General Navigation
Introduction
Welcome to Building Swell! Let's walk through the general navigation of the platform, ensuring you can move seamlessly through our features, from gaining insights into your shop's performance to adjusting your profile settings.
Prerequisites
- Active Building Swell account
Step-by-Step Instructions
Navigating Building Swell is intuitive and streamlined.
Primary Navigation
Start with the Primary Navigation Bar, prominently located on the left-hand side of your screen. Here, you're introduced to a suite of tools tailored for prefab shop management:
Insights
This pivotal feature provides a comprehensive view of your shop's performance, helping you grasp where your operations shine and where there might be room for improvement. It's a go-to spot to glean vital feedback from your production data.
Build
Here, you can gauge the status of different build orders, visualizing their progress across various stages and project lines. It offers a clear snapshot of how projects are progressing, letting you intervene timely if there are bottlenecks.
Inventory
See insights into item movements across your shop, ensuring you're always aware of where essential components or products are stationed.
Rules Engine
Think of this as your control center, replete with settings to fine-tune production processes. Whether you're syncing schedules, establishing new work shifts, or overseeing team roles, this is where you pull the levers.
Settings
Tailor Building Swell to better suit your shop’s dynamics. This includes tasks like onboarding new users or modifying role configurations, ensuring the right people have the right access.
For a deeper dive into specific functionalities, the Sub-Modules located at the screen's top corner come in handy. These allow you to understand and manipulate more intricate features within each primary module.
Hard Hat Mode
Located at the bar's base. This innovative feature provides step-by-step instructions for your shop floor, elucidating work instructions and clarifying who’s assigned to what task. It's like a GPS for your prefab shop activity!
Profile
Finally, the top right corner is your personal space. Here, you'll discover essential utilities, including the option to customize your Profile, ensuring your user experience is both personalized and efficient.
Tips or Best Practices
- Familiarize yourself with the primary navigation bar first; it's your gateway to most features.
- Utilize Hard Hat Mode to minimize misunderstandings on the shop floor.
Conclusion
With a strong grip on general navigation, you'll be primed to maximize the benefits of Building Swell. As always, if you have questions, we're here to help!