Accessing the Dashboard

The dashboard is the first thing seen on the home page when accessing the admin site.

The home page and dashboard can be accessed from anywhere on the site by clicking the OPS-COM logo in the top left of the screen.

Layouts

Active Layout

For admin users with the correct permissions, a dropdown menu for dashboards will appear below the user menu in the top right of the screen.

The drop-down menu allows the admin to view the different dashboard layouts that have been created.

Accessing a dashboard will show a preview of the selected dashboard, with the option to make it the user's active dashboard.

The active dashboard is what the admin sees on their home page.

This change only affects the admin that made it.

Dashboard Layout Management

If they have the correct permissions, admins can create and edit their own dashboard layouts by accessing the dashboard layouts and items menu, located under the System Configuration menu.

Clicking on Dashboard Layouts will open the dashboard layouts page.

This page contains a list of all existing dashboard layouts, including those created by other admins.

From this page, the user can manage the site's dashboard layouts, including their creation and edit.

Creating Dashboard Layouts

Clicking to Edit an existing layout or to create a New Layout will open the dashboard layout editor.

On this page, admins can drag and drop widgets from the widget storage onto the dashboard layout. The widgets can be moved and resized as desired.

Widgets left in the widget storage will not appear on the dashboard.

Any new widgets, be they system created or admin custom items, will appear here after they are created, where they can then be dragged onto the dashboard.

New system widgets will continue to be added and made available in the widget storage sidebar.

There are several different types of widget, identified by their color.

Creating Dashboard Items

It is possible for admins to create their own custom dashboard items.

The item management page can be found under System Management, below the Dashboard Management page, or accessed from the management page itself.

When accessed, the page will display a list of the custom dashboard items created by admins.

Choosing to Edit an existing item or to Create New will open the dashboard item editor.

A version of the item can be made for each language installed on the site.

If an item is open to be edited, it can be deleted from this page as well.

Once saved, the custom item will appear in the widget storage sidebar when editing a layout.

It can then be dragged onto the dashboard layout.

After the layout is saved with the custom widget on it, the item will appear when viewing the dashboard.

Permissions

There are several permissions related to managing dashboards layouts.

Permissions for the dashboard can be found under System Configuration → Admin Management → Manage Roles → Edit a role → System Configuration.