KPI Dashboard workspace
The Key Performance Indicators (KPI) dashboard displays mainly a set of KPI “widgets”.
A widget hosts a graphical representation of a specific KPI.
Different graphical representations can be used, depending on each KPI nature (→ KPI Widgets).
The main four areas of the KPI Dashboard are associated with the indicators A, B, C, D.
Indicators | GUI Area |
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A |
Upper Bar |
B |
Search Bar |
C |
Widgets Toolbar |
D |
Widgets Workspace |

Items | Description |
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Click the PTV Optima logo to access three shortcuts:
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Placeholder for customer logo. |
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Detection and Control KPI list. The red bubble shows the number of active alerts associated through the Optima Detection and Control module (→ Optima Detection and Control (ODC)). Click the bell icon to access the list of alerts (→ KPI alerts). |
Administration area |
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Calendar area |
Displays the date in local format. If you click on a date, you can associate a day type to a specific set of dates (or to a single date). |
Connection area |
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Through the Search Bar you can search for traffic model elements stored in the system.
You can use specific commands for a detailed search or for performing operations using an appropriated syntax.
The main syntax expressions are as follows:
- item
- command item [{idno|Id} = value]
- Layer : item
Command items | Description |
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command |
The values for this parameter are: add, show, open, etc. |
item |
The values for this parameter, which is related to the Traffic Data Model items, are: Map, Node, Street, Link, Centroid, Event, etc. |
idno |
Numeric identifier associated with the item. |
Id | Alpha-numeric identifier associated with the item. |
= | Equal sign. |
value | Value associated with the item in the current configuration. |
Examples:
Command expressions | Description |
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Map | Opens a new map. |
show Nodes idno=1 | Opens a new map with details related to the Nodes layer, focusing on a Node identified by idno=1. |
add Events | Opens a new map with an Events layer. |
Layer :KPI |
Opens the current map with a KPI layer added to the list of the active layers. |

From the collapsible Widgets Toolbar
you can choose several operations .
Icon | Description |
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Push up the widgets. If the current widgets are too scattered in the Widgets Workspace area, you can group them. |
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Add a KPI widget. |
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Delete all KPI widgets. A pop-up window opens to confirm the choice. |
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Open or close the collapsible toolbar. |
Several operations are available to manage KPI instances and KPI widgets.

- Open the KPI Dashboard.
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Click an empty space of the Widgets Workspace (mouse hover on an empty space and the
symbol appears).
The ADD KPI WIDGET pop-up window opens.
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Click Create new KPI.
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Run the procedure → Adding a KPI.
Tip: The KPI added is listed in the KPIs frame.

You can add a KPI widget to the KPI Dashboard, starting from a list of preset KPIs.
Important: A specific KPI can be associated with different widgets. A selected widget can also host different KPIs.
- Open the KPI DASHBOARD.
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Click an empty space of the workspace (mouse hover on an empty space and the
symbol appears).
The ADD KPI WIDGET pop-up window opens.
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In the WIDGET NAME text area, insert the name of the new KPI widget.
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The KPIS area lists the available KPI.
Tip: If the list hosts a high number of items, you can use the search engine to find the right KPI.
- Select one or more KPIs.
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According to the selection expressed in the previous step, in the WIDGETS area you can select the available widgets.
Tip: In the WIDGETS list you can select ONLY the widget types compatible with the nature of the KPIs (at least one) selected in step 5.
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Click SAVE.
The KPI Dashboard opens and the new widget is added.
Tip: You can also select a widget in the WIDGETS area and, according to the selection, ONLY a subset of compatible KPIs are selectable in the KPIS area.
Important: If you close the browser window containing the Control Room Dashboard, all browser instances containing the associated KPI widgets are automatically closed.
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