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--- software:squirrel:squirrel_dashboard [2025/02/02 13:56] – support@smikar.com
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-**Dashboard Overview**
+===== 📊 Squirrel Dashboard Overview =====
-The Dashboard is the central command center within the [[https://www.smikar.com/squirrel/|Squirrel]] system, providing administrators with a comprehensive snapshot of the platform’s performance. It displays key metrics related to archived data, transaction volumes, and cost savings, all in real-time.
+The [[https://www.smikar.com/squirrel/|Squirrel]] Dashboard provides administrators with a real-time, high-level overview of the platform’s performance, system activity, and archiving impact. It’s designed to give actionable insights at a glance — helping you monitor data movement, track storage savings, and ensure Squirrel is running efficiently.
-Designed for ease of use, the Dashboard allows administrators to quickly assess the status of data archiving activities, monitor transaction trends, and track important savings, offering a clear view of how the system is functioning and where optimizations can be made.
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-| The Squirrel Dashboard. | {{:software:squirrel:squirrel_dashboard.png?400 }}|
+| Once you have logged in with your Admin account, you’ll be presented with the main dashboard screen. | {{:software:squirrel:squirrel_dashboard.png?400 }} |
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+==== 🔍 What the Dashboard Shows You ====
+Each widget is designed to display up-to-date metrics for archiving and restoring data across your SharePoint environment.
 **Key Metrics Displayed on the Dashboard:**
-  * **Total Archived Data:**Displays the total amount of data archived by the system, shown in terabytes (TB). This helps administrators monitor the overall volume of archived data.
+- **📦 Total Archived Data:**
-  * **Archived Data - Today:** Shows the amount of data that was archived on the current day. This figure is updated in real-time.
+  Displays the total volume of archived data (in terabytes). Useful for tracking the cumulative impact of your archiving policies.
-  * **Archived Data - This Month:** Provides a summary of the data archived in the current month, giving admins insight into monthly archiving trends.
-  * **Archived Data - This Year:** Displays the cumulative total of data archived this year, which helps track long-term archiving performance.
+- **📅 Archived Data – Today / This Month / This Year:**
-  * **Total Archive Transactions:** The total number of archive transactions that have occurred across all sites, helping admins understand how many files have been archived.
+  Shows how much data has been archived over different time frames, helping you measure short- and long-term activity.
-  * **Archive Transactions - Today:** Shows the number of archive transactions that have taken place today, offering a real-time snapshot of system activity.
-  * **Archive Transactions - This Month:** Summarizes the number of archive transactions for the current month.
+- **📁 Total Archive Transactions:**
-  * **Archive Transactions - This Year:** Displays the total archive transactions for the current year.
+  The number of files or items that have been successfully archived across all sites.
-  * **Total Restore Transactions:** Tracks the total number of restore transactions, helping admins monitor how many files have been restored.
-  * **Restore Transactions - Today:** Shows the number of restore transactions for the current day.
+- **📈 Archive Transactions – Today / This Month / This Year:**
-  * **Restore Transactions - This Month:** Provides an overview of restore transactions that occurred this month.
+  Breakdowns of archiving activity by day, month, and year.
-  * **Restore Transactions - This Year:** The total number of restore transactions conducted throughout the year.
-  * **Total Savings:** Displays the total amount of money saved by using Squirrel for archiving, giving administrators insight into the cost-saving benefits of the system.
+- **🔄 Total Restore Transactions:**
-  * **Percent Archived:**Shows the percentage of SharePoint storage that has been archived, providing admins with an understanding of how much of the available storage has been optimized.
+  Displays the number of items restored from archive back into SharePoint.
-  * **Latest News:**This section displays the most recent updates regarding Squirrel, including software updates, new features, and announcements.
+- **📥 Restore Transactions – Today / This Month / This Year:**
+  Tracks how often users or admins restore files across your environment.
+- **💰 Total Savings:**
+  A real-time estimate of the storage cost savings achieved by archiving files to Azure Blob Storage instead of retaining them in SharePoint.
+- **📊 Percent Archived:**
+  Indicates what percentage of your SharePoint storage has been archived so far. This is a key metric to help you measure storage optimization.
+- **📰 Latest News:**
+  Displays the most recent Squirrel announcements, updates, and new feature releases — keeping admins informed about what's new in the platform.
+----
+==== 🧱 Dashboard Widgets Explained ====
+Each metric appears in a **widget-style tile** designed for clarity and speed. These widgets are updated daily or in real-time (depending on the data type) and provide a live snapshot of the health and performance of your Squirrel environment.
+You can use the dashboard to:
+- Confirm if scheduled archiving is occurring as expected
+- Quickly identify spikes in restore activity
+- Measure storage reclaimed over time
+- Track cost savings for reporting to stakeholders
+- Stay updated on the latest platform improvements
+----
-**Dashboard Widgets:**
+If you're unsure about a specific widget or need help interpreting your dashboard data, reach out to [support@smikar.com](mailto:support@smikar.com) for assistance.
-Each metric is presented in a widget format, making it easy for administrators to glance at important statistics at any time. The data is typically refreshed daily or in real-time, depending on the specific metric.