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Dashboard Overview

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📋 Overview

The Dashboard serves as the centralized business intelligence console for your operations. It aggregates cross-table data to present real-time financial health metrics, operational metrics, and immediate compliance exposures without executing remote network queries.

⚙️ How to Use

  1. Locate the master filter ribbon at the top of the viewport
  2. Select the target Financial Year (FY) (e.g., FY 2025/2026)
  3. Select the Business Entity scope if you manage multiple consulting entities
  4. Dashboard widgets instantly re-query local data to adjust calculations
💡 Drill Down: Clicking on any summary card (e.g., Unpaid Invoices) automatically routes you to the corresponding module with matching filters pre-applied.

📑 Field Definitions

FieldTypeDetails
Actual Revenue (Ex GST)CurrencySum of all Paid invoices, stripping 10% GST component
Active ContractsCountPOs where current date falls within start/end dates and hours haven't exceeded the cap
Pending InvoicesCurrencyTotal dollar value of all finalized invoices sitting in Sent status
Total Actual HoursDecimalRunning summation of all time entries marked as Actual

🔗 System Interrelationships

The Dashboard operates as a read-only aggregation engine with reactive dependencies on Timesheet & Log, Purchase Orders, and Invoicing & Billing. Any modification (adding a log, altering a PO rate, or updating an invoice status to Paid) triggers an immediate recalculation.

💬 Need Custom Tax or Business Advice?

Rake provides automated tooling and estimations, but we always recommend reviewing your structures with a certified Australian accountant.

✉️ Still have questions about the platform?

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