Asset Framework (AF)

This is a followup to discussions with Roger Palmen and Rick Davin about their excellent writeups on the topic of EF Duration attributes; see Event Frame duration - easy way in AF2.6 or higher & Duration attribute on an Event Frame - Part 1 , ...

Since using the child attribute "PI Tag Name" to hold the actual tag name is considered best practice in AF, why not encourage it even more by making it an attribute trait? Another option would be the ability to expose the actual tag name as a pr...

The ConfigString of attributes and attribute templates stores information such as references to PI Points, substitution parameters and formula parameters that refer to other attributes or attribute templates, and the source unit (abbreviation of t...

As a user, I want to be able to create/modify/delete PI Points using PI System Explorer, so that I do not have to use multiple tools to manage my PI Points and AF objects.

It is possible to name these files more specifically to convey what to expect when running them: Example 1: AF_SQL_295.bat Example 2: AF_SQL_290.bat Example 3: Vision_SQL_320.bat Currently a single name of Go.bat is assigned to SQL management scr...

It would be convenient if PI Points were automatically created when deploying an element based on an element template for the attribute templates that have Tag Creation set. The current approach is to right click > Create or Update Data Reference.

On the AF server we have things structured in different databases. When working in a database it would be great if I could use a database template (e.g. element template) from a different database. In some cases these templates are valid for both ...

PI AF HA that is read/write, for PI Analysis and PI Notifications also.

XML export and import should get the possibility to export and import all or any versions of an element, not only the actual one.