Your home page may appear different based on whether you're logged into AMS with the web or mobile application. On the web version, page layouts are customizations developed by an AMS administrator. You may be able to control which favorite events and dashboards, or saved reports show on the home page but ultimately the layout is standardized across groups of people. In contrast, you can individualize your home page layout on the AMS mobile app using the available widgets.
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Page layouts are applied to groups of people or roles. This means that you may see one page layout when in a particular group environment but see another when using a different group. If a page layout is not set for a subgroup, the parent group’s page layout will apply to it.
A page layout may also be set up for a role so that people who have had that role applied to them will see the page layout for the role. For example, if an administrator has created a page layout that is applied to a coaching role, then only coaches will view the AMS site with that page layout. However, page layouts for groups take precedence over page layouts for roles, which means that when a person with a role that has a page layout applied enters a group environment for which there is also a page layout, the page layout will update to that of the group’s.
The example below shows a site that has no page layout. This is the default setting for AMS sites if a person's role has all available system permissions.
The next example is the same site but with a page layout applied. The page layout determines the tools, tabs, small links (in the top right-hand corner) and how these are organized. This is a very basic page layout – there are many AMS sites with more extensive customizations.
Sidebars
When you are using the AMS web app, you may be able to see a sidebar on each side of the screen. They are visible in areas of the site where it is possible to change which person is selected. If an athlete is logged in, they will only be able to select themselves using the sidebar. A professional user will be able to use the left-hand sidebar to select an athlete from the people contained in the group environment they are operating within at that time. This is the normal way in which the sidebar is visible, with the person having the ability to collapse either sidebar; however, an AMS administrator may choose to turn off visibility for the sidebars in the site entirely. This is sometimes done when other navigation options have been implemented.
The left-hand sidebar is intended to facilitate navigation, both for athletes and professional users. Being able to select a person in the sidebar means that you can navigate to relevant event forms, view a history of entries for an event form and see any status indicators that apply to the person.
If we are logged in as an athlete, it is possible to see the event forms that can be entered (in this case, for Jamie Anderson) and the status indicator (currently orange), in the left-hand sidebar.
If we look at a coach’s home page, in the left-hand sidebar the coach has available to them a list of athletes who are members of the group the coach is operating within.
The coach is able to choose a single player from the left-hand sidebar in order to enter data, view the performance history or view the calendar for that athlete.
The right-hand sidebar is also referred to as the athlete sidebar and it appears after a coach selects an athlete in the left-hand sidebar or when entering data for an athlete. The athlete sidebar contains the following details:
- View a summary of the user's profile details including their profile image, full name, sex, age, date of birth, email address and phone number.
- Link to edit the user's profile page via the pencil icon.
- The user's status.
- Message the user.
- Link to the user's performance history.
- View critical information about the user.
- Links to your favorite event forms (note these are not the selected users' favorites).
Critical information
We pointed out how Jamie Anderson’s allergy information was highlighted in the right-hand sidebar below the athlete’s profile details. This is a setting implemented by the site’s builder that makes sure certain critical information is highlighted everywhere the athlete is seen on AMS. This setting is best used for one or two critically important event form fields and is typically used for medical information, such as allergies.
Collapsing the sidebar
At the top of both the left and right-hand sidebars, you will see an icon that allows you to collapse or expand the sidebars. This feature is available on sidebars across the main application, as well as the builder and administrator interfaces. While collapsed, you’re able to hover your mouse at the edge of your screen to view the sidebar. The state of the sidebar will be retained across all tools that you access in AMS, including the home page, reports, data entry, profile entry and resources.
When you show or hide the sidebar, your browser will remember the state from when you last logged in, and save it for your next session. For the left-hand sidebar, this also applies to the builder and administrator interfaces.
After logging into the app, you’ll be directed to the customizable home screen. You can navigate to different areas of the app using the tabs at the bottom of the screen. The tabs will differ slightly depending on whether you’re logged in as a professional user (i.e. you can interact with other people’s accounts within your organization) or a non-professional user (i.e. you only have access to your own account).
Professional users can select from the following tabs:
- Home: Access the app home screen.
- Enter data: Fill out new event form records for people whose accounts you have access to.
- Dashboards: View dashboards that you have access to.
- Reports: View your saved reports.
- Settings: Manage your account and app settings.
Non-professional users can select from the following tabs:
- Home: Access the app home screen.
- Recent activity: View all event form records that have been saved against your account (must have the Recent activity or Athlete history system permission in their role).
- Enter data: Fill out new event form records for yourself.
- Dashboards: View dashboards that you have access to.
- Settings: Manage your account and app settings.
For more information, select the tab names above to view the relevant help article.
Customize your app homepage
You can personalize your homepage with widgets so that forms, dashboards and reports you use on a regular basis are easily accessible. From the app homepage, select the Customize homepage button. If you already have a personalized homepage, you can find the Customize homepage button at the bottom of the Home screen. You can also access it by going to Settings > App preferences > Customize homepage.
The widgets that you may have access to include:
Any widgets that are currently on your homepage are listed under Active widgets and any that are not in use are listed under Inactive widgets. To activate a widget, tap the widget or press and drag the icon on the right of the widget name to the Active widgets section. You can rearrange the order of widgets with the same gesture and drop it into the correct position. Tap Save to update your selections.
