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OSIsoft vCampus and Communities at Users Conference 2013

OSIsoft Users Conference 2013 is approaching fast! The Virtual Campus team along with OSIsoft Communities will host a pod during OSIsoft Product Expo on Day 1, Wednesday April 17, 12:35-17:20. Stop by...

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PI Processbooks Button with Current Value

Hi, All the topic questions seem so high level.  I program in VB and am used to finding others topics and finding my solutions to my own little problems.  Am I looking in the wrong place?   For now, I...

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Trend a dataset expression of totalizer... Trend any dataset with relative...

Trend a dataset equation that finds the ratio coal tons per MW for each month.  I need to do it per month because the coal conveyors don't run all the time.     I am using VB to create my datasets....

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pibuffss

So a little background.  We have a location that is having network card issues, and as of late, we have had to "hard shutdown" our interaface machine.  When this happens, the buffer is pretty much...

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Time based dataset expressions used in process book trends

I need to learn how to make a dataset expression result that will trend a difference between monthly snapshots of a PI point that will always be increasing in value.  Said trend should be able to time...

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Delete a New Control

Hi guys,   i really need your help.   I just inserted a new Control in my display. "SEP Date Control". I saved my project. Few seconds later, my ProcessBook had an error and close.   I cannot enter in...

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OPC Server on ABB 800xA

Hi,   I am looking to use the OPC-DA, OPC-HDA, OPC-AE, and 800xA interfaces to capture data from an ABB 800xA System. From what I could gather online, ABB requires an additional license ("OPC Client...

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How to add or compare the values of Datasets and return the result in a...

In VBA If I have two datasets named Check1 and Check2, having values 0 or 1 depending on the PI calculation  from the tags. now I want to compare the dataset values and then trigger a dynamic button if...

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Detect rising edge with PI Calculation

Hi!   As topic states: I am looking for a function in PI calculation to detect a rising edge.  Do anybody know if this function exists?     -A-

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Bring up new display Value1.OnClick

Hi, Thanks to my new friends here I am starting to have fun with this, but too old to have time to dig some of this stuff up on my own when I just know you guys have the answer right on hand.  Still, I...

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Opening Files - Help

How can i open files from ProcessBook? Note, these files already exists.     In excel, we can do: 'Workbooks.Open Filename:=PathName & Filename'   How can we do in Processbook?       My objective...

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Importing and exporting Data

I am trying to import data from a excel spreadsheet to PiProcessbook.    How can i do that?

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Full Screen Mode - VBA

Hello,   I would like open my display in a full screen mode. What can i do via VBA?   *************************************************   private sub display_activate                    'Open in a full...

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Evualuating Instrument Span Periods

Please help:   - count the number times an instrument's actual output equals its span (500).     Tag Correct Time Value Value 4/1/2013 1:00 48 48 4/1/2013 1:01 52 52 4/1/2013 1:02 122 122 4/1/2013 1:03...

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New Servers for PI

Hi I'm Basically very new to PI System,and currently working on estimation for averange capacity for our PI servers. I had downloded pre-requisite for PI hardware Sizing recomendation, but i had a...

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OSIsoft Communities at UC 2013

OSIsoft Users Conference 2013 will officially open on Wednesday Apr 17, 2013. Day 0 witnessed lots of great industry events and the energetic Partners Expo.   Don't forget to stop by the OSIsoft...

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Coresight AF Formula Issue

We are currently running Coresight 2012 and connected to AF etc. etc.   The issue that I am seeing is that in the AF attributes that are formulas, if you try to view anything other than 8hours in the...

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Control limits check, and time-stamps

Hi I am a beginner in PI Processbook. Currently, I am monitoring a tag which has control limits as maximum 230 and minimum as 120. In VBA I accessed the tag value by getvalue and checked whether the...

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Archive problem

Hi. I have no experience with PI solutions. Week ago i installed PI server for evoluating and yesteday i noticed that archiving subsystem was not alive. Do not understand how that could happened. Looks...

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Open a Display (pdi) in a. PIW with vba

Friends, I am trying to use the method: Displays.Open(FileName,OpenFlags)   to open a display that is in my PI ProcessBook (using vba), but I could not, I've read and searched, I have tried in various...

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