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Troubleshooting PI AF SDK Connections from ASP.NET Web Services on IIS
Learn how to resolve authentication and connectivity issues when connecting to PI AF Server from IIS-hosted ASP.NET web services. Tips include configuring proper permissions, Kerberos delegation, and modernizing your web service platform.
Roshan Soni
Understanding AF GUID Dependencies in OSIsoft PI System Client Applications
When recreating AF data via XML import, new GUIDs are assigned to elements. While OSIsoft PI client tools typically reference elements by path, issues can arise where GUIDs are leveraged (notably in Notifications). Best practice is to store both GUID and path, ensuring reliability across migrations.
Roshan Soni
Why Do PI Performance Equations Return Unexpected 'OFF' States? Understanding Timing and Data Latency Issues
Unexpected FALSE states in PI Performance Equations are often caused by scan schedule mismatches or data not yet arrived at calculation time. Learn how scan timing, data flow, and event-triggered analyses eliminate these issues.
Roshan Soni
Secure Storage of Connection Strings and Passwords in PI AF: Challenges and Solutions
This post explores secure methods for storing connection strings and passwords in PI AF, including encryption strategies, AF security, and secret management best practices in distributed systems.
Roshan Soni
Filtering PI DataLink Data by Time of Day and Weekday: A Practical Guide
Learn how to use PI DataLink expressions to filter data by specific hours and days (like weekdays and afternoons), empowering targeted analysis in Excel.
Roshan Soni
Best Practices for Cold Failover and Disaster Recovery with PI Analysis and Notification Services
Explore best practices for implementing cold failover and disaster recovery strategies for PI Analysis and Notification services. Learn about key considerations for shared execution files, Asset Framework configuration, mini-backfill procedures, and practical tips for both cluster and active/passive failover scenarios.
Roshan Soni
Why New AF Template Attributes Might Not Appear in PI Vision
Why newly added attributes in AF templates don't show up in PI Vision, and how to resolve the issue via PI Web API search indexing.
Roshan Soni
How to Schedule PI AF Event Frame Notifications at Specific Times (e.g., Daily 10 AM Snapshots)
Learn how to configure scheduled notifications in PI AF to automatically capture and send snapshots from critical tags at specific times, such as daily at 10:00 AM. This post provides troubleshooting tips and practical configuration guidance.
Roshan Soni
Status-Based Totalizers in PI System: Best Practices and Implementation
Learn several approaches to create totalizers in the PI System that operate based on tag status conditions, including PI Totalizer points and AF Analytics methods.
Roshan Soni
Can You Access PI Point Annotations in AF Formulas or Analyses?
It is not possible to directly retrieve annotation content from PI Points in AF Formulas or AF Analyses. This blog explores current limitations and practical workarounds, like custom AFSDK data references and using quality tags.
Roshan Soni
Understanding and Resolving Event Table Display Limits in PI Vision
If your PI Vision Event Table isn't showing all expected event frames, it may be due to a configurable server-side limit or table layout. Learn about default limits, how to change them, and tips to ensure all events are displayed.
Roshan Soni
Extracting Single Values from PI Point Arrays in PI System 2018 SP3
How to deal with the need to extract individual values from PI Point Arrays in PI System 2018 SP3, especially when array functions are not available.
Roshan Soni
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