Refreshed design
The first obvious difference before and after logging in is the overall look and feel of the interface. For example, there are noticeable colour and font changes to improve usability and accessibility. It’s a completely fresh style that aligns with other products in the TrustFlight suite.
Personal My Tasks list
After logging in, the first screen shown is the Personal dashboard tab. Formerly a section on the Centrik 4 home screen (Personal Status), this new dedicated tab makes it clear and simple for users to immediately see any outstanding or upcoming tasks assigned to them.
The ‘Personal dashboard’ also comes with improved visual indicators / instructions, filter and search functionality.
Visual displays of your tasks alongside a filterable list of tasks.
Module dashboard and Module summary
If ‘See Dashboard’ access rights are granted, users still have oversight of the appropriate modules, however replacing the ‘Module Status’ area in Centrik 4 are two new tabs:
- Module dashboard
- Module summary
The Module summary is the same view as before, whereas the module dashboard is completely new, made up of graphical and insightful widgets, representing data in the respective modules. The widgets provide “at-a-glance” information but are also interactive, allowing users to view associated tasks and actions.
The introduction of widgets in Centrik 5 offers advanced customization. Each one can be enabled / disabled with a single click (within Show settings) and they can be ‘drag and dropped’ into distinct positions, allowing users to create their own personalized layout.
Navigation menu
The main navigation menu has moved to the left-hand side of the screen.
The menu also introduces the new way to access subsystems. Subsystems were formerly visible as tabs after a module was selected, however the tabs now represent different functions available in each subsystem. Overall this makes navigating a lot quicker, because you previously had to return to the module landing page to access those functions.
The menu also offers collapsible functionality, offering more screen space to work.
Task List Enhancements
We’ve enhanced the Centrik 5 dashboard with a new ‘My Tasks Assigned’ view. This update ensures full parity with the legacy v4 personal dashboard and provides a clearer overview of tasks, actions, and delegations assigned to others.
Additional improvements include:
Task List Export – Users can now download their task lists and open them in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.
Workflow Task Display – Improved visibility of workflow-related tasks, allowing users to understand task context at a glance without drilling into the workflow module.
The My tasks area is further supported by the inclusion of the More task views area. This creates a visual indication of your tasks within the associated modules.
Bookmarks
The addition of bookmarks offer several benefits that improve efficiency and accessibility for users across all modules, for example;
You are able to Bookmark Critical Documents for fast access
- Instantly access key manuals (e.g., OM, SMS, MEL), SOPs, and safety policies without navigating through folders.
You can Bookmark Audits to Prepare in advance of an inspection
- Bookmark evidence, audit trails, or inspection reports to quickly retrieve them during CAA, EASA, FAA, or internal audits.
Or why not Bookmark a specific Safety cases
- Keep safety reports bookmarked for ongoing monitoring and follow-up.
The bookmark tool can be found within the top header bar under the Links icon.
Once bookmarks have been added they appear as quick links within the my bookmarks area.
Action indicators
To improve the previous offering of red, yellow and green circular indicators, shapes have been designed to go alongside actions. Users can control whether or not to enable this mode (Accessibility mode) through account settings, which can be found by clicking the username in the top right corner. Note that a legend has been added to the Module dashboard and Module summary tabs, which describes the meaning of each shape.
Links
Quick links to Safety reports or external links (configuration required) were previously accessible from the left of the screen in Centrik v4, in Centrik v5 these can be found in the top menu bar.
Clicking on the links icon will display a list of selectable options to choose from.
Module dashboards
Like the functionality previously described for the ‘Personal dashboard’, each module also offers a dashboard, showing users any tasks they have that are relevant to that module.
Equally, users can customize this view, toggling widgets on / off and moving them around.
Also, important action buttons are always present as tabs, along the top of the page, reducing navigational ‘clicks’.
Screen space
Similar to the collapsible menu feature, designed to take up less space than a fixed menu, you will discover new hover functionality, for the same purpose.
For example, fields like ‘Created by’ and ‘Assigned by’, which formerly captured a user’s full name and sometimes had a whole section dedicated for this information. Now you will see a small circle with initials inside and when you hover your mouse over it, the full name will be displayed. We will highlight more examples of this throughout the differences documentation.
Rich text
Rich text formatting has been introduced in Centrik 5. This offers enhanced styling features to basic text, including various formatting elements such as bold or italic text, lists and links.
Editable fields
Users no longer need to select the ‘Edit’ button every time changes are required. It is now possible to click directly on an editable field to move to ‘edit mode’. Once the changes are made, the ‘Save’ button needs to be clicked as per usual process.
Raising an Action
From the Personal dashboard, users will have access to an ‘Add Action’ button on the right. Selecting this opens the familiar ‘New Action’ page, but now a more consolidated view, with fewer sections, meaning less clutter.
Dark mode
Dark mode can now be toggled on / off within Account settings. If users are sensitive to bright lights, or continually work in low light conditions, there is now an option to customize.
Other changes
- Clearer delete prompts. Delete prompts are more centralized and obvious, which may hopefully reduce items being deleted in error.
- Changing ordering. The function of reordering items (for example audit checklist or meeting items) now uses a different icon. Formerly a vertical double arrow, it is now a symbol with 6 dots.
- Mandatory fields in Centrik 5 are presented differently, with an orange vertical line on the left border of the field.
If you want to check out the high level details mentioned above then click the video to view.