How to Manage Dashboard Dashlets in openSIS

How to Manage Dashboard Dashlets in openSIS

Overview

openSIS allows School Administrators to control which dashboard dashlets are visible on the Administrator dashboard.
Dashlets provide quick insights such as student counts, alerts, attendance summaries, and analytics.

Using the Dashboard Dashlets setting, administrators can enable or disable specific dashlets, allowing a cleaner and more focused dashboard experience.

Who Can Configure Dashboard Dashlets?

  • School Administrators only

Alert
Teachers, students, and parents do not have access to this setting and cannot hide or modify dashlets on their dashboards.

InfoSettings → School Settings → Dashboard Dashlets

Understanding Dashboard Dashlets

Dashlets are modular widgets displayed on the dashboard, such as:

  • Notice

  • User Total Count

  • Alerts

  • Quick Add

  • Students by Gender

  • Students by Ethnicity

  • Messages

  • Attendance summaries

  • GPA insights

  • Calendar

  • Events & Meetings

  • Billing Insight

  • Behavior Referrals

How to Enable or Disable a Dashlet

  1. Go to Settings.

  2. Select School Settings.

  3. Click on Dashboard Dashlets.

  4. Locate the dashlet you want to manage.

  5. Use the In Use toggle:

    • Yes → Dashlet is visible on the Administrator dashboard

    • No → Dashlet is hidden

  6. Changes are applied immediately.

How This Affects the Dashboard

  • Only dashlets marked as In Use = Yes appear on the Administrator dashboard

  • Disabled dashlets are completely hidden

  • No data is deleted — visibility only is controlled

Role-Based Dashboard Behavior

User Role
Can Manage Dashlets
Dashlet Visibility
Administrator
✅ Yes
Based on Admin configuration
Teacher
❌ No
System-defined
Student
❌ No
System-defined
Parent
❌ No
System-defined

Info
Each user role has its own predefined dashboard layout.
Only the Admin dashboard supports dashlet visibility control.

Best Practice Recommendations

  • Disable dashlets that are not actively used to reduce visual clutter

  • Keep critical dashlets enabled, such as:

    • Alerts

    • Attendance summaries

    • Messages

  • Review dashlet usage at the start of each academic year

Important Notes

  • Dashlet settings are school-specific

  • Changes do not affect historical data

  • This setting controls visibility only, not permissions or access rights

Need Help?

If a dashlet is enabled but not displaying data, please contact openSIS Support for assistance.

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