TENtec

OMC ver. 4.9

2016/12/02

MUSTERMAN Marc

This document is to provide end users with quick and easy guide how to
use the dedicated software within the TENtec system that is called OMC.

Table of contents:

1.Introduction to TENtec
2.OMC
3.Maps
4.Section list
5.Section details
6.Exercises
7.Validation
8.Contact details

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What is TENtec?
TENtec is the European Commission's information system
to coordinate and support the Trans-European Transport
Network Policy (TEN-T) in context of two main aspects:

management of policy-related information where TENtec

enables efficient storing and managing technical,
geographical and financial data for the analysis,
management and political decision-making related to TEN-T
and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).

support to the grant management of TEN-T projects

managed by the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency
(INEA).

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What is TENtec?
TENtec links geographical information (GIS)* and
parameter data (Oracle)** of the TEN-T infrastructure and
enables the European Commission to easily compile
information and create timely reports & maps.

* Contains information about TEN-T Comprehensive Network, Core Network, Core

Network Corridors (CNC)

** contains information about values for specified parameters of the TEN-T

infrastructure and structured by following criteria: Technical / Financial parameters,
Section by section, Year by year, Validation workflow

For more details about the system and the legal background
please follow the link to the TENtec Public Portal:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/infrastructure/tentec/tentec-portal/

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Public Portal:
The Public Portal provides a comprehensive overview on the
European Commission's work in relation to the Trans-European
Transport Network (TEN-T) and aims to raise citizens'
awareness of the benefits of the TEN-T policy development.

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Private Portal
main modules:

OMC (Open Method of Coordination) is used to collect and

continuously update on a section basis technical and financial
data for the entire TEN-T. Implemented validation workflow
ensures that data input and validation happens in close
collaboration with Member States.

iReport is used for the management of financial data and

generation of annual reports.

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Open Method of Coordination (OMC)

OMC as an instrument of the Lisbon strategy defines a
framework for cooperation between the EU countries, whose
national policies can thus be directed towards certain common
objectives.
Under this intergovernmental method, the EU countries are evaluated
by one another (peer pressure), with the Commission's role being
limited to surveillance.
OMC may be described as a form of ‘soft’ law. It is a form of
intergovernmental policy-making that does not result in binding EU
legislative measures and it does not require EU countries to introduce
or amend their laws.
In context of the European Commission's TEN-T policy this
approach means specifically that all key stakeholders of TEN-T
contribute and also benefit from the TENtec Information
System hosted and developed by the European Commission

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Access to OMC
• You have to own an EU Login*

• Use the link to the TENtec Private Portal:

• Select the link to OMC4

* Introduction to EU Login: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/cas/about.htm

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OMC roles
General OMC roles:

• User: Can access and edit the predefined content.

• Admin User: Can define exercises and manage access rights

of users

Roles for predefined exercises:

• Editor: Can edit parameter values within exercises

• Validator (under development): Can validate encoded data

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 OMC roles
General OMC roles:

• User: Can access and edit the predefined content.

• Admin User: Can define exercises and manage access rights

of users

Roles for predefined exercises:

• Editor: Can edit parameter values within exercises

• Validator (under development): Can validate encoded data

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OMC4 – Data collection exercises

OMC Version 4
The OMC works with two types of exercises:

• General Exercise
• Normally Open-ended
• One MS (or one Corridor)
• One Transport Mode
• All Years

• Study Exercise
• Normally Limited in time
• Set of MS (and/or Corridors)
• Set of Transport Modes
• Selected set of Parameters
• Selected set of Years

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 Validation Process: Workflow
• General Workflow: 3 steps
• After encoding:
• Technical pre-validation
• Member State Approval
• EC Confirmation

• New data visible to "others" (OMC Readers) only

after Confirmed by EC

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Validation Process: Workflow

• General Workflow: 3 steps
• After encoding:
• Technical pre-validation
• Member State Approval
• EC Confirmation

• New data visible to "others" (OMC Readers) only

after Confirmed by EC

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OMC4 User Welcome Screen

main page of Manual

OMC Welcome screen / Navigation
the OMC
& Glossary
main page of
the TENtec
Private Portal Contact

Buttons to access working modules appear

depending on user role

Exercises

* displays only validated data

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 Map / Overview of functions

Map / Overview

OMC map view functions:

• find and select easily
sections and other objects
of the TEN-T network
• graphical presentation of
TENtec data in form of
maps

Map / Navigation

The buttons in the upper

left corner allow zooming
Map / Navigation
in and zooming out.

