Navigating Cycle
Level 2 Header
When navigating to the Monitor tab of the process, you can preview the dashboard with all existing cycles and the option to create new cycles.
Refresh: Updates the real-time progress of each individual instance on the dashboard.
Add Cycle: Creates a new cycle. The cycle details pane captures the necessary details.
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Export: Exports the cycle, instance, and all progress details to Excel.
Show/ Hide Completed: Displays or hides active or completed cycles on the dashboard.
Show Header: Hides the Level 2 Header for full-screen monitoring.
Cycle Details
To create and manage a cycle, we enable and capture the required details below.
Field |
Purpose |
Values |
|---|---|---|
Process Name |
Name of the Process for which the cycle is to be created. |
Read-Only |
Cycle Name |
Name of the Process Execution Cycle to be created. |
Text Field |
Create Cycle for |
Instances are by default created by Version and Time fields. |
Member selector to choose values from. |
Status |
Status of the cycle. |
Dropdown (Open / Completed) |
Add existing Instances |
Select the list of activities to be tagged under the cycle. |
Member selector to choose values from. |
Insert Activities |
Enables target system dates with reminders. |
Checkbox |
Activity Instances |
Depending on the previous selection, the list of activities is displayed to choose the instance parameters. |
Member selector to choose values from. |
Cycle Monitor
Each cycle, once created, can be tracked and monitored with detailed real-time progress. User collaboration, monitoring, and audit information are transparently available on the dashboard for business admins in Financial Planning and Close & Consolidation. When an instance is selected, the detailed dashboard displays the following fields:
Field |
Purpose |
Values |
|---|---|---|
Instance ID |
User instances created and deployed based on the selected instance field members. |
Instance field members. |
Status |
Status of each instance member. |
Open, Submit, Approve |
Due Date |
Target date defined for the activity instance. |
Target date |
Updated at |
Last updated timestamp for the activity instance. |
Time stamp |
Updated by |
Last updated user email ID. |
Uuser email |
Performer |
List of performers for the activity instance. |
Users/roles |
Reviewer |
List of reviewers for the activity instance. |
Users/roles |
Finally, each cycle can be marked as completed once all the activity instances are completed and approved, using the Completed button at the header of the cycle pane.
Note: Once a cycle is completed, it will be moved to the Completed Cycles view, which can be accessed using the Show/Hide Completed Cycle option.