Report Layout

It is recommended, that you visit Report Layout and set up the configurations in the base scenario, before creating additional scenarios.

Tip: Save an empty seed file that includes your custom configurations and layout to use for each project.

Report production can be initiated in the Reporting dialog window available from File > Print Report…:

Figure 44: Reporting Dialog Window

There are 5 tabs:

  • Page Layout: Define the page layout and prepare for printing
  • Select Reports: Select which tabular and graphical reports to include in the report
  • Report Nodes: Select which nodes to include in the report and define hourly volume factors for signal warrant analysis at all unsignalized intersections
  • Report Zones: Select which Zones to include in the report
  • Report Routes: Select which optimization Routes to include in the report

The reports in PTV Vistro can be configured in a variety of ways in the Page Layout tab, as described in the table below.

Table 30: Report Layout Options

Parameter Description

Save File as

Select path and filename to store the report

File Format

Choose the format for the report. Options are:

  • CSV (tabular reports only)
  • HTML
  • PDF (pdf)

Page Layout

Choose the page layout (A4 or Letter)

Background

Choose the background for the figures. Options are:

  • Network Model (without street names)
  • Network Model (with street names)
  • Map (without street names)
  • Map (with street names)
  • Map (without street names) & Network Model (without street names)
  • Map (with street names) & Network Model (without street names)
  • Map (without street names) & Network Model (with street names)

Allow Map / Network Rotation

Select to rotate the map and/or network.

Rotate IDs like Map

Select to rotate intersection IDs.

Show Intersection Names

Print Intersection Names above the bubbles in the figures generated in the report.

Show Numbers of Report Figures

Print numbers on the figures generated in the report.

First Figure Number

Set the number for the first figure in the report.

Open Report After Print

Select to open the report in the chosen format after printing is complete.

Print

Print / create the report.

Cancel

Cancel out of the dialog and return to the network.

In addition, you can add headers and footers by dragging and dropping the elements to the placeholders on the Report page, as shown in the figure below.

Figure 45: Reporting Page Layout

Header and Footer data options are summarized in the table below.

Table 31: Report Headers and Footers

Header / Footer Description

Page Number

Pages are sequentially numbered for each page of the report.

Starting Page:

Indicate the number for the first page of the report.

Date

Current date

Company Name

Fill in your Company Name

Company Logo

Select an image file containing your company logo. Supported formats include ICO, BMP, JPG, JPEG, PNG.

Investigator

Fill in Investigator / Analyst name

Notes

Add any additional Notes about your project

Project Title

Fill in the Project Title. This will also be shown in the Summary Table of the report.

Scenario

Name of current Scenario

Report File

File name of the report being generated

PTV Vistro File

File name of the PTV Vistro network

In addition, and by default, the report contains the text Generated with PTV Vistro and the PTV Vistro version number in the header.

Report settings are saved in the network file *.PTV Vistro.

The Mitigation reports are also accessible from the Mitigation Workflow Task Table (see section Trip Generation).