diff --git a/atdb/atdb/settings/base.py b/atdb/atdb/settings/base.py
index 9a63aad24bdee7fd514a09e2f0d8b69d14ece3e1..af3b756e18245c8fa77ed344591972dbb67dda6e 100644
--- a/atdb/atdb/settings/base.py
+++ b/atdb/atdb/settings/base.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = '/atdb'
 
 #STATIC_URL = '/static_atdb/'
 STATIC_URL = '/atdb/static/'
-
 STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')
 
+ACTIVE_STATUSSES = ['staged','processing','processed','validated', 'scrubbing','scrubbed','archiving','archived']
 
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/dashboard/details_card.html b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/dashboard/details_card.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..392611ec2feca31849685692f1b266843d1082f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/dashboard/details_card.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+<div class="card">
+     <div class="card-body">
+           <h4>Dashboard</h4>
+           <table class="table table-striped">
+            <th>Filter</th><th>Fraction Done</th><th>Resources Used</th>
+               <tbody>
+
+               </tbody>
+           </table>
+     </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/dashboard/index.html b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/dashboard/index.html
index b419ad2696b226c54ea9de0d2945006f1be53bb7..3af6eafa83cf99db3d0a61b49353a75d7fc62a97 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/dashboard/index.html
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/dashboard/index.html
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 {% extends 'taskdatabase/base.html' %}
-
+{% load static %}
 {% block myBlock %}
 
 <div class="container-fluid details-container">
-    <h4>Dashboard (under construction)</h4>
-
+  {% include "dashboard/details_card.html" %}
 
 </div>
 
+{% include "taskdatabase/modal/modal_script.html" %}
+{% include "taskdatabase/modal/modal.html" %}
 
 {% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/filter/filter_buttons.html b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/filter/filter_buttons.html
index 9410b51a312b5bd9282f90890d1384c7cd88891a..96bd9f0c4dd86af232548766be7c87bb4af01376 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/filter/filter_buttons.html
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/filter/filter_buttons.html
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
              <tr><td>Click to Filter</td></tr>
              <tr>
                <td>
-                <a href="{% url 'task-set-filter' 'all' %}" class="btn btn-success btn-sm" role="button">ALL</a>
-
+                <a href="{% url 'task-set-filter' 'all' %}" class="btn btn-success btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-layer-group"></i> All Tasks</a>
+                <a href="{% url 'task-set-active-filter' %}" class="btn btn-success btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-layer-group"></i> Active Tasks</a>
+                <a href="{% url 'task-set-filter' 'failed' %}" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-layer-group"></i> Failed Tasks</a>
+                &nbsp;&nbsp;
                 <a href="{% url 'task-set-filter' 'defining' %}" class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm" role="button">defining</a>
                 <a href="{% url 'task-set-filter' 'defined' %}" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" role="button">defined</a>
                 <a href="{% url 'task-set-filter' 'staging' %}" class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm" role="button">staging</a>
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@
                 <a href="{% url 'task-set-filter' 'archiving' %}" class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm" role="button">archiving</a>
                 <a href="{% url 'task-set-filter' 'archived' %}" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" role="button">archived</a>
                 <a href="{% url 'task-set-filter' 'finished' %}" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" role="button">finished</a>
-                <a href="{% url 'task-set-filter' 'failed' %}" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm" role="button">failed</a>
+
                </td>
                  <td>
                      {% include 'taskdatabase/filter/search.html' %}
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/index.html b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/index.html
index 115975051d45dca86a1d2635f7ffe421b3ff6eb1..e2bfd220010237b1a9a4ef67316717ecee4c01e1 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/index.html
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/index.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
                         <th>
                             <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-workflow' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
-                            Workflow
+                            WF
                             <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'workflow' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
                         </th>
                         <th>
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         {% include 'taskdatabase/pagination.html' %}
        </div>
     </div>
-    <p class="footer"> Version 1.0.0 (9 mar 2021 - 15:00)
+    <p class="footer"> Version 1.0.0 (11 mar 2021 - 9:00)
 
 </div>
 
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/tasks.html b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/tasks.html
index 5ef5158c40a4003b7fe865ff59af6a1de9cfc978..e5f55f515a68c204b61bc66b27f105bcb4ad5ed3 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/tasks.html
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/tasks.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                 <a class="open-modal btn btn-primary btn-sm"
                        href="{% url 'workflow-details' task.workflow %}"
                        data-popup-url="{% url 'workflow-details' task.workflow %}"
-                       target="_blank"> {{ task.workflow }}
+                       target="_blank"><i class="fas fa-project-diagram"></i> {{ task.workflow }}
                     </a></td>
             </td>
             <td>{{ task.filter }}</td>
@@ -47,23 +47,6 @@
                    ><i class="fas fa-list"></i> Details
                 </a>&nbsp;
 