By selecting a random point

on the maps and holding the
left mouse button it is
possible to move the map in
order to select the
interesting area.

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 Map / Navigation

Map / Navigation

Selection of the layers enables the user

to combine the display of different
TEN-T infrastructure elements on the
map.

Map / Navigation

Map / Navigation

OMC offers an easy way to display

parameter values on maps using
predefined graphical settings for values
and also predefined value ranges.

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 Map / Navigation

Map / Navigation
Possibility to choose
among base maps to
find the optimal
background for the
presentation of TENtec
data.

Map / Navigation

Map / Navigation
Enables additional filters for the
data selected in the layers.

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 Map / Navigation

Map / Navigation
Displays legend for the map.

Map / Navigation

Map / Navigation

Enables searching for a section

that contains specific phrase
directly on the map.

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 Map / Selection of section

Map / Selection of section

Left mouse click on the chosen

section selects that network
section that becomes highlighted
in yellow and a table with
description and short overview of
section attributes appears.

Map / Selection of section

Map / Selection of section

Arrows in section overview allow

selecting and displaying
attributes of sections next to
the point selected on the map.

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 Map / Selection of section

Map / Selection of section

A mouse click on the magnifying
glass will zoom the map to the
selected section..

Map / Accessing section details

Map / Accessing section details

A mouse click on the section
name will open a new tab with
Section Details that contains a
complete overview of section
attributes and with a table of
parameter values.
The same screen can be
accessed also through the
section list view.

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Exercises

* displays only validated data

Section list / Selection of sections

Section list / Selection of sections

In the section list view the user may use

record filters for selecting sections they are
interested in.

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 Section list / Selection of sections

Section list / Selection of sections

As soon the selection has

been applied the heading
becomes green.

Section list / Selection of sections

Section list / Selection of sections

Typing the first letters of the criterion

allows quicker selection

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 Section list / Selection of sections

Section list / Selection of sections

Deleting a filter criterion is possible by

placing cursor in the choice area and
clicking on the recycle been icon

Section list / Selection of sections

Section Restrict
list /theSelection
to corridor
results of selection
network sectionsof sections

Restrict the results of selection

to core network sections

Include delated TEN-T sections

into the result of filtering

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 Section list / Selection of sections

Filter field Description allows to restrict

Section list / Selection
the display ofof sections
the results to those
containing the requested wording.

Section list / Selection of sections

Filter field Gis section ID allows to

Section list / Selection of sections
restrict the display of the results to
those containing the requested
sequence of numbers.

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 Section list / Selection of sections

Filter field Editor code allows for the

editors to filter by their own codes they
Section list / Selection of sections
have applied for identifying and
grouping sections.
It allows to restrict the display of the
results to those containing the
requested sequence of numbers.

Section list / Selection of sections

Section list / Selection of sections

Placing the mouse cursor over the

acronyms of corridor names displays the
full names of the TEN-T corridors that the
section belongs to.

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 Section list / Accessing section details

Section list / Accessing section

details

Left mouse click on the eye icon

opens a new tab with complete overview of

section attributes and a table of parameter
values.

Section details

Section details

OMC section details displays for a TEN-T

section all attributes and all parameter for
selected years

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 Section details / Overview

Section details / Overview

Left mouse click on the eye icon

opens a new tab with complete overview of

Upper part
section of the section
attributes details
and a table of parameter
screen provides information
values. on
section geographical location and
attributes.
This part of information is not
changing regularly.

Section details / Technical parameters

The lower part of the section details screen

Section details / Technical
provides information about technical
parameters and parameter values by year.
parameters

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 Section details / Technical parameters

Section details / Technical

User can add values for a specific year by typing
parameters the year and clicking on the plus sign
or hide values for specific years by clicking
on the icon with minus sign.

Section details / Technical parameters

Section details / Technical

Cells highlighted in green indicate that values
parameters have been entered that (reference) year.
Data in non-highlighted cells is copied from the
latest preceding reference year.

OMC section details view functions:

• ?
• ?
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 Section details / Technical parameters

Section details / Technical

Data in non-highlighted cells is copied from the
parameters latest preceding reference year.
A year displayed in the cell with value is the
reference year when the value has been entered
into the system

Section details / Technical parameters

Section detailsLeft
/ mouse
Technical
click on the i icon
parameters
Displays a screen with detailed workflow information

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 Section details / Accessing parameter information screen

Parameter information screen

Section details / Parameter
shows all records of changes to
the value and validation status
information screen of the parameter showing the
date of action and the username
of the action performer.
For more detailed information
please go to the section 4.h.

