Real-time dashboard updates

Purpose

1.1. Deliver up-to-the-minute analytics on arcade machine sales, usage, and maintenance events.
1.2. Enable wholesale suppliers to track revenue, detect underperforming machines, and identify peak periods.
1.3. Facilitate proactive equipment servicing and restocking with real-time insights.
1.4. Aggregate live data from multiple venues to a central dashboard for instant operational review.
1.5. Enhance reporting for customer billing accuracy and optimize supply chain logistics.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New sales transaction recorded in POS or machine system.
2.2. Change in machine status (e.g., error, maintenance, stocked).
2.3. Scheduled data sync window (e.g., every minute).
2.4. Manual data refresh request by management.
2.5. API webhook call from onsite software.

Platform Variants

3.1. Microsoft Power BI
• API: Push Datasets REST API — Configure dataset push with arcade telemetry endpoint.
3.2. Google Data Studio
• Data Source: Real-time BigQuery dataset — Connect arcade event table for live synchronization.
3.3. Tableau
• Feature: Web Data Connector — Set up WDC for arcade events API endpoint.
3.4. Grafana
• Data Source: JSON API — Configure plugin to poll status endpoint for machine metrics.
3.5. Looker
• Integration: Streaming Data — Map arcade event stream to LookML model for dashboard refreshes.
3.6. Zoho Analytics
• Data Import: Real-time push REST API — Send structured arcade sales payloads to Zoho endpoint.
3.7. Klipfolio
• Data Source: REST/URL Connector — Set periodic fetch for game revenue JSON API.
3.8. Qlik Sense
• Feature: Direct Discovery — Link SQL data mart aggregating live arcade telemetry.
3.9. Sisense
• Feature: Elasticube API — Implement push updates from machine network feed.
3.10. Domo
• Connector: Streaming Data Input — Post arcade machine status updates to Domo streams endpoint.
3.11. Salesforce Einstein Analytics
• Feature: Dataflow API — Automate batch updates from arcade sales POST endpoint.
3.12. SAP Analytics Cloud
• Connector: OData API — Connect to real-time arcade machine system feed.
3.13. Redash
• Query Runner: API query runner — Set GET/POST calls to machine analytics endpoints.
3.14. Mode Analytics
• Feature: Data API — Push arcade activity data via scheduled Python script.
3.15. Chartio
• Integration: Live Data Source — Hook up arcade telemetry SQL database.
3.16. Geckoboard
• Widget: Custom Dataset Push API — Post new sales or error events as they occur.
3.17. Databox
• Data Push API — Configure arcade management system for real-time event upload.
3.18. GoodData
• Feature: Automated Data Loading API — Upload event files from machine log aggregator.
3.19. Metabase
• Feature: Live Database Connection — Connect to real-time operational warehouse.
3.20. Splunk
• HTTP Event Collector (HEC) — Stream arcade log events to Splunk index in real time.

Benefits

4.1. Rapid identification of sales trends, errors, and downtimes.
4.2. Instant visibility for distributed sites improves response times.
4.3. Unified analytics accelerate decision-making for inventory and service.
4.4. Reduced data latency minimizes revenue leakage.
4.5. Immediate anomaly detection strengthens asset protection.