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Procedure documentationEnabling the Cockpit Function and the Dashboard Widget

Prerequisites

To enable the cockpit at company level, you have obtained the correct user authorization.

Procedure

Enabling the Cockpit at Company Level

  1. From the SAP Business One Main Menu, choose Start of the navigation path Administration Next navigation step System Initialization Next navigation step General Settings End of the navigation path and choose the Cockpit tab.

  2. On the Cockpit tab, select the Cockpit radio button.

    Note Note

    To enable the dashboard widget, make sure that you have installed the integration component correctly.

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  3. To save these settings, choose the Update button.

    You receive a message that the settings take effect the next time you log on to SAP Business One.

  4. For your settings to take effect, log off and then log on again to the same company.

Note Note

After you enable the cockpit successfully for the entire company, users in your company need to individually enable the cockpit to actually view and use it.

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Enabling the Cockpit at User Level

After the system administrator enables the cockpit successfully for the whole company, you need to individually enable the cockpit to access it in SAP Business One. If you prefer to use the traditional SAP Business One user interface, you can choose not to enable the cockpit.

  1. To enable your own cockpit, from the SAP Business One menu bar, choose Start of the navigation path Tools Next navigation step Cockpit End of the navigation path.

  2. Choose Enable My Cockpit.

  3. For your settings to take effect, log off and then log on again to the same company.

More Information

Enabling and Disabling the Cockpit

Disabling the Cockpit