Exercises

Display ongoing data

collection exercises

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 Exercise list

Exercise list

Overview of user's data collection exercises for each transport mode.

Each user can see only the exercises where he has received rights.

Selection of parameters

Single exercise screen / Selection

of parameters

Parameter Selection Form

allows selection of the
parameter for the edition of
values as well as the years
(within the range of the
predefined exercise.)

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 Filtering

Single exercise screen / Overview

1

Parameter
Selection Form
Click here to
access record
filters

Filtering

Single exercise screen / Overview

1

Scroll over the "i"

Parameter
displays the
Selection Form
parameter
definition

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 Filtering

To reset filters just close the filters

view with the filters button
Single exercise screen / Overview
1

Record Filters Form allows to narrow the number of

displayed sections introducing additional criteria like:
Action, Status, GIS ID, Description, GIS Order,
Corridor, Country, Editor code,
Parameter value
or Value under edition.

Filtering

Single exercise screen / Overview

1

By checking one of the boxes it is

possible to display section only from
Corridor Network or Core Network

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 Filtering

Single exercise screen / Overview

1

Possibility to display or hide additional columns

like
GIS order, Country, Corridor(s) and Editor Code.

Sorting

Single exercise screen / Overview

1

Sorting the table on several columns is possible by

using (CTRL + click).
Example: sort by country then by description.

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 Data Edition Frames

Parameter Edition Form allows selection or input Data Value Frame provides
of value that can be encoded either section an overview of selected
by section or sections, their parameter
Single exercise screen / Overview
for all sections displayed on the screen. values and possible actions.

Data Value Frame

Single exercise screen / Data Value

Frame 2 The Status information about work progress
for Editor (ED), Pre-Validator (PV), Member
State (MS) and European Commission (COM)
have

Green stands for "action performed" what

means that an action of edition (confirmation,
renewal or change of a previous value or input
of a new value) has been performed.

Orange stands for "action required" what

means that no action has been performed in
the current exercise.

Red stand for "value rejected"

The PV status will appear only if the pre-validation is

required for the selected technical parameter

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 View Section details

Single exercise screen / Data Value

Frame 2
Click on the section name to
display the section detail page with
the small map.

View workflow comments

Single exercise screen / Data Value

Frame 2

By clicking on the green or red

status icon is possible to see the
action performed by the actor and
his comments

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 Workflow History

Single exercise screen / Data Value

Frame 2

Clicking on the value under edition

displays a screen with information
about validation workflow

Workflow History

Single exercise screen / Data Value

Frame 2

Clicking on the validated

parameter value displays a screen
with validated workflow history.

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 Choosing value

Parameter Edition Form allows

selection or input of a value that can be encoded
either one by one with help of action buttons
Single exercise screen / Parameter
or for all currently displayed sections
with help of bulk edition buttons
Form 1
Source is a mandatory field!
Must be filled in order to be able to apply a
value (new, renewed or confirmed) and activate
appropriate action icons and buttons

Possible edition actions

Single
Two dataexercise screen
encoding scenarios / Data Value
in Exercise:

Frame 1 by value:
1. Edition value
CHECK value,
NEW value ,
RENEW value ,

2. Bulk edition

Indication of Source of Data is Mandatory

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 Edition by section

Single exercise screen / Data Value

Action Icons for
Frame 3 value
encoding selected
section by section. Action Icons
for encoding one by one
values selected in the parameter form.

- stands for Confirm

existing value and is active only if a
value has been encoded for the selected
year in framework of a different exercise.
- stands for Renew existing
value and is active if the value chosen in
the Parameter Form is equal to the
validated value that exists for previous
year and if the value has not been
validated on the selected year.
- stands for Save new value
and is active if the new value is different
than the validated one or if no value has
been encoded until now

Edition by section

Single exercise screen / Action

Buttons / Renew of a Value
Renew of value is only possible if the last
validated value is the same like the one to be
encoded

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 Edition by single section

Encoding new value is possible if the last validated

value is different than the one to be encoded or no
value has been encoded until now.
Single exercise screen / Action
It is possible to encode a value even if a different
Buttons / Record
value has beenofalready
aexercise.
New Value
encoded in the same

