# Admin Header

The admin portal header provides essential information and quick access to key settings. This guide explains each element in the header bar and how to use them effectively.

![Norce login](/assets/header-bar.bfe3810c4fe77feb84cce4f8c2e1a125164d4ca9f4b392e722c421848fea0e29.17d27d97.png)

## Environment Indicator

The leftmost icon in the header shows which environment you're currently working in:

- **Playground**: Displays "Playground" icon for testing environments
- **Stage**: Shows "Stage" icon for staging environments
- **Production**: Displays "Prod" icon for live environments


This visual indicator helps prevent mistakes when updating data by clearly showing your current environment.

## Time and Timezone Display

![Norce login](/assets/header-timezone.005a0d68e91c12adb96bc7e0a8b0cfae21c056af1027ccea2b8be60aa6da65fb.17d27d97.png)

The header shows the local time and timezone configured for your current application. Hover over the time display to see:

- Specific timezone information
- UTC offset (plus or minus hours from UTC)


## Help Portal Access

Click the **question mark (?)** icon to open the help portal and access documentation. Depending on what page you are on in the portal, you might come right to the corresponding help context.

## Display Preferences

![Norce login](/assets/header-displayprefs.427e7ac5e7d569e0bc5ffbcc6dda2263391cec3bb1c7519fc239624c8b7c9f07.17d27d97.png)

The settings icon allows you to customize how information is displayed:

### Price Display Options

- **Excluding VAT**: Set as default price display
- **Including VAT**: Set as default price display


Note: Both excluding and including VAT prices will still be shown on detail views, but your selection determines which appears first in displays.

### Sales Area Selection

Choose your default sales area for viewing products. This setting affects:

- Price lists (when not specific to a sales area)
- VAT rates based on the selected sales area


## Channel Switcher

The channel switcher icon is available for future functionality. Currently, this feature is designed for upcoming channel-related features and doesn't affect your current work.

## Language and Culture Selection

The country flag icon lets you switch between languages for viewing your data:

- **Admin Portal Language**: Always remains in English
- **Content Language**: Changes the language for your products, settings, and other language-specific content, as well as other cultural settings like display of numbers (for example . or , separator)
- **Default Setting**: Uses your application's default language


## User Profile Menu

![Norce login](/assets/header-userprofile.680b6bd27b772e3a0a186ee8610062c4c9d738d4e67ed68c2c7c71f8a856b344.17d27d97.png)

The profile icon (showing your initials or profile photo) displays your name and current application.

### Version Information

- Current admin UI portal version


Click the version to see:

- Release notes, specific to the admin portal
- Version history and updates


### Profile Management

- **Your Profile**: Direct access to your profile page
- **Logout**: Sign out of the admin portal


#### Profile Page

Here you can upload a photo on yourself (if you want), and also choose a favorite application, which will become your default application when you log in.

### Application Switching

- **Client Name**: Your current client
- **Application List**: Switch between available applications


When switching applications, all settings and data views update immediately to reflect:

- Application-specific default languages
- Price and VAT rate defaults
- Business logic specific to that application
- Orders, baskets, and promotions filtered to the selected application
- Reports, dashboards that might have application specific choices.


## Best Practices

- Always verify the environment indicator before making changes
- Use the appropriate environment for testing (Playground/Stage) vs. live changes (Production)
- Switch to the correct application before viewing or editing data
- Check your language and sales area settings to ensure you're viewing the correct data format