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title: "Navigating the Orders Dashboard on Mercury Network®"
slug: "how-to-navigate-the-orders-dashboard-in-mercury-network"
tags: ["Mercury Network - VMP Client", "Mercury Network"]
updated: 2026-10-21T15:51:10Z
published: 2026-10-21T15:51:10Z
canonical: "docs.cotality.com/how-to-navigate-the-orders-dashboard-in-mercury-network"
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# Navigating the Orders Dashboard on Mercury Network®

## Overview

The Mercury Valuation Management Platform (VMP) Client dashboard is a centralized platform for managing valuation and appraisal orders. You can use this dashboard to track order progress, place orders, and manage existing files from a single interface. By grouping tasks into status-specific folders, the dashboard helps you prioritize outstanding actions and maintain a streamlined workflow.

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## How to Navigate the Orders Dashboard

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- **Toolbar**: You can use the top toolbar to perform primary actions:
  - **New Order**: Create a new valuation or appraisal request.
  - **View Order**: Open and review details for a selected order.
  - **Delete Order**: Remove a selected order from the system.
  - My Columns: Customize the columns displayed in your order table.
  - **OptiVal AVM Cascade**: Optimize the automated valuation model cascade settings.
- **Order Table**: You can view detailed information for each order, including the order number, status, due date, inspection date, borrower, and assigned vendor.
- **Order Search**: You can locate specific orders within a selected folder by entering search terms, such as an order number, in the Find in select... field at the top of the side navigation panel.
- **Active Orders Folders**: You can filter the main order table by selecting status-specific folders, such as In Progress, Exceptions, or Completed.

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## Outcome

You can now use the Toolbar to perform key actions such as creating a New Order, reviewing details using View Order, and removing entries with Delete Order. Additionally, you can customize your display with My Columns, optimize system settings through the OptiVal AVM Cascade, locate specific items using Order Search, and filter your workspace using Active Orders Folders.