Today — your daily dashboard

Today — Your Daily Dashboard

The Today page is your home base in CaterCloud — a live run-sheet that shows everything happening today so you can walk into any event prepared. It's designed for caterers, food truck operators, and event teams who need a single view of the day without digging through multiple screens.

What You'll See

When you open Today, the page loads automatically for the current date in your local timezone. Key sections include:

• Today's events — every confirmed event for the day, shown as run cards with start/end times, location, estimated attendees, and which operation is running it
• Staff chips — at a glance, see which team members are assigned to each event
• Deposit status — each event card flags whether a deposit is required and whether it's been received, so you can spot unpaid deposits before the day starts
• Tomorrow's events — a preview section below today's events so you can prepare ahead
• Needs chasing — a strip highlighting unread messages, quotes sent more than seven days ago with no response, and overdue invoices

How to Use It Day-to-Day

1. Check today's run cards first thing — confirm every event has staff assigned and a deposit received where one is required
2. Spot blockers early — any event missing critical information is flagged so you can resolve it before go-time
3. Review the Needs Chasing strip — follow up on cold quotes and overdue invoices directly from the dashboard without navigating away
4. Glance at Tomorrow — use the tomorrow section at the end of your day to get ahead of the next morning's workload
5. Use Quick Capture — add a new enquiry or note on the fly without leaving the page

Browsing Other Days

You can view a different date by appending ?d=YYYY-MM-DD to the Today URL — useful if you're reviewing a past event or preparing for a specific upcoming date.

> Tip: If your events aren't showing for the right day, check that your timezone is set correctly in your account settings.