Quick-Start / Space Console

Explore the Space Console

The Space Console is a multi-faceted tool for managing your space and occupancy. With the Space Console, you can perform such tasks as:

load floor plan drawings
review the total area of a set of rooms or floors
find a set of floors or rooms that meet certain criteria
find vacant, at capacity, and over-capacity rooms
highlight floor plans by vacancy, department assignment, division assignment, and type
change a room's properties, such as its department assignment or use
generate an occupancy plan
create new employees, buildings, floors, rooms, divisions, departments, room categories, and room types
export data to Excel or Word
export floor plans to Word

You can start the Space Console from the Quick-Start home page.

A tour of the Space Console

To become familiar with the Space Console, review its basic components, outlined below.

Space and Occupancy Mode

Since occupancy and space data is tightly related, the Space Console offers both types of data in one convenient spot. Space mode (shown above) focuses on the your rooms and their assigned categories and departments, and Occupancy mode focuses on where employees are situated within this space. Occupancy mode has the same appearance as Space mode (shown above) with the exception that the asset tabs present the Employees tab rather than organizations, room categories, and rooms.

With both modes, you can search for particular data, create data, access floor plans, and make changes right on the floor plan. Toggle between the two modes by click on the mode selector buttons at the top of the Space Console.

The Locations Filter

Beneath the mode selector buttons you will find the Locations Filter, which provides two important functions:

offers several options for searching for space and employees. For information on using the filter, see Find the Data and Floor Plans that you Need.
lists your floor plan drawings. For information on working floor plans, see Display Floor Plans and Floor Information.

You can hide the Locations filter and floor plan list so that there is more room to display the information in the asset tabs.This is handy to do after you select a floor plan or set the restriction filter.

The Asset Tabs

The asset tabs, located at the bottom of the Space Console, display your space and occupancy data. In Space mode, toggle between the tabs by clicking on them; Occupancy mode displays only the Employees tab. For more information,see Review Organization, Room Category, Room, and Employee Information (the Space Console's asset tabs)

The Floor Plan Panel and Ribbon

On the right side of the screen, the Space Console displays the floor plans that you select. Above the floor plan, you will find the Floor Plan ribbon with options for controlling the highlights and labels for the floor plan. The Floor Plan ribbon also offers commands for exporting the floor plans. For more information, see Display Floor Plans and Floor Information.

Working with the Space Console's panels

The Space Console presents data in panels, which are sections of the screen that load specific items, such as a database table, filter, or floor plan. You may want to hide and resize panels so that you can better focus on specific data or drawings. Use the splitters between panels to control the panels.

To resize panels:

Drag the mouse between two panels to locate the splitter. Click and drag the splitters between panels. You can resize both vertically and horizontally.