SIS/Getting Started - Your SIS Homepage and Navigation

Learn about the layout of your SIS homepage and the options you have to navigate around SIS.

Overview

Tiles

Quick Access Bar and Global Search

Navigation Bar

Header Button


Tiles

When you first log in to SIS, the tiles you see are based on your security and provide a direct link to pages in SIS, Work Centers, more tiles, and external links.

Note: You can add and rearrange tiles to personalize your homepage in SIS. Visit SIS/Getting Started - Personalize SIS Homepage for more information.

screenshot of Administrative Homepage


Quick Access Bar and Global Search

  • The Quick Access bar is the red bar displayed by default across the top of all homepages, dashboards, and transaction pages. 

  • Global Search is also available at the center of the bar on all SIS pages.

  • Your list of Recently Visited pages is available by clicking the clock icon clock icon at the top left side of the Quick Access bar.
  • Your saved list of Favorites can be accessed by clicking the heart icon heart icon at the top left side of the Quick Access bar.
  • Click the Home icon house icon at the top right side of the Quick Access bar to return to your default homepage at any time.
  • Select the Actions button vertical ellipse, which are the three vertical dots at the top right side of the Quick Access bar, to open a new SIS window, set your Preferences, view Help pages, and sign out.

screenshot of main navigation bar


Select the compass icon at the top right corner of the Quick Access bar to open the Navigation Bar, which provides you with additional ways to navigate to your authorized SIS pages. The Navigation Bar has the following options:

  • Recently Visited: A list of your recently visited pages.
  • Favorites: A list of your saved Favorites.
  • Menu
    • Lists your authorized SIS folders and pages.
    • The "breadcrumbs" at the top of the NavBar: Menu shows your path as you navigate through the folders toward a specific page; select the links in the menu path to navigate backward on the path.
    • Select [Menu] link to go back to the top menu level.
  • Classic Home

screenshot of Admin Homepage with NavBar navigation pulled up


Header Button

Use the header button at the top left corner of the gray bar to page through your homepages. The number of homepages will be indicated to the right of the gray bar (for example "<1 of 4>").

Screenshot of Admin Homepage header



Keywords:
sis (SIS) 
Doc ID:
59992
Owned by:
Logan R. in Office of the Registrar
Created:
2016-01-22
Updated:
2024-03-19
Sites:
DoIT Help Desk, Office of the Registrar