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Traffic and Criminal Software (TraCS) incorporates the latest in computing technology to collect, report, and manage incident data. The Hosted Environment is Managed by DSP staff but there are some items that other agencies still need to complete.

WI Form List

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All agencies in the hosted Environment are installed as web services clients. The web services client can retrieve forms from the TraCS office database

TraCS Web Client

The TraCS Web Client is usually installed on portable, laptop computers. A TraCS Web Client provides all the general TraCS Features that a user out in the field may need, including but not limited to:

• Creating/editing forms

• Running external searches

• Amending forms

A TraCS Web Client connects to TraCS databases directly using TraCS Web Services. For this connection to be successful and maintained, the TraCS Web Client must have internet access. TraCS Web Services connectivity can be verified by glancing at the following symbol located on the top-right hand corner of the TraCS screen:

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This ‘online’ symbol means that the TraCS Web Client is connected to TraCS Web Services and the user has access to all forms in the TraCS Database they would normally have access to, considering their user permissions.

This also means as soon as a form is created and closed on a TraCS Web Client in ‘online’ mode, it will be accessible on all workstations to all users that would normally have access to that form, considering user permissions (e.g. supervisors, etc.).

A TraCS Web Client with no internet access would be in ‘offline’ mode, which would still provide the user virtually all capabilities available in online mode, aside from the connection to the TraCS Database. All TraCS Forms created while in offline mode will be saved locally and automatically uploaded to the TraCS Database upon reestablishing internet connection.

This means that consistent internet access is not required to use a TraCS Web Client – The application is still useable in offline mode and the application will simply upload all changes/new forms created once internet access is reestablished.

Forms are not end-shifted into the office because when the TraCS Web Client is ‘online’ all closed forms are automatically sent to the office.

From a TraCS Web Client, users will be able to see all their non-archived forms saved to the SQL database.

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Although TraCS may run properly on computers/servers with lesser hardware specifications, performance may be impacted. The better the hardware specifications of a computer, the better the software will perform.

Mobile Data / Laptop Computers

• Device Type: Windows based PCs, Laptops, or tablets (Windows RT based devices are not supported)

• Operating System: Windows 7, and Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (Note: Both 32 and 64-bit Operating Systems are supported.) 32 bit will not be supported after 2022/2023 update

• .NET Framework: 4.6.1 (full install)

• Processor: Dual Core, 2.0 GHz or higher

• Memory: 4 GB RAM or more

• Hard Disk Drive Size: 50 GB or more with 10 GB free

• Screen: 1024 x 768 minimum supported resolution (touch screen optional)

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TraCS Software currently interfaces with the following third-party software. The Hosted Environment does not support any Diagram Tool except the TraCS 10 Diagram Tool

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PAE Easy Street Draw (Diagramming)

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PAE Scene PD (Diagramming)

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Microsoft Visio (Diagramming)

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FARO Quick Scene (Diagramming)

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Web Client:  All PC’s, workstations, laptops or field units will have TraCS installed as ‘Web Clients’ in the Badger TraCS Hosted Environment. A Web Client connects to the Badger TraCS Hosted Environment via the internet; and still will be able to be used in ‘Offline Mode’ when internet is not available. All forms generated on Web Clients will be automatically uploaded to the Badger TraCS Hosted Environment whenever internet connectivity is available.

Online Mode: When a ‘Web Client’ is connected to the Internet allowing forms to upload and save automatically to the hosted database.

Offline Mode:  When the Internet is unavailable, the data will save locally on the computer/laptop, and upload to the hosted database once computer is back online.

External Search: the action in TraCS which brings in individual and vehicle data into TraCS from third-party Mobile Data Browsers (MDB) such as eTIME

Transmission: The process of transferring data from the office TraCS database to the courts, DA, WisDOT, local record management systems, or other destinations.

Distribution: The process by which local configuration files from the master computer are installed on field units and additional workstations.

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