Bulk Edition

Bulk edition button for

applying simultaneously
selected value for all selected
sections.
Single exercise screen / Bulk
Overview of selected sections
edition 1

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 Bulk Edition

Confirmation screen displays for which sections and what action (new value,
renew value or check value) will apply.
Single exercise screen / Bulk
edition 1

Bulk Edition

Second confirmation screen displays results of bulk applied actions

per section and in total.
Single exercise screen / Bulk
edition 1

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 Cancellation of the Current Edition

Cancellation of the current

edition requires justification in
the comment field of the
Parameter Form

Cancellation of the Current Edition

Confirmation screen for the

cancellation action provides
information about the type of
the action and the comment
that has been introduced.

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 Re-Submission

Single exercise screen

Re-Submission / Data Value
scenarios
if correct values have been rejected:
Frame 1
Depending on the workflow stage where the value has been
erroneously rejected the encoder may select following actions in the
Bulk Actions menu

• Resend to Pre-Validator

• Resend to MS-Validator

• Resend to COM-Validator

Re-Submission by section

Single exercise screen / Data Value

Frame 2

In case the value has been

rejected erroneously it is directly
possible to resend by clinking on
the ESEND button.

Comment is mandatory!

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 Re-Submission by section

Single exercise screen / Data Value

Frame 2

Confirmation screen for the

resend action provides
information about the type of the
action itself and the comment that
has been introduced.

Re-Submission by section

Single exercise screen / Data Value

Frame 2

Successful action is getting

confirmed by the green screen.

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 Bulk Re-Submission

The value may be resend

to the validator if a
correct value has been
Single exercise screen / Bulk
rejected.

edition 1
Overview of selected sections

Bulk Re-Submission

Confirmation screen for the

resend action provides
information about the number of
editions, type of the action and
Single exercise screen / Bulk
the comment that has been
introduced.
edition 1

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Exercises

Validation Process: Workflow

• General Workflow: 3 steps
• After encoding:
• Technical pre-validation
• Member State Approval
• EC Confirmation

• New data visible to "others" (OMC Readers) only

after Confirmed by EC

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 Who can approve
• Approval by Member States:

• User(s) who will perform Member State Approval in OMC4:

• 1 or more users per MS

• Approval rights for specific Transport Modes or for

all Transport Modes

To set appropriate user rights please send Name, Function,

Address, Email to:

[email protected]

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Possibility to choose among base maps to find the optimal background

for the presentation of TENtec data.

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 Main data filter

For displaying results please

choose at least transport mode,
exercise, parameter and year and
click on

Main data filter

Filtering criteria are restricted by the validation rights

assigned for specific user,
thus each user is able to choose and display data to
be validated by his MS authority.

Example: The only transport mode available for

German validator for rail data will be Railways and the
only country will be Germany.

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 Map /Legend
Navigation

The legend tab provides

explanation of graphic
symbols used for
representation of
parameter values on
maps.

The legend is restricted

only to symbols that
represent values that are
result of filtering

Filteringby section
Validating section

Selected section becomes

thicker.
In map mode no multiple
selection possible.

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 Filteringby section
Validating section

Validation screen provides for each section:

1. the value to be validated,
2. source of the data and
3. list of previous steps in the validation workflow including comments
added at each step in the workflow.

Validation / Rejecting values

A comment is always required in

case of rejection

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 Global map validation

Two possible ways of working with the map:

1. Identifying and rejecting wrong parameters and

validation of the remaining ones.

2. Identification of the correct encodings and rejecting

the remaining ones.

Global map validation

Selecting to display only specific values and

performing actions or bulk actions on the
results of this selection may be an efficient
way to work with maps.

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 Map /List
Navigation
view

List view allows:

• Advanced filtering on section ID, name, country, corridor and value

within the results of the main data filter (left column)

• Validation or rejection one by one

• Bulk actions

Bulk validation

Section view allows also performing bulk

actions on multiple choices from the list.

Selection for multiple choice bulk actions

happens by clicking on the sections to be
selected.

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 Bulk validation

In case if there is no specific selection highlighted the bulk action

applies to all results of the filtering.

Please note that the results of filtering may be displayed on several

pages.

Useful links
OMC4

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/tentec/policy/omc4

Glossary

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/tentec_omc_glossary.pdf

Contact

CoTechnical: [email protected]

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