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Kahua Home Page

The Kahua Home page is the page the opens when you first log in to Kahua. You can return to the home page at any time by clicking the home icon  in the Kahua header. The home page allows you to easily access your projects, tasks, and messages.



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Switch domains

The name of your current domain appears in the upper left corner of the home page.



If you have access to more than one domain, you can switch domains by clicking on the name of the current domain. A list of available domains appears. Select the desired domain name to switch to that domain. The projects in the Projects section are filtered by the currently selected domain.


Access the Help Center

Just below the header, you'll see the name of your currently selected domain and the Help Center button. The Help Center button opens either Kahua's support page or a help page specific to your organization. Your domain administrator controls the selection in the Domain Settings application. 


View projects and manage the Projects section

In the Projects section, projects from your currently selected domain appear.


You can have either your recent projects or projects that you've added to your My Projects list in the Project Finder app appear in the section. To switch between Recent Projects and My Projects, click on the More menu icon and make the appropriate selection.


For more information on using the Project Finder app to "favorite" a project so it appears on your My Projects list, refer to Navigating Projects using Project Finder.



The projects can appear as widgets in the card view, or in a list in the table view. To switch between views, click on the More menu icon  and make the appropriate selection.


The Card View shows each project in its own widget. To view more projects, click the View All  icon.



The Table View shows the projects in a list. Click on a column header to sort the list by that column.



Note that your project selections and view selections are retained when you return to the home page.


The following information appears for each project:

Field

Description

Project Image

The project image only appears on widgets in the card view. It is from the logo field on the Project Information page.

Project Number

The project number always appears in the table view. It will only show in the card view if you've enabled the My Settings > General tab > Show project Number setting. Refer to My Settings.

Project Name

This value is stored in the Project Information page.

Project Manager

This value is stored in the Project Information page.

Current weather conditions at the site

To have weather conditions appear, you must configure weather for the project in the Configuration app > Weather tab. Refer to Weather.


To open the Project Information page, select the information icon on the widget or table. Users with the appropriate permissions can select Edit to update the information. Refer to Project Information.


To open a project, click on the project name. The project will open with the currently open app. If you do not currently have an application open, a list of your most recently used apps will appear. Select an app to open it in the project.


In addition to modifying what projects appear and in what format, you can also complete the following actions:

  • Create a Project - Users with the appropriate permissions have the option to create a new project by selecting Create a Project. For more information, refer to Creating a new project.



  • Search for a project - You can search for any project in the currently selected domain. Click in the Search bar and enter a portion of the project name (or project number if you have My Settings > Show Project Number setting enabled, refer to My Settings) or select Find a Project to open the Project Finder app.



View Open Tasks

The twelve most recent tasks assigned to you that are not yet complete appear in the Open Tasks section. The total number of open tasks appears in the header. Overdue items are flagged with a tag.



You can see the Task Name, associated Project and app, who it is from, the Date Assigned and the Due Date. Click on a task to open it in the Tasks app. Select the Open App icon to open the Tasks app directly. Click the Refresh icon to refresh the list. For more information on Tasks, refer to The Tasks application.


View Unread Messages

The twelve most recent messages you have not yet read appear in the Unread Messages section. The total number of unread messages appears in the header.



You can see the subject of the message, a portion of the message text, who sent it and when you received it. Click on a message to open it in the Messages app. Select the Open App icon to open the Messages app directly. Click the Refresh icon  to refresh the list. For more information on Messages, refer to Messages app.



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