Document and have a dialouge that informs the user that Analysis backfilling does not observe compression settings.
Currently when backfilling an analysis with the PI Buffer Subsystem turned on, all values are sent to the PI Data Archive uncompressed. This is because values are perceived as out of order and these settings are not observed. This should be mentio...
Add information about analyses are handled in derived templates and overriding templates
So there is absolutely nothing in the PSE user guide about how analysis templates are handled in derived templates. And while it appears that it is possible to override an analysis in the base template by creating one with the same name, there is ...
Use default servers and AF database from local KST for first time PI Builder users
As a user, I want my experience to be as seamless as possible when using PI Builder so that I can get the information I need quicker.
Currently, PI Builder will Default the servers/database chosen to when a user first opens up PI Builder (after a...
Allow users more selection of which columns to include in search results (before tag selection). Some customers may wish to reference tag metadata that cannot currently be displayed, including InstrumentTag and UserInt1.
Note that this is not ref...
Please exclude the information from PI Server 2018 SP3 installation and upgrade guide, which describe to check the Default Health Points as there are no default Points created in 2018 installation.
Add the ability to upload raw data to the PI Data Archive
If PI Builder could upload raw data to PI, manual data entry would be greatly simplified.
There are a few ways to enter data manually in PI, but each method has severe drawbacks:
• Archive Editor in PI SMT
Problems: hard to add data to multiple ...
Eliminate the 2-cell-wide blank border around PI Builder data
When I import data using PI Builder, I usually want to filter the data and create calculated columns, but these prove to be more painful than necessary.
If I put filters on the columns containing PI Builder data and then click on the filter dropd...
Currently, PI Builder data is imported row by row. Each imported row causes all volatile cells in all open workbooks and any cells downstream of them in the dependency tree to recalculate. PI Builder will not import a new row until this calculatio...
Rename "PIAFBuilder" to "PI Builder" in Excel's add-in lists
The name "PIAFBuilder" still appears in at least 2 places in Excel (see the attached screenshots):
File → Options → Add-ins
Developer tab → COM Add-ins
Please change the name to "PI Builder". "PI AF Builder" was the name of PI Builder before PI A...