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# 4. Platform Overview and Dashboard

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### Understand the **Home Screen (Home Dashboard)**, including **Quick Access** and **Widgets**.

Customize your dashboard: select existing dashboards or create new ones to have quick access in the **Assets View** menu.

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Select more dashboard as Quick-Access, for an agile work flow monitoring.\
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