Home page view
The Home page in Business Continuity Workspace serves as the landing page of the BCM application.
Home page in Business Continuity Workspace
The Home page in Business Continuity Workspace provides an interactive dashboard that summarizes the status of continuity activities. The visualizations help the Workspace users to act on their assigned tasks in an organized manner. The Home page includes these tabs:
- Crisis events
- Business impact analysis
- Planning
- Exercises
Each tab shows cards that highlight key states, detailed views, and visualizations that help users act quickly and stay informed.
Crisis events tab
The Crisis events tab in the Home page displays various cards that offer information on the crisis events. You can review the crisis events in various states, details of the selected crisis events, and monitoring and tracking of the crisis events. The example shows the cards in the Crisis events tab. You can select Report crisis to start a new crisis event.
Crisis events tab in the Home page.
See the table for the description of the cards in the Crisis events tab:
| Card | Description |
|---|---|
| Crisis events overview | Overview of the crisis events in different states. You can view the details of the crisis events in these states:- In progress Number of the crisis events that are in the In progress state.
Number of the crisis events that are in the Pending state.
Number of the crisis events that are in the Returned state.
Number of the crisis events that are in the Pending approval state.
Number of the crisis events that are in the Approved state.
Number of the crisis events that are in the Closed state. |
| Details of the selected event card | Details of the crisis events for the selected state of the card. For example, if you selected In progress in Crisis events overview, then details of the crisis events that are in the In progress state are displayed in this panel. You can view details on the crisis events:- Active State of the crisis event. The state can be True or False. You can select the link to open the crisis event record.
Activity that is due on the crisis event.
Participants of the crisis event.
Approval information for the crisis event.
Approval history of the crisis event.
Name of the assignee responsible to respond to the crisis event. When you select the assignee name in the column, it opens the record form where these tabs are displayed:
Assignment group for the crisis event.
Business duration of the crisis event.
Service impacted due to the crisis event. |
| Monitoring and tracking of ongoing events | Graphical representation of all crisis events. You can filter the information based on their associated assets, plans, and tasks in a pie chart format:- Assets by recovery status Shows the number of the assets by their recovery status for ongoing events. The details are displayed on the asset in a pie chart:
Shows the plans by their status of the ongoing events:
Shows the tasks by their status of the ongoing events:
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| Report crisis action button | Action button to report a crisis and create a crisis event from the Crisis events tab. When you select Report crisis, it launches the Create New Event form where you can fill in the details of the crisis event. |
Business impact analysis tab
The Business impact analysis tab displays various cards that offer information on the business impact analyses. You can review the business impact analyses in various states, details of the selected analyses, and monitoring and tracking of the analyses. The example shows the cards in the Business impact analysis tab. You can select Create BIA to start a new analysis.
Business impact analysis tab in the Home page.
See the table for the description of the cards in the Business impact analysis tab:
| Card | Description |
|---|---|
| Business impact analysis overview | Overview of the business impact analysis in different states. You can view the details of the business impact analysis in the states:- All Total number of the business impact analyses in the BCM application.
Number of the business impact analyses in the Draft state.
Number of the business impact analyses in the In review state.
Number of the business impact analyses in the Returned state.
Number of the business impact analyses in the Pending approval state.
Number of the business impact analyses in the Expired state.
Number of the business impact analyses in the Approved state.
Number of the business impact analyses in the Archived state. |
| Details of the selected business impact analysis card | Details of the business impact analyses for the selected state of the card. For example, if you selected In progress in Crisis events overview, then details of the business impact analyses that are in the In progress state are displayed in this panel. You can view these details on the business impact analyses in a tabular format:- Name Name of the business impact analysis.
Description of the business impact analysis.
Service, process, or company that the business impact analysis applies to.
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State of the business impact analysis.
Date and time when the business impact analysis gets updated. |
| Monitoring and tracking of ongoing business impact analyses | Graphical representation of all business impact analyses for their assets in a pie chart format:- Assets by RTO Shows the number of the assets that have different recovery time objectives (RTO). The image shows an example of three assets that have an RTO of 8 hours and one asset that has an RTO of 4 hours.
