While the nightly utility automatically runs each night to create a Wavetronix import file, the Traffic Data Manager application also provides the Wavetronix interface for manually generating a Wavetronix import file.

Processing Workflow

Since this interface accomplishes the same thing as the nightly utility, it will work similarly to this background tool. However, the Wavetronix interface will allow the user to select the Wavetronix sites (CCS) and the From/To date timeframe for which the count data is extracted and captured in the Wavetronix import file. Once at least one CCS is selected, the user can click the "Extract" button. The processing workflow that occurs in the system is:

1. Collects the list of Wavetronix CCS numbers and From/To Dates specified by the user.
2. Opens a new "wtx4-xxxx" file, where xxxx = current timestamp.
3. For each Wavetonix site:
   • Looks up the site’s IP address from the TrafficCounterDetail table. If the IP address for a site is not found, then it will be skipped.
   • Issues the command via the Communication Module to connect directly to the site and pull its count data using the From Date and To Date window specified by the user. This data will be returned as classification data aggregated hourly.
   • Formats the returned count data into TMG 4-Card format.
   • Appends the data to the "wtx4-xxxx" file.
   • If the most recent sensor date of the extracted count data is greater than the site's LastPollDate in the TrafficCounterDetail table, then updates the LastPollDate with that most recent sensor date.

When the extract process is completed, the "wtx4-xxxx" file will be available to the user for manually importing into TDM. 

Controls

There are some controls in this interface:

Control	Description
Single Arrow ( , )	Used in conjunction with the "Available CCS" and "Selected CCS" boxes. Once a CCS number in clicked in the "Available CCS" box, the button can be used to choose it and move it to the other box. If a CCS number is clicked in the "Selected CCS" box, the button can be used to deselect it and move it back to its original box.
Double Arrows ( , )	Used to move all CCS numbers at once. The button moves all numbers from "Available" to "Selected" while the button moves all numbers from "Selected" to "Available."
Reset	Used to revert the interface to its original state.
Export	Used to export a Wavetronix file based on the selected information.