Dashboard
Outstanding Debt Card
What the Outstanding Debt card shows and why it behaves differently from the date-based Dashboard money cards.
Outstanding Debt is the current unpaid amount across the selected businesses. It is a live debt snapshot, so it behaves more like a balance check than a period report.
What It Counts
- Current debt only: The card totals jobs carrying a negative balance in the current debt view.
- Business-sensitive: Change the business filter and the figure changes with it.
- Not date-based: Changing the Dashboard date range does not turn this into a historic debt total. It stays focused on the current open debt position.
How to Use It
- Chasing priority: A rising figure is a quick sign that accounts follow-up may be needed.
- Context only: This card tells you the size of the debt problem, not which customers or jobs are causing it.
Related articles
- Dashboard Overview: Covers where this card sits in the full page.
- Business and Date Filtering: Useful because business selection changes the debt total even though the date picker does not.
- Jobs List: A good next step when the Dashboard debt level suggests you need to inspect live jobs more closely.
- Pending Payments Card: Helpful when you want to compare outstanding debt with payments that are still in flight.