SLT Dashboard

This page is also in the Groundskeeper wiki: https://github.com/rsjsoftwareltd/groundskeeper/wiki/SLT-Dashboard

The SLT view is a simplified, traffic-light dashboard designed for senior leadership -- a head, business manager or governor who wants to know "is IT OK?" at a glance, without the technical detail of the main dashboard.

Open it at https://<server-address>:8443/slt, or from the SLT View item in the sidebar.

What it shows #

The SLT view rolls the whole estate up into a small number of red / amber / green status indicators. Each light represents an area of IT health (for example backups, security updates, network and Wi-Fi, internet, Microsoft 365, servers), derived from the underlying connector status. Only the areas you monitor are shown.

Green -- everything in that area is healthy.
Amber -- something needs attention but isn't urgent.
Red -- something needs action now.
Grey, "Not checked recently" -- Groundskeeper has stopped hearing from the system behind that area, so it cannot say it is healthy. Treat it as "ask IT". While any area is grey, the banner never says everything is healthy.

Cards give plain-English reasons, not technical detail. On an amber or red card, Copy details for IT and Email IT hand the detail to a technician. The goal is a 5-second "all clear" or "go and ask IT about X".

How long a problem has been going on #

Where Groundskeeper can tell, an item on an amber or red card also says how long the problem has been open: for example "since yesterday", "since Tuesday", "since 3 Oct", or "for over a month". If the same problem has come back, it adds how many times it has happened in 30 days. The main Dashboard feed shows the repeat count too, but not the age.

Who it's for #

Senior leadership who are accountable for IT but don't manage it day to day -- a fair, honest snapshot they can trust.
Governors / trustees during a meeting, as evidence that IT risk is being monitored (useful alongside Cyber Essentials and safeguarding reporting).
A wall display in the IT office or reception -- because it loads fast and stays readable at a distance.

Why it loads instantly #

The SLT view deliberately reads straight from Groundskeeper's stored status and does not depend on AI. Even if AI is disabled, mid-summary, or a cloud provider is slow, the traffic lights render immediately. It's built to be the most reliable, lowest-friction screen in the product -- exactly what you want for something left up on a display or opened in front of leadership.

Putting it on a screen #

Because it's just a web page on your network, you can leave it open on any browser -- a spare monitor, a meeting-room display, or a kiosk machine. A few tips:

Point the browser at https://<server-address>:8443/slt and full-screen it.
Click Present (or add ?present=1 to the address) to hide the menu and show the school name and date instead -- tidier on a display or a shared screen.
On a shared display machine, trust the Groundskeeper certificate first (see Getting Started and Troubleshooting & FAQ) so there's no certificate warning to click through.
The page refreshes itself every minute. If a refresh fails, the cards dim and say when they were last current, so an old picture never passes for a live one.
A sign-in lasts seven days, so a display left running needs signing in again about once a week. A dedicated SLT account (see General Settings -> Users; adding users beyond the first admin needs Pro) can see only the SLT view and Cyber Essentials, which suits a shared screen.