-                <a class="open-modal btn btn-primary btn-sm"
-                   href="{% url 'show-inputs' task.id %}"
-                   data-popup-url="{% url 'show-inputs' task.id %}"
-                   target="_blank"><i class="fas fa-angle-double-down"></i>&nbsp;
-                </a>
-
-                <a class="open-modal btn btn-primary btn-sm"
-                   href="{% url 'show-outputs' task.id %}"
-                   data-popup-url="{% url 'show-outputs' task.id %}"
-                   target="_blank"><i class="fas fa-angle-double-up"></i>&nbsp;
-                </a>
-
-                <a class="open-modal btn btn-primary btn-sm"
-                   href="{% url 'show-metrics' task.id %}"
-                   data-popup-url="{% url 'show-metrics' task.id %}"
-                   target="_blank"><i class="fas fa-clock"></i>&nbsp;
-                </a>
                 {% endif %}
             </td>
             <td>
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/tasks/details_card.html b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/tasks/details_card.html
index ee0e4f6bb0fc481cb6b26a9013537a1c915e0f16..90a32040573ee19a6d7e0b34b17b181afa2d0d9c 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/tasks/details_card.html
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/tasks/details_card.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                     <a class="open-modal btn btn-primary btn-sm"
                        href="{% url 'workflow-details' task.workflow %}"
                        data-popup-url="{% url 'workflow-details' task.workflow %}"
-                       target="_blank"> {{ task.workflow }}
+                       target="_blank"><i class="fas fa-project-diagram"></i> {{ task.workflow }}
                     </a></td>
                 <tr>
                     <td colspan="2">
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/urls.py b/atdb/taskdatabase/urls.py
index 87426cb8860524289fce370090d88d11f6441cac..a5d6821698b68c10ea0434b22d0fb930b844068c 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/urls.py
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/urls.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
 
 
     path('tasks/set_filter/<filter>', views.TaskSetFilter, name='task-set-filter'),
-
+    path('tasks/set_active_filter', views.TaskSetActiveFilter, name='task-set-active-filter'),
     path('tasks/<int:pk>/set_status/<new_status>/<page>', views.TaskSetStatusTables2, name = 'task-setstatus'),
 
     path('tasks/<int:pk>/hold/<hold_it>/<page>', views.Hold, name='task-hold-resume'),
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/views.py b/atdb/taskdatabase/views.py
index 6cf19246fbc0be2712483e5eee3f35e64907583a..7860da87eaa53e1e2cc51cf0f73471a337e76fc6 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/views.py
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/views.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ from django.core.paginator import Paginator, EmptyPage, PageNotAnInteger
 
 from django_tables2 import SingleTableView
 
+from django.conf import settings
+
 from .models import Task, Status, Workflow, LogEntry, Configuration
 from .tables import TaskTable
 
@@ -167,6 +169,9 @@ class IndexView(ListView):
 
         return tasks
 
+def get_searched_tasks_only_status(search, sort):
+    tasks = Task.objects.filter(status__in=search).order_by(sort)
+    return tasks
 
 def get_searched_tasks(search, sort):
     tasks = Task.objects.filter(
@@ -174,6 +179,7 @@ def get_searched_tasks(search, sort):
         Q(sas_id__contains=search) |
         Q(creationTime__icontains=search) |
         Q(status__icontains=search) |
+        Q(status__in=search) |
         Q(project__icontains=search)).order_by(sort)
     return tasks
 
@@ -468,11 +474,17 @@ def TaskSetStatus(request,pk,new_status,page=0):
         # redirect to tasks list
         return redirect('/atdb/?page='+page)
 
-
+# set a filter value in the session, used later by the 'get_searched_tasks' mechanism
 def TaskSetFilter(request,filter):
     request.session['task_filter'] = filter
     return redirect('/atdb/?page=1')
 
+# set the defined list of ACTIVE_STATUSSES on the session, used later by the 'get_searched_tasks' mechanism
+def TaskSetActiveFilter(request):
+    request.session['task_filter'] = settings.ACTIVE_STATUSSES
+    return redirect('/atdb/?page=1')
+
+
 @login_required
 def TaskChangePriority(request,pk,priority_change,page=0):
     model = Task
@@ -494,10 +506,8 @@ def TaskChangePriority(request,pk,priority_change,page=0):
 
 
 def SortTasks(request,sort):
-
     # store the sort field on the session
     request.session['sort'] = sort
-
     return redirect('/atdb')
 
 @login_required
@@ -523,7 +533,7 @@ class GetSizeView(generics.ListAPIView):
             print(status_list)
         except:
             # if no 'status__in=' is given, then use the default list
-            status_list = ['staged','processing','processed','validating','validate', 'ingesting', 'removing', 'removed']
+            status_list = settings.ACTIVE_STATUSSES
 
         size = algorithms.get_size(status_list)