Site Navigation, Data Entry & Reporting
HOMEPAGE VIEW
Flexibility often comes with complexity.
Previously, the AMS landing page that user would see when logging in would be dependent upon their role, discipline, sport, NIN or a combination of all four. This often meant that within any one performance team, no two practitioners would have a landing page that looked remotely similar nor would they necessarily have access to the same modules.
Now, the site looks and feels largely the same for the majority of professional users allowing for:
- Improved onboarding as a standardised look allows for fewer versions of help documentation and the democratisation of AMS education.
- Fewer ways of doing things as the current view has been narrowed down to key ways of performance tasks.
- Faster site updates as some site wide updates now only need to consider or be applied to one (or a few) AMS views rather than many.
This standardisation of the site has allowed for the AMS team to encourage what is believed to be “gold standard” method of usage. These usage actions are split into data entry and data consumption; these methods are detailed below:
DATA ENTRY OPTIONS
Entering data into the AMS generally fall into 3 recommended methods: favourite events, enter data for athlete/group and dashboard “click-throughs”.
FAVOURITE EVENTS
- Favorite Events – Frequently used forms (generally core discipline specific forms) can be saved to a user's front page for quick access.
- By hovering over the form icon and clicking “Enter Data”, users can select the relevant athlete and immediately begin entering information.
- It is recommended that your discipline consult form (Para Carer Consult) should be the minimum included in your favourite events – this is recommended across all disciplines as the consult form can be used to not only enter notes but also to navigate to other core discipline forms.
- Users can customise which favorite events are positioned on their landing page by following the steps here.
ENTER DATA FOR ATHLETE/GROUP
- Forms that are used less regularly (all forms that you have access to in fact) can be accessed via the "Enter Data for Athlete" and “Enter Data for Group” tabs at the top of the page. Entering data via this method will direct you to select the athlete profile to enter data against and then select the form from your full list of available forms.
EDITING EXISTING DATA
- Each discipline on AMS has their own specific dashboard on their frontpage that not only serve to provide a very basic summary of your discipline’s core forms but also acts as a quick and easy way to search and access existing records.
- Dashboards typically have basic filters enabling users to narrow down to specific records that can be accessed by clicking on the row/tile/data point and click on the “Go to record” link in the ensuing pop-up.
- Note: It is generally recommended that new information be entered into a new record. This method is intended for making minor edits.
DATA CONSUMPTION
DASHBOARDS
Dashboards remain the most effective way to view data. Users can easily access them through three different methods:
1. Landing Page Dashboard
Each discipline-specific landing page dashboard displays key data sources identified by discipline leads and working groups. Critical sections, such as "Action Items" and "Shared Comms," ensure that essential information is readily available.
2. Favorite Dashboards Section
Frequently used dashboards, including current discipline-specific dashboards and sport-specific dashboards, can be stored here for quick access. Users can customise this section to fit their needs in the same manner as managing their favourite events.
3. Dashboards Tab
Less frequently used dashboards can still be accessed via the “DASHBOARDS” tab located along the top ribbon.
REPORTS
Raw data can be accessed via the reports module that can be accessed via the “Reports” tab at the top of the page. More advanced filtering and search functions are available here and data can be exported to Excel from here for more thorough investigation.