PI 2012, AF and EFGEN on Same Server
I have PI 2012 with AF installed on a single server. We use EventFrames for production tracking (creating say 100 events a day, each with 25 attributes...but we will be expanding that considerably as...
View ArticleUnable to cast object of type 'PISDK.PISDKClass
Hello! I am trying to build a simple element relative trend in ProcessBook. I perform the routine steps of selecting an AF Database, AF Element, and an AF Attribute. When I click [OK] I get a blank...
View ArticlePI Datalink Query FInd last entry when tag contains certain string part
Hi, I hope somebody would/could help me with this. I want to find from a stringtag the lasted entry that is equal to a part of a string (CIP_MAN) during a start- and end time. So fare I filter...
View ArticleDeleting events via SMT's Archive Editor plugin and piconfig tool
Hi guys! I came across something really interesting last week and I'm hoping someone can shed some light on my observation and guesses. Background We had a few heartbeat tags archiving heartbeat...
View ArticleValidation of PI Points
Hi We would like to validate data comming into PI beyond the quality stamps it gets from the OPC interface. Lets say we have a tag which a range of 0 to 100 and we want to check if the values...
View ArticleAF SDK doesn't work with PI buffering
Hi all, I've tried to find the answer of my question in many places (this forum, tech support website, etc.) but couldn't find it. I'm using PI Server 2012 set up as a PI Collective, and I came...
View ArticleHelp with Performance Equation Recalculation
Hello folks, I need a little help with pirecalc.exe. I have a PE named PE-CALC-TEST with this expression: IF TagVal('PE-CALC-TEST', '*') = 0 AND TagAvg('MONITORED-TAG', '*-3m', '*') > 34 THEN 1 ELSE...
View ArticleLonnie Bowling's Blog on the PI System
Hi OSIsoft Users Community, Today I'm proud to recognize the efforts of Lonnie Bowling. Lonnie Bowling has been an All-Star with the PI System for many years and has been recognized repeatedly as a...
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Disable sort option in Coresight tables
Hi, Is there any way to disable sort option in Coresight tables? I'm trying to emulate a bidimensional table in Coresight like this: We would like to disable the sort option to keep the initial...
View ArticleSearch for Batches Using a List in Excel
I have a list of batches that I want to search for in PI BatchView. Is there a way to search for all of the batches at one time? I am using the add-in in Excel 2010. I have tried selecting the list...
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Batch Customer Roadmap
A recent question on vCampus from a Batch Pharma Customer: "As long as not all client tools do support event frames (RtReports) I'm struggling with the question what's the best way to move forward...
View ArticleBatch Customers Are Asking: Can I run PI Batch and PI Event Frames in Parallel?
Background: First, for a recent summary of the status of PI Event Frames for batch customers, refer to the following post: http://community.osisoft.com/index.php?/topic/1899-batch-customer-roadmap/...
View ArticlePulling digital state number rather than actual state in DataLink
We are using PI Datalink (Excel) to pull some information from a digital state tag. Today we were asked to do something unique; pull the state number rather than the actual digital state condition....
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Time Filtered Calculation in Processbook
Hi guys. I need some help. I'm building a process book PDI file and i need to know the functions that can be used accord to "PI calculations Datasets". Hope can get some help. I already know...
View ArticleHelp with TimeGE Expression
In excel I've a column of timestamps, I want to find the fraction of the hour following each timestamp that the value of a tag is above a certain value. I don't think this should be too tricky and...
View ArticleProblems with launching Virtual Learning Platform
Hi everybody, I bought on Thursday Virtual Learning Lab Environment - One Month Pass, but can't lounch any session til now. Checked connection, and everything is working as it should from my side....
View ArticleHow plot the sum of tags from two different PI Servers in PB
Hello, I´m trying to do a live value plot of the sum of 8 signals in Processbook, problem is 5 are stored in one Server and 3 in another one. I´m able to create and plot 2 PI Calculations datasets:...
View ArticleTrend advise - a better explanation please
Hi everyone, I've just read the latest OPC interface release note and have come across the trend advise function. I think I follow what it does but I just need clarification on 1 issue; does the PI...
View ArticleLocal max/min or greatest range
Hello! I'm new to PI and have been experimenting with PEs to determine local min/max's. I have tag which operates mostly consistently but occationally drops down (sometimes sharply, sometimes...
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Creating New Interface
Hello everyone. I installed PI UFL (Universal File And Stream Loader) in the PI Server, and when i want to create a new interface, i have this problem. I've tried to create it in the PI SMT as well....
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