Using the new Cafe Location Dashboard
Table of Contents
Overview
This article introduces the features of the new Cafe Location Dashboard. The Locations Dashboard is the new landing page for Baristas and Head Baristas.
It replaced the Barista Onsights page, offering a clear view of:
- Your location
- Active recipes at your location
- Dial-ins
- Tasks
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Telemetry Insights and Inventory Insights
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Instructions
Navigating to the Location Dashboard
- Log in to the online platform C-sar.
- Navigate to Cafe on the main menu bar.
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You will be directed to the Operations Fleet Dashboard.
If you are a Cafe Manager, switch to the Locations Dashboard. Baristas and Head Baristas can skip this step—this is your default landing page after logging in and selecting Cafe.
Exploring the sections of the Location Dashboard
The Location Dashboard is organized into these five sections:
Location/Your day at
In the Location section, you can:
- Select your active location: Use the dropdown menu to ensure you are viewing and/or managing the correct site.
- Toggle between sites: Use the dropdown menu to switch between different locations.
- Verify the site context: Use the dropdown to confirm your current workplace is selected, so that all logged brews and data are attributed to the right location.

Dialing-in
You can select between the following two options:
- Log an Espresso (Dial-in manually): Perform a sensorial analysis and score a specific recipe and roast.
- Dialing in on a connected espresso machine

Learn more about how to dial in with Cropster Cafe.
Recipe cards
In the Recipe cards section, you can:
- Swipe or scroll sideways to browse your Recipe collection organised by brewing method.
- View the latest reference date directly on your Recipe cards.
- View the top two attributes at a glance on each Recipe card.
- Log brews manually by clicking Log Brew directly from your Recipe cards.

Tasks
All tasks linked to your selected location appear here.
This section displays three categories of tasks:
- Last 7 days
- Today
- Next 7 days
When you click on a task category, the corresponding tasks appear on the Task Board.
You can also access the Task Board by clicking on the ">" (chevron).

Select the 3 dots to perform the following actions:
- Pin to the left
- Pin to the right
- Hide column
- Manage columns
Telemetry Insights and Inventory Insights
⚠️ Please contact your Group Administrator if you need access to these two tabs.
In the Telemetry and Inventory Insights section, you can:
- View detailed Telemetry and Inventory Insights tailored to your selected location.

If you have further questions, feedback, or concerns, please submit a support ticket directly from support.cropster.com.