Hi All,
I've been asked to see if there is a way to export data from PI into a text file, and then store this on a network file drive, based on a timed schedule. The file is then processed by something called HANA which loads it into SAP.
My first thought was why not use the PI-SAP interface (R-LINK?), but this was deemed unsuitable.
My second idea was to use an excel sheet with some vba behind it which would pull the data into Excel using Datalink, then save the file as a .csv file on the network drive. This was deemed too messy (what happens if the PC running the task falls over?).
My last thought was to use some sort of SQL query which HANA can use directly (HANA can use SQL queries to get data from other data sources we have) to get data from the PI server, but I don't know enough about SQL, or what interfaces I would need.
Can anyone help with clarifying some ways to do what I'm asking, more with an SQL slant than anything else. We want to have as few inbetween steps/software routines as possible, to make things streamlined and "easy" to administer.
Thanks
Col