Shows the number of assets that have different recovery tiers. The image shows an example of three assets that have mission critical recovery tiers and two assets that have business critical recovery tiers. |
| Create BIA action button | Action button to create a business impact analysis from the Business impact analysis tab. When you select Create BIA, it launches the Create New Impact Analysis form where you can fill in the details of the business impact analysis. |
Planning tab
The Planning tab in the Home page displays various cards that offer information on the business continuity plans. You can review the business continuity plans, details of the selected plans, and monitoring and tracking of the plans. The example shows the cards in the Business continuity plan tab. You can select Create BCP to create a new plan.
Planning tab in the Home page.
See the table for the description of the cards in the Planning tab:
| Card | Description |
|---|---|
| Business continuity plan overview | Overview of the business continuity plans in different states. You can view the business continuity plans in the states:- All All business continuity plans in the BCM application.
Business continuity plans that are in the Draft state.
Business continuity plans that are in the In review state.
Business continuity plans that are in the Returned state.
Business continuity plans that are in the Pending approval state.
Business continuity plans that are in the Approved state.
Business continuity plans that are in the Closed state. |
| Details of the selected business continuity plans card | Details of the business continuity plans for the selected state of the card. For example, if you selected In progress in Business continuity plan overview, then details of the business continuity plans that are in the In progress state are displayed in this panel. You can view these details on the business impact analyses in a tabular format:- Name Name of the business continuity plan.
Description of the business continuity plan.
State of the business continuity plan.
Date and time when the business continuity plan gets updated. |
| Monitoring and tracking | Graphical representation of all the active business continuity plans in a pie chart format:- Plans with exercises You can select the card to view the plans with exercises.
You can select the card to view without exercises.
You can select the card to view the plans with events.
You can select the card to view the plans without events. |
| Create BCP action button | Action button to create a business continuity plan from the Planning tab. When you select Create BCP, it launches the Create New Plan form where you can fill in the details of the business continuity plan. |
Exercises tab
The Exercises tab in the Home page displays various cards that offer information on the exercise events. You can review the exercise events in various states, details of the selected exercise events, and monitoring and tracking of the exercise events. The example shows the cards in the Exercises tab. You can select Create exercise to create a new event.
Exercises tab in the Home page.
See the table for the description of the cards in the Exercises tab:
| Card | Description |
|---|---|
| Exercises overview | Overview of the exercise events in different states. You can view the details of the exercise events in these states:- In progress Exercise events that are in the In progress state.
Exercise events that are in the Pending state.
Exercise events that are in the Returned state.
Exercise events that are in the Pending approval state.
Exercise events that are in the Approved state.
Exercise events that are in the Closed state. |
| Overview of the exercises for the selected state | Details of the exercise events for the selected state of the card. For example, if you selected In progress in Exercises overview, then details of the exercise events that are in the In progress state are displayed in this panel. You can view these details on the exercise events in a tabular format:- Active State of the exercise event. The state can be True or False. You can select the link to open the exercise event record.
Activity due on the exercise event.
Participants of the exercise event.
Approval information on the exercise event.
Approval history of the exercise event.
Name of the assignee responsible for the crisis event. When you select the assignee name in the column, it opens the record form where these tabs are displayed:
Assignment group for the exercise event.
Business duration for the exercise event.
Service for the exercise event. |
| Monitoring and tracking of ongoing exercises | Graphical representation of all active exercises in a pie chart format:- Assets by recovery status Shows the number of the assets by the recovery status for ongoing events. Details are displayed on the asset in a pie chart:
Shows the plans by status of the ongoing events:
Shows the tasks by status of the ongoing events:
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| Create exercise action button | Action button to create an exercise event from the Exercises tab. When you select Create exercise, it launches the Create New Event form where you can fill in the details of the exercise event. |
Home page views for BCM Manager and BCM Planner
When you log in to the BCM application, the Home page view is displayed according to your user role, responsibilities, and the assigned tasks.
A typical Home page view for a BCM manager is shown in the example.
Exercises tab in the Home page.
A typical Home page view for a BCM planner is shown in the example.
Home page view for the BCM planner.
For information on the tabs and their associated actions in the Home page, see Home page view.