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Recent Activity & Quick Actions

Using dashboard shortcuts and tracking recent changes

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Last updated: November 11, 2025
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Recent Activity & Quick Actions

The dashboard provides quick access to recent activity and common tasks.

Recent Activity Section

The Recent Activity section shows your latest actions across Pricelist Heaven.

What's Displayed

Up to 10 most recent:

  • Pricelist Uploads: Files you've imported
  • Sync Jobs: Products synced to Odoo
  • Supplier Changes: Created or updated suppliers
  • Settings Changes: Configuration updates

Activity Details

Each activity entry shows:

  • Action Type: Icon indicating the type of activity
  • Description: What happened (e.g., "Uploaded pricelist from Supplier ABC")
  • Status: Success, In Progress, or Failed
  • Timestamp: When the action occurred (e.g., "2 hours ago")
  • User: Who performed the action (for multi-user accounts)

Activity Types

πŸ“„ Pricelist Upload

Shows when you upload a new CSV or Excel file.

Details:

  • Supplier name
  • File name
  • Number of items imported
  • Status (Draft, Pending Review, Approved)

Quick Actions:

  • Click to view the pricelist
  • Click "Sync" to export to Odoo (if approved)

πŸ”„ Sync Job

Tracks products being synced to Odoo.

Details:

  • Pricelist name
  • Number of products synced
  • Status (Running, Completed, Failed)
  • Duration

Quick Actions:

  • View sync progress
  • View sync errors (if any)
  • Retry failed items

πŸͺ Supplier Update

Records changes to supplier profiles.

Details:

  • Supplier name
  • What changed (created, updated, deleted)
  • Who made the change

Quick Actions:

  • View supplier details
  • Create new pricelist for this supplier

βš™οΈ Settings Change

Logs configuration updates.

Details:

  • What setting was changed
  • Old and new values (if applicable)
  • Who made the change

Quick Actions

Quick Actions provide one-click access to common tasks.

Available Quick Actions

πŸ“€ Upload Pricelist

Opens the pricelist upload wizard.

When to use: When you have a new supplier file to import

Shortcut: Drag and drop a file anywhere on the dashboard

πŸͺ Create Supplier

Opens the new supplier form.

When to use: Before uploading files from a new supplier

πŸ”„ Sync to Odoo

Opens the Odoo sync page.

When to use: After approving a pricelist and ready to send to Odoo

πŸ“₯ Import from Odoo

Opens the Odoo import wizard.

When to use: To fetch existing products from Odoo

πŸ” View Products

Opens the products list page.

When to use: To browse or search your product catalog

βš™οΈ Odoo Settings

Opens Odoo configuration.

When to use: To update connection settings or sync references

Customizing Quick Actions

Pro and Enterprise plans can customize which quick actions appear:

  1. Go to Settings β†’ Dashboard Preferences
  2. Select up to 6 quick actions to display
  3. Drag to reorder
  4. Save changes

Filtering Recent Activity

You can filter the recent activity list:

By Type

  • All Activities
  • Pricelists Only
  • Sync Jobs Only
  • Supplier Changes Only

By Date

  • Today
  • This Week
  • This Month
  • Custom Range

By User

(For multi-user accounts)

  • All Users
  • Select specific user

By Status

  • All
  • Success Only
  • In Progress Only
  • Failed Only

Activity Notifications

Enable notifications to stay informed:

Email Notifications

Receive emails for:

  • Sync job completions
  • Sync failures
  • Pricelist approvals required

Configure: Settings β†’ Notifications

In-App Notifications

See a notification badge on the bell icon for:

  • Completed sync jobs
  • Errors requiring attention
  • Important system messages

Understanding Activity Status

🟒 Success

Action completed without errors.

Example: "Uploaded pricelist with 150 products"

πŸ”΅ In Progress

Action is currently running.

Example: "Syncing 150 products to Odoo (45% complete)"

πŸ”΄ Failed

Action encountered an error.

Example: "Sync failed: Odoo connection timeout"

What to do: Click the activity for error details and retry options.

⏸️ Pending

Action is waiting (e.g., awaiting approval).

Example: "Pricelist pending approval"

Exporting Activity Logs

Pro and Enterprise plans can export activity logs:

  1. Go to Dashboard β†’ Recent Activity
  2. Select date range and filters
  3. Click "Export to CSV"
  4. Download the report

Use cases:

  • Compliance reporting
  • Performance analysis
  • Audit trails

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