Econolite Data Collection and Management Service (DCMS)
Admin Guide Overview
Browser Basics
DCMS is a system of World Wide Web browser windows, called Widgets. Widgets are accessed through a dedicated web browser. Logging on to a DCMS web site will open a DCMS browser desktop, which is used to organize a series of Widgets, dedicated to viewing and managing traffic data. These Widgets are linked to dedicated computer servers and a Microsoft SQL database, which houses collected traffic data. The DCMS system logs data collected from a network of vehicle detectors.
Access to vehicle detector information is through a large suite of DCMS Widgets. Widgets are used to check traffic volumes, monitor intersection use, view detector images, and associated traffic data, retrieve traffic data reports, charts, data history, and set account preferences.
DCMS provides the user with a suite of Administrator Widgets and a suite of User Widgets. Users and Administrators can set up their own custom Widget configurations to view the data specific to their needs. By creating a series of organized Tabs, which can hold groups of Widget windows, specific traffic data can be monitored continuously. Tabs allow the organization of "groups" of detection devices. Monitoring a large number of vehicle detection devices can be organized in groups, which will help the user remotely manage their vehicle detection network.
Working with Tabs and Widgets
DCMS is a secure web site, which can only be accessed by those users whose account was set up by the site administrator. The site administrator will provide the user with a User ID and Password. The user must LogOn to the DCMS site to open the browser. Each user creates their own custom Widget profiles, using common traffic data. When the user logs out of their DCMS session, all Tabs and their content are maintained, ready to view in the same configuration when the user logs on again at a later time.
Admin Widgets are distinguished from User Widgets by their color. The Admin Widgets use red window borders and the User Widgets use blue window borders. Admin users can access the complete DCMS Widget suite during a session. The Gallery Widget will display the complete Widget suite for the Admin user. The complete Widget suite can be intermixed in any of the Tab desktops, at any time throughout the session.
An Internet connection is required to view and manage the DCMS system. DCMS recommends using the latest Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7.x, Mozilla FireFox 2.x, and Apple Safari for viewing the site. Use of pop-up blockers may interfere with some features within your DCMS web site. DCMS recommends that you disable pop-up blockers while logged into your account.
To Add a New Tab
The DCMS desktop uses Tabs to organize multiple Widget profiles. Each Tab can hold multiple Widget windows. The DCMS browser opens with an initial Home Tab. New Widgets can be added to this Home Tab. To add a new Tab click the New Tab area of the DCMS desktop Tab Toolbar; a new Tab labeled New Tab is added to the Tab Tollbar. There is no limit to the number of Tabs you can add to the Tab Toolbar. Left and right Tab Toolbar arrows can be clicked to move through the Tab Toolbar, to scroll through available Tabs.
To Add a Title to a Tab
To add a Title to each Tab, double-click the "text" located on the Tab Title Bar. A text field appears. Enter text in text field. Click outside the text field to insert Title text.
To Delete a Tab
To delete or close a Tab, select the down arrow, a drop-down menu appears, select Close Tab. The Tab and its contents will be deleted.
To Add a Widget
To add a Widget to a Tab Window, select the Gallery Widget from the Tab pull-down menu.
The Admin Gallery Widget opens in the Browser Desktop. Click on a Widget Link to open the desired Widget window. Widgets can be moved and placed anywhere on the Browser Desktop. Click, hold, and move the curser on the Widget Title Bar to drag the Widget to desired placement on the desktop. The Widget can be sized by placing the curser on any side or corner of the Widget. When the double-arrow curser appears, select and drag curser to desired Widget size.
To Add a Title to a Widget
To add a Title to a Widget, double-click the Widget Title Bar located at the top-left corner of the Widget Control Bar. A text field appears. Enter text in text field. Click outside the text field to insert Title.
To Delete a Widget
To Delete a Widget, click the red "X" button on the Widget Control Bar. The Widget and its contents will be deleted from the desktop.
To Minimize a Widget
To Minimize a Widget, click the blue "square" button on the Widget Control Bar. The Widget and its contents will be minimized on the desktop. Click, hold, and move the curser on the Widget Control Bar to place the Widget at desired location on the DCMS desktop. Click the blue "menu" button again to toggle the Widget Window and its contents to its original size.
To Edit a Widget
To edit or change the contents of a Widget, use the appropriate Text Boxes to add information. The white Text Boxes are "optional" text fields, which do not need to be filled in. The yellow Text Boxes are "required" text fields, which the system needs for other application uses. The gray Text Boxes are filled in by the DCMS system, and cannot be changed.
To Search Widget Content
Admin Widgets have a Search capability, which allows the User the ability to find system Database Records. The Database Records can then be selected for use within the specific Widget. The table below outlines the functionality of the Search components.
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Description
Enter Search text. Search is Case Sensitive. Search can find database records with partial word entries. |
Search
Click to start Search. "Database Record " list will update with Search results. |
Active
You can extend Search criteria by specifying search with Active, InActive, or All Users. |
Add
Click Add to append an initial Search result to the list of database records. |
Records Table
List of records from the DCMS Database. Click a Record link to display details in the Panel below. |
Reset
Click Reset to restore list of database records to all available records. |
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