> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pipeline.software/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Pulse Dashboard Overview

> Pulse Dashboard Overview - Pipeline knowledge base.

## Pulse Dashboard Overview

Pulse is Pipeline's analytics dashboard, giving administrators a comprehensive view of business performance across all operational areas.

### Accessing Pulse

Click **Pulse** in the top navigation bar (Admin access required).

### Dashboard Layout

> **Screenshot:** The Pulse dashboard showing the tile layout with COB breakdown, Current Jobs grid, Sales/Quotes section, Cashflow panel, Stock Valuation, and Task Effort Analysis. Show at least three tiles visible with data.

Pulse uses a responsive tile layout with six main sections. Tiles can be dragged to reorder and resized to focus on what matters most.

**Cost of Business (COB)**
Displays a breakdown of operational costs with three columns:

* Budgeted amounts
* Actual amounts
* Predicted amounts
  Individual line items (labour, materials, etc.) with totals. The current period row is highlighted.

**Current Jobs**
A detailed grid showing active projects with:

* Customer name and workflow status
* Project reference (clickable to open the job)
* Budgeted, Current, and Predicted costs
* Predicted profit vs quoted cost
  Sortable and paginated (10 rows per page).

**Sales**
Tracks quote and invoice performance:

* Quotes: Issued, Accepted, and Rejected counts across time periods
* Invoices: Period-over-period financial comparison
  Current period is highlighted for easy comparison.

**Cashflow**
Monitors money in and out:

* Purchase order flow and accounts payable
* Invoice receipts and payments

**Back Costing**
Tracks cost allocations against projects:

* Links purchase orders to job cost analysis
* Helps identify margin discrepancies

**Stock Valuation**
Three valuation perspectives:

* **Purchased rate** - Acquisition cost
* **Replacement value** - Current market cost
* **Sales value** - Marked-up retail price
  Split between held inventory and allocated inventory.

**Task Effort Analysis**
Compares estimated vs actual time on tasks:

* Sample size and default effort
* Average actual time
* Tasks exceeding estimates are highlighted in red