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Buttonwood Central Functional Overview

This article covers the layout of the Buttonwood Central interface and shared functions of each screen, which can be broken up into the following sections:

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  1. Navigation Menu

  2. Content Area

  3. Applications Quick Access

  4. Shortcuts Menu

  5. User Menu

  6. Support Menu

Navigation Menu

The navigation menu provides access to Central's functions. 

If a sub-menu exists for the selected item, use the menu toggle to expand or contract the sub-menu to increase the content area space as required.

Each function of the main menu is described in the following table.

Menu Item Description
My Apps

Provides access to the user's corporate and personal SaaS applications

The following article(s) provide further details:
My Dashboards

Provides a visual representation of a summary of budgets which the user manages
Note: This item appears if the user manages one or more budgets

The following article(s) provide further details:
My Budgets

List of Budgets which the user manages
Note: This item appears if the user manages one or more budgets

The following article(s) provide further details:
My Cost Centres

List of Cost Centres which the user owns
Note: This item appears if the user owns one ore more cost centres

The following article(s) provide further details:
Govern

Provides access to tools used manage governance functions such as Budgets, Cost Centres, Delegations, and SaaS Subscriptions
Note: This item appears if the user is assigned the Manager role

The following article(s) provide further details:
Insights

Provides access to tools to view and manage service provider invoice analysis
Note: This item appears if the user is assigned the Insights Billing role

The following article(s) provide further details:
Manage

Provides access to administrative functions of the platform
Note: This item appears if the user is assigned the Administrator role

The following article(s) provide further details:
Tools

Provides pricing tools to track Exchange Rates and service pricing

The following article(s) provide further details:
Billing Provides access to Buttonwood service billing
Note: This item appears if the user is assigned the Administrator role

Content Area

The content area displays content selected from the navigation menu. Please refer to the relevant sections of this article for further details on the data presented within the content area.

Applications Quick Access

The applications quick access menu provides links to the user's SaaS applications, including any marketplace/corporate applications published by the organisation as well as personal applications added by the user.

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Shortcuts Menu

The shortcuts menu allows users to add bookmarks to areas of interest.

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User Menu

The user menu provides details of the logged in user.

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Clicking on the user menu provides the following options:

  • My Details: View and edit the logged in user's profile, including name, email, and the user's password (if using Buttonwood as the local identify provider)
  • Logout: Log out of the Buttonwood Central session

Support Menu

The support menu provides details for accessing Buttonwood support resources.

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Clicking on the support menu provides the following options:

  • Help for this Page: Provides contextual help for the current page
  • Help Centre: Links to the Buttonwood Help Centre home, providing guides and knowledge base articles for the Buttonwood platform
  • Log a Support Ticket: Links to log requests and incident tickets
  • Version: Displays Buttonwood Central version information