# OpenAM Administration Guide
Chapter 11. Configuring the Dashboard Service

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## 11.1. About the Dashboard Service

The Dashboard service provides the end user with an interface to access applications secured by OpenAM, both cloud-based applications like SalesForce and internal applications protected by policy agents. The Dashboard service uses SSO to login to the applications when the user clicks on the application icon. For some apps, like SalesForce, you will want to limit access to only a few users. Other apps, like Google Mail or Drive, you will probably want to make available to all users.

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The Dashboard service is meant to give users a single place to access their applications. Keep in mind that this does not limit user access, only what appears on the user Dashboard.

There are three stages to setting up the Dashboard service.

- Setup the Dashboard service and add applications.

- Add the service to the realms.

- Assign users applications so that they appear on the users' Dashboards. This can be done manually or through a provisioning solution.