What Is the Class Specs Dashboard?
The Class Specs dashboard is where your team's full library of job classifications lives. You access it by clicking Class Specs in the top navigation bar.
The dashboard shows you:
Every job classification your system
Current status of each position (Imported, Draft, Published, In Review, Archived)
Key details like salary ranges and last updated dates
High-level statistics about your classification system
Note: Depending on your contract with Holly, the dashboard may include all positions organization-wide or a defined subset. Contact Holly Support at [email protected] if you're unsure what your instance covers.
Understanding Your Summary Cards
At the top of the dashboard, five cards give you a quick read on the state of your classification system. Clicking any card filters the table below to show only the specs in that category — the active filter is highlighted in blue.
Understanding Your Summary Cards
At the top of the dashboard, five cards give you a quick read on the state of your classification system. Clicking any card filters the table below to show only the specs in that category — the active filter is highlighted in blue.
Total Classifications — Every spec across all departments and all statuses.
Imported — Specs brought into Holly from external sources that haven't been edited yet. This is the starting point for all specs. To begin editing, you'll create a draft version.
Drafts — Specs with a working version currently open for editing. A draft can exist alongside the original imported or published version. Note: a draft must be deleted before a spec can be archived.
In Review — Specs moving through your organization's approval process. Content can be shared with external stakeholders for comment, and reviewers can approve or send it back to draft.
Published — Specs that have completed Holly's approval workflow, reflecting your organization's finalized, official classifications.
What's in Each Job Specification Row
Each row in the dashboard represents one job classification. The columns you'll see include:
Title — The official job name. Click the row to open the full specification.
Status — The current workflow stage (Imported, Draft, In Review, Published, Archived).
Job Code — The numerical identifier for the classification.
Last Edited — When the spec was last modified within Holly. This does not reflect the official public revision date for the classification.
Salary Range — Pay range information associated with the classification.
Searching and Sorting
You can narrow down the dashboard a few different ways:
Use the search bar to find specs by job title, skills/requirements, or department
Click a summary card at the top to filter by status.
Sort specs by clicking on arrows in headers of the spec table (eg. Class name, Status)
For a deeper look at search capabilities, see Mastering Enhanced Search to Find Specifications.
Opening and Working with a Specification
Click any row to open the full specification. From there, you can:
Read the complete job description, duties, qualifications, and requirements
Check salary ranges and pay information
Edit the spec or create a new draft version
Run benchmarking analysis against internal and market comparators
Start or manage an approval workflow
For a full walkthrough of what you'll find inside a spec, see Reading and Understanding a Class Specification.
Creating a New Specification
If you need a spec that doesn't exist in your dashboard yet, you can create one directly from the Class Specs page. Holly offers two paths:
AI-assisted creation — Provide context and let Holly generate a complete first draft. See Creating New Job Specifications with AI.
Manual creation — Build a specification from a blank template at your own pace. See Creating a New Specification from Scratch.
Practicing with the Demo Spec
Holly includes a demo specification you can use to explore features without affecting your real data. Use it to practice editing, running analyses, or testing the approval workflow before working with actual classifications.
About Your Data
The specs in your dashboard are sourced from publicly available records and, where needed, supplemented by data your organization provides. To learn how Holly collects, processes, and maintains that data, see Understanding How Holly Collects Your Data.