# Dashboard Overview

## Area

- Route: `/`
- Purpose: get the daily overview of stock pressure, activity and current app status

## When you use this area

Use the dashboard when you want to:

- assess the current warehouse situation quickly
- see key figures without opening detail pages
- spot pressure, warnings or trends early
- jump into the next operational area

## Important functions

- KPI cards
- current stock signals
- navigation shortcuts
- roadmap and release access
- status and version context

## Step-by-step guide

### Step 1: Open the dashboard

1. Open the home page.
2. Let the KPI cards and status data load.

### Step 2: Read the current situation

1. Review the top KPI area.
2. Check whether warnings or stock pressure are visible.
3. Use the values to decide the next workspace.

### Step 3: Jump to details

1. Open filaments, spools, warehouses or labels from the main navigation.
2. Use the dashboard as the fast orientation page, not as the editing page.

## Typical pitfalls

- reading KPIs without checking the related detail page
- ignoring the status bar and release context
- using the dashboard as a replacement for the real work area
