Card View vs. List View: How to Use Each in Manage Users
🗂️ Card View vs. List View: How to Use Each in Manage Users
Ontraccr’s Manage Users page offers two display formats — Card View and List View — so that you can interact with your user base in the way that best suits your workflow. This guide walks you through how each view works, what data is shown, and when you might choose one over the other.
🔄 Switching Between Views
You can toggle between Card View and List View using the view toggle icon on the top right corner of the Manage Users page.
- By default, users are shown in Card View.
- Clicking the toggle icon will switch to List View and vice versa.
🧾 Card View: Details & Use Cases
🔹 Overview
Card View presents users in an organized set of profile cards. Each card gives you quick visual access to several key fields and actions.
🔍 What You Can See in Each Card:
- Full Name
- Role (immediately below the name)
- Labels (custom tags assigned to the user)
- Time Card Shortcut: Yellow icon that opens their current time card slider
- Clock Shortcut: Gray icon that lets you clock the user in or make a manual time entry
✅ Best For:
- Quickly identifying roles and labeled skillsets
- Fast actions on time cards and clock entries
- Visual organization by employee identity
📋 List View: Details & Use Cases
🔹 Overview
List View displays users in a spreadsheet-like format, providing a clear, compact layout of user attributes across rows.
📌 Columns Displayed:
- Name
- User ID
- Division
- Position (which corresponds to the role or permission group)
✅ Best For:
- Reviewing organizational structure by role or division
- Spot-checking positions, IDs, or divisions across multiple users
- Easier comparison and sorting when dealing with large user lists
🔁 When to Use Each View
| Scenario | Recommended View |
|---|---|
| You want to take quick action on a specific user (e.g., clock them in) | Card View |
| You’re managing a large user list and want a bird’s-eye view | List View |
| You need to quickly check which labels or roles are assigned to a user | Card View |
| You want to sort or compare users by divisions or positions | List View |
📌 Summary
Both views serve unique purposes and can be toggled easily based on your task.
- Card View = Action-focused, detail-rich
- List View = Data-focused, compact, comparison-ready
Choose the layout that best fits your workflow needs — Ontraccr gives you the flexibility to work your way.